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HMM!!! VERY useful info here on Diverticulitis v. Nuts, Fruit

Stickers...phil/qd36

11 Jan 2010

Dear Reader,

Industrialized country? Check.

Processed foods make up a large part of the average person's diet?

Check.

If those two factors describe where you live (and I'm pretty sure they

do), then you and your fellow citizens are at high risk of developing

diverticulitis.

And, if you're also getting on in years, well, add another checkmark.

Yes, unfortunately that's also a risk factor.

But diverticulitis is the flash point when you're bent over in pain and

calling 911. Before that, there's diverticulosis. That's the warning

sign that's often missed – unless your doctor spots the problem during

a colonoscopy.

In diverticulosis, small pockets occur at weak points in the colon

wall. These weak points develop when a low-fiber diet makes the bowels

work harder and puts excess pressure on the colon.

Whole grain products can cause problems too. Wheat and rye (along with

dairy products) prompt mucous development in the digestive tract.

Pressure on the colon wall increases when mucous builds up and

solidifies.

Many people are also sensitive to wheat gluten. They react to the

consumption of pasta, bread, and cereal with symptoms that may include

anemia, fatigue, insomnia, and digestive disorders such as diarrhea,

constipation and...diverticulosis.

Then the trouble starts.

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Surprising new advice for patients

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Diverticulitis occurs when a food particle gets lodged in a

diverticulosis pocket. This may prompt inflammation, infection, fever,

abdominal pain, and cramping. In severe cases bleeding may occur.

For many years, doctors have advised diverticulosis patients to avoid

eating nuts, popcorn, and foods that contain small seeds, based on the

theory that small bits of these foods might find their way into a

diverticulosis pocket and set off a bout of diverticulitis.

But this food restriction is only based on theory. To put the theory to

a test, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine

searched medical histories for more than 47,000men. They found 801

cases of diverticulitis and 383 cases of diverticular bleeding.

A comparison of subjects' dietary habits showed that nut and popcorn

consumption didn't increase risk of diverticulitis. In fact, intake of

these foods was actually linked to LOWER risk.

In the Journal of the American Medical Association the authors write:

"The recommendation to avoid these foods to prevent diverticular

complications should be reconsidered."

But a word of caution to diverticulosis patients: Talk to your M.D.

These results need further study before doctors can comfortably advise

their diverticulosis patents that it's okay to enjoy an occasional bowl

of popcorn or a Cracker Jacks binge.

....and another thing

When you buy an apple at the grocery store, you know what that little

sticker is for. It gives the cashier a code to ring up the sale.

But that sticker also has a secret to share with you – something that

doesn't concern the cashier at all.

According to the website Fruit Sticker (fruitsticker.com), the code

reveals some very useful information:

* Conventionally grown produce has a four-digit number on the sticker.

* Organic produce gets a five-digit number that begins with a 9.

* And produce items that are genetically modified also get five digits,

but they begin with an 8.

So the produce aisle, more than anywhere else in life, is where being a

9 makes you MUCH better than being an 8!

To Your Good Health,

Sources:

"Nut, Corn, and Popcorn Consumption and the Incidence of Diverticular

Disease" Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 300, No. 8,

8/27/08, jama.ama-assn.org

-- Phil Frederick ;-) ID: quickdraw3650

Paltalk ID: Quickdraw36

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