Who has mild diverticulitis, foods like sunflower seeds or fatty foods like fried foods, for example, because they increase abdominal pain.
In fact, seeds can stay in diverticules, increasing intestinal inflammation and fats increasing bowel movements, causing more pain.
- Treatment of an image of acute diverticulitis is done on a liquid or fasting diet.
- Also using drugs to deflate the intestine and fight infections.
- Learn more about treating diverticulitis.
However, in a mild case or after acute healing, the diverticulitis diet should contain foods rich in water and fiber, but low in fat, to help soften stool and facilitate its elimination, so that they do not accumulate in the intestine.
Examples of foods to avoid in diverticulitis include
During the treatment of diverticulitis, it is recommended to consume foods rich in fiber to increase the faecal mass and drink plenty of water to help expel stool. For more information on what to eat for diverticulitis, see: Diverticulitis diet
Foods allowed in diverticulitis are foods high in water and fiber, but low in fat. Examples of foods allowed in diverticulitis include:
In addition to increasing the consumption of these foods, it is essential to drink 2 to 3 liters of water a day, as the fibers of these foods increase the faecal cake, but water is needed to help the body remove faeces.
See more feeding tips for treating diverticulitis
In addition to taking care of food, an excellent natural treatment for diverticulitis is chamomile and valerian tea, see more in: Natural treatment of diverticulitis.