How to treat diverticulosis

 Most often, the symptoms of diverticular disease are erased character, appearing constipation, abdominal pain or cramps. Most patients with this disease - people after 60 years, mostly women. Disease progresses infrequently, yielding good correction in the form of enrichment of the diet fiber and physical education. However, there is also complicated diverticulosis, diverticulitis leads to (inflammation of the diverticula), intestinal obstruction or bleeding, peritonitis, abscesses, and sometimes to colon cancer. In complicated cases, surgical intervention.

Diverticulosis, asymptomatic and discovered accidentally, special treatment is not provided. Here at the forefront due out prevention of this disease, which is based on proper nutrition, diet, aimed at combating constipation, and physiotherapy. Displaying the daily consumption of at least five servings of different fruits and vegetables rich in fiber. Leaders in fiber content are peaches, apples, nectarines, bananas and fresh vegetables. Very useful daily consumption of bran, which are rich in whole grains.

However, to introduce fiber in the daily diet should be gradual, as the sharp increase in its can cause bloating, cramping and bloating. If you eat enough fiber you can not take "Tsitrutsel" or "Metamutsil." The volume of fluid intake should be at least 2, 5 liters daily. Frequent consumption of meat (more than twice a week), almost three times increases the risk of diverticulosis. If possible, limit the use of meat products, especially fatty pork and lamb.

Take the hips and a bunch of dill, chop well. Add in equal proportions motherwort and nettle (grass) and chamomile flowers. Mixed herbs with dill and rosehip, pour boiling water on the basis of: a tablespoon of mixture per cup of boiling water. Insist at least half an hour, then strain. Eat infusion within one month of the half cup twice a day after meals. Treatment must be combined with a diet.