Dole takes Zantac for heartburn caused by the reflux of stomach acid into his esophagus, and Metamucil for diverticulosis, a common bowel disorder in which small pouches develop in the bowel wall.
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But for 10 percent to 25 percent of the people with diverticulosis, inflammation or infection can suddenly strike one or more of the pouches, causing intense pain and sometimes potentially fatal complications.
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The symptoms of celiac disease are also shared by other conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulosis, intestinal infections, chronic fatigue syndrome and depression.
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While a good history is often sufficient to form a diagnosis of diverticulosis or diverticulitis, it is important to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other pathology ( notably colorectal cancer ) and complications.
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Let me start with some good news for the many millions of people who have been told that they have diverticulosis and should avoid eating foods containing small seeds and that they should never eat nuts.
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The U . S . National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) notes that, although the low-fiber theory of the cause of diverticulosis is the leading theory, it has not yet been proven.
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He theorized that because Africans eat a diet containing more fiber than Europeans and use the natural squatting position for defecation, they pass bulky stools without straining, and hence rarely if ever develop colonic diverticulosis.
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Although studies to date have not demonstrated protection against colon cancer from diets rich in fruits and vegetables, such diets can protect against the development of diverticulosis, a sometimes painful formation of pouches in the colon wall.
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Furthermore, a February 2012 study of 2, 104 male participants found that " A high-fiber diet and increased frequency of bowel movements are associated with greater, rather than lower, prevalence of diverticulosis ."
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Sufferers of diverticulosis are advised by many physicians to avoid poppy seeds because of the risk of the seed hulls irritating the diverticula, resulting in full-blown diverticulitis, however there is some dispute over the risk.
