"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> jacqui{JB} wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> FYI: Nuts and seeds are NOT part of a diet
>>> for someone with diverticulitis.
>>
>> ObDisclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on Usenet; nor do
>> I have diverticulitis.
>>
>> Not to be contrary, but we had a recent thread on alt.cooking chat,
>> wherein someone with diverticulitis was looking for food suggestions.
>> While some posters with diverticulitis confirmed that they had
>> problems with nuts and seeds, several other posters chimed in that
>> they were generally fine with nuts and seeds, and such foods seemed
>> unrelated to any flare-ups they might have. It does, however, seem
>> very much to be a personal thing. Obviously, if you're in the middle
>> of a flare-up, it would be unwise to start eating foods associated
>> with irritation in many individuals.
>>
> True... my SO had surgery last December for diverticulitis even *after* he
> stopped eating nuts and seeds, popcorn, etc. on the advice of his
> physician.
> But by that time it was too far advanced and he wound up having to have
> surgery anyway. He's fine now but he still avoids those things.
>
>> So to the OP, it's a good idea to talk to your doctor and/or
>> dietitian and get recommendations, and definitely check to see what
>> works for you. If you can't live without nuts and seeds -- and I
>> know I couldn't -- when the diverticulitis is under control, you
>> might want to experiment to see what you can tolerate.
>>
>> -j

For health purposes, if one feels a need for nuts and seeds, there's always
the grinder. I believe that just about everyone over 60 (so I've been told
by an eminent doctor) has diverticulosis; it's just that it 'can' become
diverticulitis. I have diverticulosis and eat popcorn occasionally (had
some tonight with a movie) have nuts occasionally and so far have had no
problem. Egad! Knock on Wood.
Dee Dee