
Diverticulitis Support Group
Diverticulitis is a common disease of the bowel, in particular the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches on the outside of the colon. Diverticulitis results if one of these diverticula becomes inflamed. Diverticulitis most often affects middle-aged and elderly persons, though it can strike younger patients as...

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Have I heard right that people with diverticulous
shouldn't eat the potatoe skins (that's the best part!) Do you have a simple way of getting them off, should I take a potato peeler to it first,
rather than try to get them off after I've baked them. What harm do they do?
Sandi in UT
shouldn't eat the potatoe skins (that's the best part!) Do you have a simple way of getting them off, should I take a potato peeler to it first,
rather than try to get them off after I've baked them. What harm do they do?
Sandi in UT

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Your correct, it is the best part, and yes they do get caught up in the gut as they are like onions hard to digest. I have to be strong and just eat the potatoe off the skin and sadley throw the skin away and not eat it.

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I had NO idea about the potatoe skins...or onions! I had mashed potatoes with pan fried onions three days ago and right now I'm in the middle of a mini flare! THANKYOU BOTH VERY MUCH!!!!!

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I have been wondering why I have had a bad time last couple of days, on wednesday just gone had a jacket potatoe had not got a clur thanks very much
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