Eat nuts and seeds?
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So now doctors say it's okay for patients suffering from diverticular disease to eat nuts and seeds. So why is it when I eat nuts and seeds I get a flare up? I just spent the summer enjoying wonderful whole grain breads and rolls covered with pumpkin seeds and desserts with poppy seeds thinking I no longer had to worry about my diverticulae, that seeds were not the culprit.
Of course the stressors in my life haven't changed, so do I blame the stress or the seeds for the two weeks of diarrhea and pain and the eventual need for codeine, antibiotics and a liquid diet. After three days, I'm finally feeling relief, but do I ban the seeds? I think so. Anyone else skip them?
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sunni13905 konnie48710
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I don't think you need to completly ban the berries. If I want berries I will blend them into a smoothy consistancy and strain it through cheese cloth to catch all the bits and pieces. Then I'll freeze it in ice cube trays and when I want a smoothie I add probiotic yougurt or keifer milk and crushed ice and blend again. also add some protein powder to give that extra boost. It tastes really good and you can add extra frozen fruit like mangos and cantelope if you like.
konnie48710 sunni13905
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vivian89329 konnie48710
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That's all I eat also when I am out. Never know when the IBS is going to kick in. Even at work I am very careful. It's no fun but much better than excruciating pain
Vivian
konnie48710 vivian89329
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