Do Corn, Nuts And Seeds Increase The Risk Of Diverticulitis?
Sun, 14 Jun 2015
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Mon, 6 Jul 2015
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No need to avoid seeds. Need a colonoscopy
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through the details you have provided.
I understand your concern.
Regarding avoiding seeds and corn, you are right about the conflicting reports .
There is no evidence that corn or seeds precipitate an acute attack of diverculitis.
I do not advice my patients to avoid eating these foods.Hence I would not ask you to stop eating seeds and corn.
You do need investigations either a CT colography or a colonoscopy. This will help to identify the presence of diverticulitis and find out if there was any other cause of the bleeding other than diverticular disease.
Take hygienic food and cleaner water.
Hope this helps
Do get back in case you have further queries.
Regards
Dr. Samir Patil
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