What is the best diet for someone with diverticulitis?

Examples of low-fiber foods include:

Canned or cooked fruits without skin or seeds.
Canned or cooked vegetables such as green beans, carrots and potatoes (without the skin)
Eggs, fish and poultry.
Refined white bread.
Fruit and vegetable juice with no pulp.
Low-fiber cereals.
Milk, yogurt and cheese.

What foods should you not eat when you have diverticulosis?

What Foods Should You Avoid If You Have Diverticulosis?

Red meats.
Processed meats.
Fried foods.
Full fat dairy products.

Can I eat scrambled eggs with diverticulitis?

Eat a low-fiber diet. Your healthcare provider may advise a liquid diet. This gives your bowel a chance to rest so that it can recover. Foods to include: flake cereal, mashed potatoes, pancakes, waffles, pasta, white bread, rice, applesauce, bananas, eggs, fish, poultry, tofu, and well-cooked vegetables.

What foods can trigger diverticulitis?

Actually, no specific foods are known to trigger diverticulitis attacks. And no special diet has been proved to prevent attacks. In the past, people with small pouches (diverticula) in the lining of the colon were told to avoid nuts, seeds and popcorn.

Can you live a long life with diverticulitis?

Diverticulitis can be treated and be healed with antibiotics. Surgery may be needed if you develop complications or if other treatment methods fail and your diverticulitis is severe. However, diverticulitis is generally considered to be a lifelong condition.

What happens if diverticulitis keeps coming back?

Acute diverticulitis that has been successfully treated may come back again after some time. The risk of this happening is greater after having the complicated form. In the past, acute diverticulitis was generally treated with antibiotics, and surgery was often recommended if it kept coming back.