This disease is kinda' strabe and the medicos change their minds a lot. Classic thinking was that nuts were an absolute no-no for anyone with the basic problem as nuts tended to plug the "sacks" and become infected. Now they say nuts are fine! But I can intro you to loads of folks with diverticular disease who will tell you they can't eat ANY nut...period! In my case I try to avoid them unless they are ground as fine as powder. I love a lot of nuts so I do that occasionally. Also I have been known to chew up the things and spit them out.....very sad.

I can't eat popcorn at all even though current medical thinking allows it. I know its a sure way to have an attack. So when I really can't stand smelling the stuff while everyone eats it, I chew it up and spit into a cup. Karen won't let me do this in public (thank god).

Corn and peas are also classic no-nos but I have thankfully never reacted to either and I would have to kill myself rather than miss sweet corn season.

And some sufferers can't do bran when baked or cooked and have to use supplemental stuff to get any in their diet. The best thing you can do is to trey small amounts of all the old bad stuff and see how you do. At the first sign of a problem jump right back on the straight and narrow for a few days rather than risk an attack. There ain't nothin' funny about one of those at all!

Spaw