Diverticulosis

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Prevention

Please refer to Diverticulosis Dietary Therapy for more details on diet. As noted, most diverticuli are found as an incidental finding at colonoscopy. It means that too much pressure is occurring in the lower portion of the colon. It also can mean that a complication can occur. But prevention of serious complications of diverticulosis is possible. Remember the Finger Squeeze Test above. You need to develop bulkier stools, which can lower the pressure within the colon. A High Fiber Diet is the best and really the only means of doing this in a long term manner. Many people will add fiber supplements to help create a larger, bulkier stool. Prebiotics are a more recently discovered form of soluble plant fibers.
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