>Does anyone on the list have experience with diverticulitis improvement
or a cure with paleo?  My mother was told there was no cure for her
diverticulitis but I would have thought that inflammatory conditions
should be able to clear up if irritants are removed from the diet.
Leonie


Diverticulitis is more of a mechanical malfunction than a chemical one,
and there really isn't a cure for it, short of a bowel resection - and
perhaps now laser removal.  In diverticulitis, the colon is stretched
out and small "balloons" form on the exterior of the intestinal walls.
They are not an inflammation as such, although these little pockets can
become inflamed or even worse, infected.  The real danger lies in when
matter becomes impacted and infection occurs, or if they become so
distended that they tear open and turn the whole body septic.  

So, pretty much anything that keeps the bowels moving and clear is
helpful.  Citrus fruits, plenty of fiber, avoidance of dairy, avoidance
of anything that might cause an allergic reaction (the bowels form a
protective mucous in the presence of allergens which may cause
constipation).  

My S.O. has diverticulitis and I often feel pretty bad for him.  He has
to avoid red meat, nuts, seeds, popcorn, corn, dairy, highly-carbonated
soda - the list is endless.  He also has to stay on a relatively
low-carb diet to keep his blood pressure down.  Doesn't leave much of a
choice of foods after all this.  Chicken, fish, eggs, green vegetables.
That's about it.  Oh, he's allowed peanut butter, but no peanuts.  (He's
not a paleo eater, not interested in being one - just low-carb.)

Fawn