The Essential Diet for Diverticulitis: A 3-Stage Nutrition Guide to Manage and Prevent Flare-Ups

Great book recipes are great and easy to follow. Educational on creating everyday foods in a healthy way.

Honestly, I purchased this book, then shelved it after a brief perusal. Thorough reading didn’t seem that urgent while my guts weren’t stabbing me. But, whoa, I was so happy it was there when I had a recent flareup! It succinctly answered all the questions that I had without making me wade through a bunch of fluff. If you have struggled through diverticulitis, you know it can feel pretty solitary. You alone are responsible for the critical dietary component, which can stretch out for weeks, often with vague directions from your health care provider. I found this guide very calming and supportive during those days. And the recipes are proof that you can still be creative within the limitations of a low residue dietary period. (Unfortunately, if you are facing the “clear liquid” days, you just might have to make friends with Jello again…)

It's certainly full of good info for different stages. Just not enough recipes.

I purchased this for a friend who has had surgery already, but then developed more pockets about a year after her surgery and had a flare up. I purchased this as a gift for her to help her navigate what to eat during the flare, as well as in the weeks and months after the flare. She has made most of the recipes from this book and has said many times how grateful she is that I sent it to her, because she was struggling previously with how to eat. She has proceeded back into the high fiber recipes and loves them. The recipes are generous portions and she is able to freeze some leftovers, which helps her on days she is short on time but still needs to eat properly. Based on my friend's feedback about the book, I highly recommend it to those struggling with diverticulitis or those who have recently been diagnosed and are learning how to manage the disease.

The recipes for the 3_stages,look delicious and there us a,nice variety Of things to make Gor breakfast lunch and dinner .

Got this book after a severe bout of divertulosis that landed me in the hospital. It was a little helpful. What it mainly tells you is that you better become a VEGETARIAN! Even a low-fat, No-sugar Vegetarian! The thing is: We ALL KNOW THIS already! If you are an inhabitant in Western (modern) culture, and we read or watch TV, or have heard of Dr. Oz, we KNOW we should not be eating so much meat, Bad fats, or sugar because this crap causes INFLAMATION in our bodies. We are then supposed to replace those bad food stuffs with healthy fresh fiber. We need much more fiber. Part 1 is a wealth of info regarding the bad, and the ugly progression of diverticulitis. *Anyone w/ this intestinal disease should know these things, and doctors are not going to take the time to tell you.* The few recipes in this book are high fiber and low fat. However, they don't seem particularly appetizing or practical to make to me, but other people may find them easy to make.

Many interesting recipes

This book was just what I needed when I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. My health care providers were not very specific about how to go about recovering from a flare up (my first) other than advising I should go on a liquid diet "until I felt better". This author has a step by step guide on how to structure recovery and also prevention for future flare ups. The dietary guide and menus (and shopping lists) are very helpful. Thank you to Karyn Sunohara, RD. Excellent work!

Great learning material. And the recipes are amazing

Excellent book for those who suffer with this problem.

How can someone release a cooking book without photos. Absolutely useless.

Quick and safe delivery

This book took me out of chronic pain in 1 day. I love the no nonsense recipes as well. Loved the salmon fish cakes and peach scones. Really explains the 3 part process and why you need low fibre first then high fibre second . Yes there are a few typos as a previous review mentioned but when your in agony it's not hard to work it out is it. Or you can just moan and suffer , this book is brilliant and the food is edible and delicious.