311// Still Have Diverticulosis on a High Fiber Diet? Here's why

About this episode

This episode discusses why a high fiber diet may not resolve diverticulosis or constipation and offers insights on gut health.

Have you been following a high fiber diet, but you recently got a colonoscopy - and you still have diverticulosis? Or - have you been told that the reason you have diverticulosis is because your constipated, but no matter how much fiber, magnesium, water, or probiotics you take, you just won't poop? Does your diverticulosis diagnosis worry you, or do you worry you'll develop it because of constipation - but you don't know what to do to do properly protect yourself? Or simply help yourself poop? If you said yes to any of these questions, this episode is for you. Today, I'm discussing a pattern I've seen in my constipated clients for the last 8 years - and it's once that impacts both the chronic constipation communities AND those with diverticulosis. The best part? Research from the National Institute of Health backs up the EXACT observation I've been seeing in constipated clients and those with diverticulosis - and the findings are WILD. In this episode, I'm going to break down: Why a high fiber diet doesn’t automatically fix diverticulosis or constipation What constipation is really telling you about your gut What I recommend you can do to protect your gut if have diverticulosis…

People in this episode

Host: Allison Jordan

Topics covered

• diverticulosis
• high fiber diet
• constipation
• gut health
• natural remedies

Keywords

• diverticulosis
• constipation
• high fiber
• gut health
• natural remedies
• probiotics
• magnesium
• water

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Institute of Health

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