Diverticulosis is a common condition among older adults. Eating high-fiber foods can help lower the risk of diverticulitis.

Diverticulitis happens when small pouches in your digestive tract, known as diverticula, become inflamed. Diverticula often become inflamed when they get infected. Diverticula are usually found in ...

If you have diverticulitis, a doctor may recommend a liquid diet or low fiber foods. Eating certain foods, including aloe and foods with probiotics and fiber, may help prevent diverticulitis. What is ...

My doctor suggested adding more fiber to my diet. I already eat a diet of salads, fresh vegetables, fish, chicken and some ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 75 and have not been able to eat beef or dairy products since my mid-20s. A colonoscopy revealed that I have diverticulosis, but I am generally not bothered if I stay away from ...

People with diverticulitis often experience severe and sudden abdominal pain. However, the condition may also cause mild pain that worsens over a few days. Additionally, the intensity of the pain may ...

Medications for diverticulitis include antibiotics, acetaminophen, antispasmodics, and tricyclic antidepressants. Some over-the-counter medications may worsen the condition, so it is important to ...

A new study found that eating small, hard foods like nuts, seeds, and corn was not linked to diverticulitis. This helps debunk the myth that these foods could get stuck in the colon, inflaming the ...

May 6 (UPI) --Patients with diverticulitis often try to control the digestive condition by cutting nuts, seeds and popcorn out of their daily diet. But that's not necessary, a new study has found.

Four-year results found diverticulitis recurred in 16% of the surgery group versus 92% of the those who received conservative treatment. In patients who opted for surgery later, the major ...

Diverticulitis is a form of colitis, or inflammatory disease affecting the lining of the colon. (1) Specifically, diverticulitis starts when small, bulging pouches (diverticula) form in the lining of ...

As you get older, you can develop little bulging pouches in the lining of your large intestine called diverticula. When you have them, it's a condition called diverticulosis. It's common not to have ...