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A new study suggests that nuts and seeds can be consumed as part of a healthy diet by people at risk for diverticulitis. Diverticulitis develops when small pockets in the large intestine become ...

Three years ago, I was sitting in my doctor’s office feeling completely overwhelmed. She’d just told me I had diverticulosis, and suddenly every trip to the grocery store felt like navigating a ...

I am 75 and have not been able to eat beef or dairy products since my mid-20s. A colonoscopy revealed that I have ...