Newbie with type 2 and diviticular disease

[Happyhomelands]

My Mother-in-law has the same condition as you, and at its worst it was acute for her.

She now does LCHF, after talking to her daughter (my wife) about the real food approach, which has worked well for me. It seems to have reduced her inflammation to the point where she can tolerate raspberries and strawberries, which were a no go area previously.

Your post reminded me of my sons experience with food intolerance. After extreme pain distress and incontinence he was finally privately diagnosed with intolerance to over 30 common foods. He was put on a very plain diet which avoided all the triggers. His inflammations subsided and he was gradually able to reintroduce most of them. Wheat and dairy proved the most problematic and had probably been the initial trigger. He now can tolerate bread and cheese but chooses to have a low carb diet. I'm so thankful to the initial consultant and feel guilty for thinking it was quackery. My son was so young for so much pain and discomfort. I don't blame the 2nhs hospitals who failed to find a way forward. I just feel blessed that we got there in the end.

Sorry for rambling, my point was that simply to be hopeful that once the triggers have been removed for a while it is possible to eat a wider range of foods.

 

[christine13#]

Your post reminded me of my sons experience with food intolerance. After extreme pain distress and incontinence he was finally privately diagnosed with intolerance to over 30 common foods. He was put on a very plain diet which avoided all the triggers. His inflammations subsided and he was gradually able to reintroduce most of them. Wheat and dairy proved the most problematic and had probably been the initial trigger. He now can tolerate bread and cheese but chooses to have a low carb diet. I'm so thankful to the initial consultant and feel guilty for thinking it was quackery. My son was so young for so much pain and discomfort. I don't blame the 2nhs hospitals who failed to find a way forward. I just feel blessed that we got there in the end.

Sorry for rambling, my point was that simply to be hopeful that once the triggers have been removed for a while it is possible to eat a wider range of foods.

Glad your sons okay. Mostly we feel our way once we have the correct diagnosis. Sometimes it takes a while but we get there in the end.

 

[Alexandra100]

I take cosmocol twice a day and was told by consultant hhat it would be for life. I have diviticular in all my inside but seem to be managing okay. Low residue hasreally helped me. Thanks for warning . i was originally diagnosed with IBS 30 years ago and then 2 years ago told i had extensive diviticular and i had apparently had it for years. Was eating high fibre for Ibs then found was doing me more harm eating pips seeds skins and so called healthy foods.

Fingers crossed, but konjac rice & pasta might just slide through your insides as they have a slightly surprising slippery texture. They don't cling to the inside of the sieve when rinsed, or to the saucepan after warming, as real rice or pasta tend to do.