kurtz100 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hi all! My hubby has diverticulitis and I'm curious if anyone has it and has benefitted from the whole30? Did you follow the AIP? Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bet Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Diverticulitis is caused by inflammation. So following an AIP diet will help. Depending on what your husband can tolerate, I've also found that eliminating FODMAPS helps. Here is a great article from Chris Kresser's site about diverticulitis: http://chriskresser.com/how-to-prevent-diverticulitis-naturally Thankfully, one of the best ways to decrease intestinal inflammation is to eat a paleo diet! By avoiding potentially irritating and inflammatory foods such as grains and omega-6 fatty acids, we can reduce intestinal inflammation and encourage proper gut health. A paleo diet also positively influences gut bacteria, which in turn results in reduced inflammation as well. A paleo diet for diverticular disease should focus on gelatinous cuts of meat, bone broths, well-cooked vegetables, starchy tubers, and fermented foods. Sounds a lot like W30 to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatTrainClean Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 They pointed out that African natives living on a tribal diet do not develop diverticulitis, but they do so when they become urbanized and change to a Western diet... Drs. Cleave and Campbell blame the increased use of refined carbohydrates in the form of white flour and sugar in our so-called civilized diet for these changes. From a study done in 1967. Mind-boggling. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1842207/pdf/brmedj02148-0068b.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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