CLINIC: How to heal Diverticulitis naturally 

Im dealing with this. My humble reccomendations: Drink plenty of water [64 oz daily, MINIMUM]. Eat fiber [an apple a day really does work!] Get ready for liquid only or soft food diet, maybe, during bad spells. Ginger turmeric tea seemed to help my inflammation a TON. I've also heard small amounts of apple cider vinegar helps. Consider intermittent fasting. Take probiotics. Also, Sauerkraut, kimchi, yogurt, Kefir. Get exercise. Stretch, and check your posture. Start a food journal. Make sure you have a DR you can talk to when symptoms occur/get bad/worse. Try not to strain on the toilet, or sit on it too long. Get a "squatty potty." or other way to lift feet when you poop. Really helps BMs Good luck

it's not just "crampy".. it is the worst pain I have ever experienced in my lifeeeeeee

I think one of the issues is that everyone is different and no one diet can fix everyone’s diverticulitis. Just do the best you can and listen to your own body. Good luck to everyone!❤️

I had a perforated bowel following an episode of diverticulitis, all while maintaining a whole food vegetarian diet for several years. The experts seem to be making it up as they go along.

It is comforting to know there are friends out there who have severe symptoms also.what a potentially ghastly disease this is.stress is also a factor.

I’m young fit and healthy. I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. My flare ups are caused by high fibre, beans, nuts and seeds. I hate it when medical professionals tarnish everyone with the same brush

The most horrible thing to have. Horrendous pain and the embarrassment of needing a toilet ASAP is not even normal. I'm getting to the point where I dont want to go out as my flare ups come on really quickly. these last a few days when I just lie in bed with a hot water bottle. It also makes me and a I'm sure a lot of people feel really down 😢 too many contradictions also on this matter from different doctors

For the last 6 years not one doctor could diagnose my condition after ultrasound, CT scans, and an upper GI. I finally diagnosed the condition myself after reading a wealth of information. Ironically every bad episode was roughly every two years when I would go on some fad diet. I have been using the FODMAP system to see what I can eat normally and what sets off my diverticulitis into a firestorm of pain. For me personally if I’m having an episode I stay complete off fiber and solids only hydrating. After a good week of no pain I gradually introduce fiber into my diet. I’m 6’2 and 225 pounds for reference. I now consume a daily average of between 30-55 grams of fiber and have eliminated a ton of foods that I cannot digest normally. I’m able to enjoy about 75% of what I normally consumed and I do not miss the other 25%. I do everything I can to stay pain free. I stay away from most processed junk food and most sugars as they induce pain. Again everyone is different. Just sharing my personal perspective and what has finally kept me pain free.

Had my first and very painful episode of this last month which hospitalised me. I can honestly say though,that i have very rarely been constipated in my life.

Diverticulitis is probably the most painful I've ever felt in my entire life. So painful that I almost fainted while crying because I cannot breathe already. I thought deep breaths could help but it only makes the cramps more painful. I was rushed to the ER eventually and antibiotics helped. I wouldn't wish this pain on anybody. Please take care of your gut, drink more water, eat more fiber (eat it before protein or carbs), never force bowel movement, exercise and try intermittent fasting (I do OMAD). Haven't had flare ups ever since. 🤞🤞

Up until recently i was on keto for over 2 years. Within a month of going out of it, i ended up with a terrible diverticulitis infection. Here i am a month later with a 2nd flare-up. Im starting a liquid diet today and going back to keto and intermittent fasting. I felt way better on it physically and mentally.

The pain can be intense!

I was diagnosed several years ago. I have had horrible flair ups were I ended up in the ER. They always tell me it’s diverticulitis. I recently had a flair up so I called my doctor, because antibiotics have always helped me. I was told my doctor had left during Covid. So I had to see a physician assistant. I told him what was wrong and he told me that diverticulitis does not exist. I wanted to hit him. I left and called my gastroenterologist. Thank God he took care of me.

Going gluten free and three types of probiotics has really helped me. Have had two very serious bleeds so had to do something and this is what seems to have helped.

I have just been diagnosed with severe diverticulitis. I’m 75, not a big eater and have stuck to a very healthy diet all my life. Having said that, I’ve had constipation all my life. Mainly because I’ve taken pain killers for back pain. Obviously these have not helped. Most over the counter medications for constipation don’t work for me. But what has worked for me is a tablespoon of hummus every night when things are bad and 1/2 glass of tomato juice with Worcestershire sauce mixed, occasionally. I hope this helps someone.

Yea I went to dr for this it runs high in my family and actually going carnivore diet and fasting has healed all my gut. Regular movements and no blood never in 7 months

I’m in a flare right now after 11 years well. It came on after eating hot tortilla chips and rice cakes over a few days time. Don’t usually eat these but needed something crunchy. Not doing it ever again. Antidote is lots of raw greens in salads to cool inflammation. I wouldn’t call grains with flax seeds roughage. Green leafy veg are anti inflammatory as well as cucumber and celery juice. I’ve learned my lesson!!

Thank you for such great informative information .

Thank you. Just diagnosed. I'm later stage, now. Sucks monkey butt, it does. Like razor blades in my gut.😬 Gave up sugar, all bad, processed foods. Trying to learn how to live a completely different life, and what I CAN eat. Overwhelmed. THANK YOU FOR THIS VID. Clear, easy to follow, straight to the point. Hate this disease, but love your video. I have allll the late symptoms you described. Been having them for months, now.😬😞 Misery, sheer misery. Now, to remove the stressful ppl from my life..... That's why I'm still flaring, I believe. No, I KNOW, its why. Eliminating them next/ now.😉

Make sure you go to toilet EVERYDAY. When you have a flare up period I will walk around the kitchen 12 hours after my lunch. 1230-1 AM. Walking really helps the goods travel through the restricted bowel. I have dinner about 730 as the transit time for me is about 11 hours. So I’m up and about at 6-630. Moving is really helpful. I’ve had it now 2 years. Lost lot weight but taking life day by day

48 yrs old here very healthy. I was rushed to ER 5 days ago. The pain was excruciating! I ended up being admitted for three nights. I was pumped full of antibiotics. Worse case I might have had the abscessed drained. Thank god that was not needed. However my doctor told me to practice a high fiber diet. Boggles my mind because most high fiber foods such as berries nuts and beans are prohibited. I am in a loss of who to believe which diet is the best for this condition. I would not wish this on my worst enemy

Just got diagnosed, this is no joke

Very informative!

High fiber still caused me constipation. Hypothyroidism too. Low fiber high fat and meat has helped me. Less stress on the colon and size of stool is smaller.

I had my second flare up two months ago after being diagnosed a year ago. This last flare of was terrible. I ended up in the hospital on IV antibiotics for 5 days and ended up becoming septic as well. It was awful!!!

My friend said he cured himself from diverticulitis with the protocol below: Week 1,2: Purchase diatomaceous earth (food grade). Start with one tablespoon mixed with grape juice or something non acidic. Do this a few days a week for a two week period. Week 3,4: take EB (Earth’s Bounty) Oxy-Cleanse as directed on the bottle for a couple of weeks. Lastly: Take Triphala Extract 1500mg to heal. The process is long but well worth it according to my friend.

Just go over it for the first time. I went to the hospital it was so painful. Now trying to find out how to avoid it happening again

If the doctors give you antibiotics for this condition you must take a good probiotic supplement. The probiotics will help to counteract the effects of the antibiotics which kill off good gut bacteria in addition to the bad bacteria which causes the inflammation and infection. I am still recovering and this is helping me. In fact, I have taken a probiotic supplement plus Activia yogurt which has probiotics in it for years now. It helped my IBS condition. Just heard about apple cider vinegar (ACV). It is sold as liquid but has a horrible taste so you may prefer pill form or gummies. I just ordered some pills and hope they work as well as the claims. ACV has numerous health benefits. The older I get the more I feel like a pill factory!

I had diverticular disease aged 5! I almost died due to complications from it and ended up with a volvulus with my insides rotting. I obviously had to have a third of my bowel removed. I've had constant stomach/bowel problems ever since. All these people saying about "flare ups" happening every few weeks/months well, you have no idea how unbelievably lucky you are to only have it every so often. I wake up every single day with something wrong with my stomach/bowels. It's different every day. I keep getting fobbed off with "it's just anxiety" or "take this drug". I'm so sick of living. I'm even more sick that I've been treated for anxiety (even though I've told doctors that I'm not anxious) for years with many different drugs and therapies which haven't helped. I keep telling them that I was born with Poland Syndrome but most doctors don't even know what that is. It's only been 38 years of this torture. I've done everything that doctors, dietitians or gastroenterologists have said, most of which made me worse. I've tried a lot of other things like apple cider vinegar which helps with acid reflux, kefir, fermented foods, probiotic supplements and fasting, not to mention quite a few other things like specific diets. The only thing that vaguely helped was fasting but I don't want to stop, I don't ever want to eat anyway, I just have to force it down otherwise I'll make myself worse...I don't even know why I'm typing any of this to be honest...I've tried to kill myself 3 times now. I wish it had worked. It wasn't just the relentless illness along with depression and being suicidal but the fact that people, especially those that can help like doctors, don't believe me! Every single other medical professional says it must be terrible and wonder how I cope (I don't) and they tell me to tell my doctor! I wish that would help. I can fully understand people not understanding if they haven't experienced it but not believing it? That makes it all so much worse and I wouldn't wish this hell upon anyone.

Really annoying how there is conflicting advice everywhere you go from one specialist to another, reallllllllly seems like our professionals don't actually know how to avoid it.

My dad dealing with this painful disease for like few days can't sleep pain in the left side of the stomach I asked him to put heating pad on the painful spot it helps little bit but I think combination of ginger, turmeric honey helps alot.

I think alot of cases are caused by inflammation and then the antibiotics don’t work as they don’t work for inflammation so then they end up doing surgery. It needs to be treated in more of a inflammatory way. Sure some colons are infected but I doubt all are

Thank you for sharing info. I had a huge experience of diverticulitis this week...immobilised with sharp pain and cramps and fever...

I believe a sedentary lifestyle definitely contributes to developing diverticulitis, in my case anyway...I would have a meal & go sit in front of the TV or lay on the sofa watching TV...I've gone to bed for the night after eating...and the shame I feel is bugging me due to the fact in my younger days I had an active lifestyle...I was a Gym rat & I would run & walk everyday & drink plenty of water but the past few years I've cut down on due to my BPH & crazy frequent urinating day & night. I've increased my intake of water in the past 6 months & yeah I'm pissing my brains out but drinking plenty of water throughout the day is a must...

An easy win for me was twice a day supplement fiber with psyllium husk and drink probiotics. Feel so much better.

I had my first diverticulitis attack with a perforation at 35. It sucks living with this. I’ve been trying to avoid surgery for 25 years. It gets worse as you get older. It’s incredibly painful. Starting to consider surgery

Misleading title. If you didn't have it and healed from it don't talk about "how to heal it"... there was nothing about "naturally" or healing here. Also, why does everyone waste half video or more explaining what it is? not many people have it, and those who do and found your video already know what it is... just get to the damn point...

To stop the pain, is it advisable to take pain killers like mefanamic acid, or will it just make it worst!

I had an episode after my operation in 2021. It is so painful I nearly fainted. With running tummy and vomiting and a sweat breakout. What an awful diseases to have. Some doctors are not too clued up. I developed the symptoms and knowing that I needed an antibiotic to clear the infection the doctor prescribed anti inflammatory tablets that I did not collect.

Keeping a food and symptom diary alongside, Avoiding artificial sweetners has helped me reduce bloating plus drinking more water excersise g more simply walking more. Reducing or avoiding nuts, reducing cows milk, I don’t eliminate it completely, eating hand full of grapes each day with lunch, the grapes help keep me regular.

I was diagnosed when I was 15! It is not just an older person's problem. My father was diagnosed when he was a teen as well.

You know, something is wrong with a large population with stomach problems. Everyone is different and flare ups happens more often and worst than before.

The only food that seems to set off diverticulitis for me is popcorn. I think it’s important to explain that there are different causes of diverticulosis versus diverticulitis. Diverticulosis is the condition, and diverticulitis is the inflammation of the diverticula. I treat with hot water bottles to the area consistently every day several times even. Eat probiotics. Obviously the next step is antibiotics, but I try to avoid. Very good ! Thank you! 🙏

I went Carnivore for a bit, got rid of my constipation completely as it was a recurring problem for me. Its a hard diet to keep so I am not fully carnivore but whenever I go back to just grassfed meat and eggs for a couple weeks it takes care of the problem- not even white specks in stool anymore when I go carnivore. Mostly I just try to eat meat while eating something else same time with some enzymes and kombucha thrown in if I am not eating just meat or eggs.

Had this last week! Nearly bled to death, ambulance saved me!

The title says how to heal, diverticulitis naturally, did I miss something ?

Fiber is an enemy to me it binds me up. I have diverticulosis , I drink plenty of water I eat only grass fed and finished beef I only eat pasture raised eggs. I do get my broccoli sprouts and microgreens . I am having a flare up right now , going on a chicken broth fast for the next 4 days. I do believe I cause my diverticulosis from being vegetarian for 10 years . I'm now ketovore.

It would seem that fiber scratching its way past one of these pouches would just make things worse.

Fiber cannot be the problem because there are thousands of people around the world who never eat fiber, e.g. those on the carnivore diet and they don't get diverticulitis. Hunter-gatherer tribes around the world rarely if ever ate fiber for thousands of years and some still do, e.g. the Hadza and Sami people and I never heard of them getting diverticulitis.

I just had my 7th flare up and it’s horrible! I had a sigmoid surgery (8 inches of intestine removed) which was supposed to help and 5 month later had another flare up! I stopped eating anything with seeds, nuts no corn or pop corn, nothing spicy, and it still keeps coming back!

I’ve turned up all my volumes and you are still very low in volume.

Where is the best place to print out a correct diet for diverticulitis? On week 2 😮since ER visit.. finished meds today. Thank you

Why can’t I find the information you refer to on the Gutology website?

6 years ago I had a kidney transplant. One year later I had my first experience of diverticulitis. The doctors were surprised because I only had one spot just starting to develop. Now 5 years later I’m riddled. I was devastated. Goggled what drugs cause diverticulitis and there it was, steroids, basically my anti rejection drugs. I also am on antibiotics for the rest of my life . Will probiotics work if I’m on antibiotics everyday? At age 54 I had nothing. Now this! What can I do?

I have a history of multiple episodes of severe diverticulitis; including perforation. Indigestible seeds are sure to make me sick. Poppy seeds, raspberry seeds, etc. And the little yellow husks that remain in popcorn. I have a high fiber diet but I avoid those little sharp things that aren’t absorbed.

Try to learn about raw primal diet people. It is the most elevating diet I tried for this issue so far. I do have flares and pains but I just bear with them, and i dont think we have the same level of pain compared to some comments I read. Although, Im proud to say No antibiotics, no whatever medicine taken to 'help' me or ER so far, thanks god. I wouldn't like to cure something temporarily and sacrifice other part of my health in the same time. Coz this illness is too much already. Im 2-3 years in the diet and it is not strict for me. It takes me lots of learning and adjustments. I still eat cooked foods sometimes, I guess that is one of our commons - eating delicious foods. Unfortunately, those are the times i get bad pains. Good thing about the diet is it helps your body generally if done right and by experience. I stopped taking vitamins and whatever tablets coz of the diet, strength wise and body weight wise still normal. I really build myself phuysically if I get in the tempo without any pain. I do sports, gym, wimhof ice cold shower and wimhof breathing technique, nidra yoga to fight the anxieties and stresses related to it...i noticed stress is a huge trigger. Though im not doing the meditation and breathing consistently. I want to underline that when I was doing it consistently first thing in the morning, ice cold shower plus the diet. I had better effect until I get knocked off the track by stress (work related, family relsted etc) or eating cooked food for some days:). Consistency should be one of the key for my path which I work with. Why i had taken this path? Coz I believe medicine and doctors wont help you to a 100% recovery, and maintenance and surgery is not an option... Also, I went deeper with dry fasting but did not continue it due to my body weight. I believe some answers could also be found there. But I focus on the primal diet as it is building and detoxing in the same time unlike fasting. Raw fat is holy in the diet as fat work just like an oil for a car, it lubricates the system. Eating raw animal based fat is great for this problem. Like raw milk cream, raw BUTTER, raw cheese and etc. There should be plenty of info about the diet if anyone is interested. Im not strict coz my source of food is not continuous due to my locations and I like eatimg cooked foods sometimes or most of the times :). Im still learning and adjusting with the diet. If done strict and disciplined I believe it would be more rewarding in many ways. This is just my opinion people, a little glimpse of the progress of my path in short. I just wanted to share. Coz, i noticed people with this issue are really lost just like me. More strength and power to all of you. Peace.

I find that uncooked sesame seeds don't digest, but if cooked they do digest.

Just found out I had this after a trip and 5 day stay in the hospital. It had been a nightmare trying to figure out if I need the ER or it's pain to be expected. My diet wasn't too bad. I was eating salads around the time. But I did enjoy some air fried food on the side. I feel like the broken leg and being stuck in the bed helped with this development but I don't know. I just can't wait to eat my fruits. Vegetables and whole wheat again

Great!

Great video, great studio, terribly low audio levels on the master out.

I haven't heard that!!! Good God!! But I was told that the pouches or pockets and they can burst. But rarely.

I have had this for six months and everytime i keep taking antibiotics and it doesn't help. I get flare ups whenever i eat foods like nuts, greasy foods, fried foods and meat so i took note of them and stooped eating them. Did some research on probiotics and herbal supplements then i started taking alot of probiotics yoghurts, Bananas and apples which really helped alot with the pain. I combined them with ginger drink and garlic drink and after 3 weeks i feel normal again, no more bloating and belching and waking up in the morning feeling messed up on my left lower abdomen. It's very necessary that you drink alot of water daily and avoid all meats!

Why does it only effect some people at night when they lay down to rest and sleep ?

Having another flare up now it’s so painful I’m about to go to the ER

fibre adds to the bulk of the stool, surely, we need to try and make the stools thinner because as we age the colon can get narrower this then does not allow the stool to pass , which in turn can create constipation thus weakening the walls of the colon. and producing diverticula or out poaching, drink plenty of liquids,

So I think she is saying chew well, eat lots of fiber like oatmeal, possibly take HCL which is a stomach acid supplement (but check with your doctor on how much to take, because you CAN take to much) and take digestive enzymes. You can get digestive enzymes at any health food store.

I would feel 100% confident with this doctor! Very knowledgeable!

I actually have a high fiber diet, I don't eat much red meat at all, I eat mostly fruits and vegetables, chicken, fish, nuts, dates/prunes, yogurts and I drink mostly green tea and honey, water, green smoothies, and I juice as well - I also work out 5 days a week. I had a mild case of this today but enough pain to freak me out and I am sick of people telling me more fiber, I left work early after seeing the Doc at the college I work at and he told me to stick with clear fluids today - which I have been. The pains is subsiding finally, but I am trying to figure out what caused this so I don't go through this again.

I’m 34 and have been experiencing sharp pain in my lower abdominal area for months now. Just had a physical exam and told I have Diverticulosis but based on the amount of pain I’m experiencing I’m wondering if it’s moved to Diverticulitis which is starting to make my day to day activities VERY difficult and my VA along with local ER’s have not addressed it. Really hoping to see changes soon…

Recent i know i have diverticulites... Before 2017 i was very healthy. Then due trauma broken relationship i got hashimoto. Thén it started i got diaree sort of. I wonder if that comes from using medication thyroxine???? In 2018 i had boter of helicon bacter and got a double cure of antibiotica for a forthnight. Maybe that killed so much good aswell bad bacteries? Since then i have not good stools anymore. I want to figuren out by not taking meds for the thyoroid. Do you think one of them could be the cause??

I’m pretty sure I’ve been dealing with this for a few years now, and I’m only 12. Does this possibly have something to do with genetics?

Green juice aka juice your vegetables, helps a lot a lot.

Good content. please work on the volume.

What are the best probiotics?

Watch that processed food ! Check how many products you eat that have maltodextrin or gmo high fructose corn syrup.Our food has been changed so much

I think i have that and the pain on the bottom left side of tummy and terrible wind that makes my bowel sore.

Is porridge oatmeal? Or cream of wheat?

I have it right now! I’m on liquid diet but in pain! I hate when I flare! It’s awful. I’m so hungry. 😢

What do i do if i have now gotten diagnosed with diverticulitis and crohn's also? Lol i am not sure how to eat.

LOVE THE MUTED AUDIO

I thought i had a hernia, went on for a coupleyears waiting for my operation. Gota new doctor. First appointment I apprise himof my situeation. He tells me to stop. Checks me out and it was diverticulitis.

My current flair was triggered by broccoli.

It seemed like a very informative video but the volume was so low I couldn't really hear what you were saying

Dealt with this for 8yrs. Finally had a sigmoidectomy last week. Feeling great for now. If you have multiple episodes then surgery is most likely your best option. Find a good surgeon.

I was diagnosed with diverticulitis when I was in my twenties

Misinformation at the very outset of this video. Diverticulitis is not age related!

Your volume is way too low I have to go to another video since I can't hear yours

How do I get to see this lady

Who here has taken ciprofloxacin and had weird side effects

Can I still smoke Pot?

I’ve bin under attack now for mouths I’ve tried everything I’m now just eating a pice of chicken a day and I’m struggling to digest it I’ve got to wait 2 more mouths before I can see a specialist to operate on me

Volume is too low!!!

I’ve just been diagnosed with Diverticulitis…. I’ve been constipated for the last 5 months so that’s probably what’s caused it…

I have been having bad flare ups for 2 years start every 4 mounth I stopped drinking went plant base and naw it's coming alot more frequently I am scared to eat lost loads of weight my symptoms pain cramps vomiting constantly chest tight feel like I carnt breath sweating to the point I am socking wet then freezing cold shivering while sweat is pumping out of me stomach bloated my body goes to jelly I struggle to walke think stright I work away from home and it hits me I have to lay in a van on a building site untill I can be taken home some time having to travle up to 5 hours to get home.its destroying my life me mentally physically financially I had so much time off work and I dont seem to be getting anywhere with the doctors.any one suffering this my heart goes out to you its horrible worst things that's ever happened to me and it happens ever couple of mounths

MY DIVERTICULITIS WAS TRIGGERED WITH EPSTEIN BARR - I WAS YOUNG

Cook with coconut oil organic unrefined. It's awesome.

Good info. VOLUME IS TOO LOW!!

Is there any correlation between the removal of the appendix and getting diverticulitis?

I can't hear u!

SPEAK LOUDER FOR THOSE OF US IN THE CHEAP SEATS!!!!!