Frankly, I don't think recent research supports the idea of DD patients not eating this and that. I eat whatever I want and I'm attack-free. For me, it seems STRESS related, not food related. I already ate the classic "anti-DD attack diet" before I got that first big attack!

If you track it down, there are literally NO studies supporting the idea that there are things all DD patients should avoid.

Well....some Dr.s say it is OK...some say No..I tell ya...My First Attack I was eating Nuts, my Second Attack I ate some Nuts..yet some Dr.s say Nuts, Seeds, CORN have No Affect...I Disagree...but you need to figure that out for self am guessin...for Me I will Steer Clear.

I was extremely stressed out before my last attack. The doctor said stress could not cause the flare. I also had an apple with hard skin and was wondering if that could've done it.

I can eat seeds it seems but I don't eat raw seeds. Seeds are found in many foods. If you read the labels you'll be shocked I tell you, shocked!

There is apparently not a single case of an autopsy of someone that has diverticulitis showing a seed in them btw.

I still avoid raw seeds at any cost despite this study.

Every pathologists I have talked to said nothing we eat or drink is going to cause an attack. It can be coincidental what we eat. My second attack and second colectomy was after having a bland yogurt type diet. I am back to eating whatever I want and doing ok.

There is some truth that undigested material such as a pop-corn kernal getting trapped in a diverticulum can invite infection. However, the latest thinking among Drs is that seeds are ok. Some things that alarmed me in my studies of the subject, are that red meats including pork do not digest the same as fruits and vegies. It sounds gross, but meat will putrify in the upper small intestine rather than digesting. Then, if at all, it digests in the lower tract before entering the large intestine. If not thoroughly digested by the time it gets to the large intestine you can be in for trouble. Also, cheese can ferment in the colon if it gets through the small intestine undigested completely.
The longest I went without and attack was a year and a month. This was after my last attack which nearly killed me. Since that last attack I had quit eating land animals and cheese and avoided processed foods. I don't know if my vegetarian diet (I did eat fish regularly and eggs occasionally) abated further attacks but in my mind I believe it did. The bottom line is everyone is different and has his/her own experiences with diet. Keep a journal of what you eat and how you feel the following day and use it as a guide. And listen to what your GI tract tells you.

Hi Moondancing, You had two colectomies?? OMG. How much each time? What do you have left? How long between those surgeries. Do you think they didn't get all the diseased portion or did new problems arise?