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digestive system
diverticulitis
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
» acute:
increase fluids
short fruit or vegetable juice fast progressing to soft semisolid foods: mashed sweet potatoes or yams, steamed carrots and squash, bananas, melons, apricots
progress to grated raw vegetables as tolerated, then add cooked grains, well- chewed, and soft protein such as tofu, fish
avoid fruit skins and fruit or vegetables with small seeds: strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, figs, etc.
» chronic:
elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded
high fiber, high complex carbohydrate, unrefined diet
to protect against diverticulosis: increase cellulose and hemicellulose foods in diet
therapeutic foods:
foods rich in vitamin A, Vitamin B-complex foods, acidophilus, and lactobacillus
fresh juices:
carrot
celery and lettuce
watercress
apple
avoid:
food intolerances
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar
supplements
Vitamin B-complex
folic acid
Vitamin C
acidophilus (Kirschmann, 1984)
Vitamin E 800 IU per day
flaxseed oil 2 Tbsp per day
footnotes