How A Healthy Diet Can Help Manage Diverticulitis

The Importance Of Fiber

Once the resting phase is completed, it is time to implement a diet rich in fiber with a recommended intake of twenty-five grams of fiber per day. A diet rich in fiber is the foundation to a healthy bowel. Fiber-rich foods include fresh fruits such as apples, berries, mangoes, plums and pineapple, nuts such as walnuts, cashews, pecans, and almonds, and green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale, cruciferous vegetables such as Brussel sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower. Other healthy foods include winter squashes such as butternut, acorn and spaghetti squash, whole grains such as pasta, bread, oats, rice and quinoa, legumes such as black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, and peanuts.

How can fiber be incorporated into a healthy diet? Continue reading to find out!