Higher Intake Of Fiber And Water Is Perfect Diverticulitis Diet

If you are suffering from diverticulitis and doctors have recommended you to go on specific type of diet, then it is important to know what this disease is all about and how diverticulitis diet is different from regular diet. Also, what is the role of diet in curing this disease?

 What Is Diverticulitis?

This disease is related to intestine, individual suffering from this disease develop a kind of pouch inside their large intestine, these pouches like growth in intestine is known as diverticula and when it becomes infected then a disease occurs name Diverticulitis. This disease is prevalent in individual those who take more carbs, protein and fat but very less fiber in their diet.

Role Of Diet In Treating Diverticulitis

Diet play a major role in treating any diseases, and in problem related to intestine it is very effective. Reason for same is, most of health issues come to body because of insufficient supply of nutrients. With balance diet rich in anti-oxidants one can cure any type of disease. The same is true with diverticulitis diet too; one can cure this disease with balance diet that contains ample amount of fiber and water.

Low fiber diet is the main reason of diverticulitis. Therefore, if a patient’s diet is amended with high fiber then this may give excellent result. But, never start taking high fiber food without consulting it your doctor. Or you may end up with big problem.

Details Of Diverticulitis Diet

As said above, in diverticulitis disease patient intestine develops infection thus high fiber diet directly can hurt infected area. Therefore, doctors first recommend patient to take soft diet or liquid diet. The objective is to give cure intestine lining first.

Liquid Diet/Soft Diet/Clear Liquid Diet

This diet includes plenty of water for sure, chips of ice, pulp of fruit finely crushed, soup, gelatin, stock, tea or coffee only if it is necessary.

When your condition starts improving then you can go with soft diet with little fiber. Food that includes in low fiber soft diet is dairy products, eggs, porridge etc.

When your doctor allows you to take anything of your wish then you can go with high fiber diet. Foods that are rich in fiber are beans, poultry, green veggies, fruits, whole grain, brown bread and so.

A healthy person should take 25-35 grams of fiber on daily basic and drink 1 liter water on every 20 KG e.g. if a person id of 60 KG then he or she should take 3 liters of water every day. Fiber act as a cleaner of intestine, food rich in high fiber retain more water in intestine as well as easily move through giving less pressure to digestive system. After getting fit patient should stick to Diverticulitis Diet for long time and also stay connected with their doctor.

It is highly recommended to consult doctor or dietician before starting with any type of diet. Only they give better information about same.