title: The treatment of uncomplicated diverticular disease of the colon with a high fibre diet.
abstract: This paper describes the pathogenesis, aetiology, epidemiology and the historical emergence of diverticular disease as a clinical problem. The symptoms of the uncomplicated disease can be treated successfully and cheapli with a high fibre diet including miller's bran. The method of giving bran and its results are described. The adoption of a high fibre diet lessens the need for surgery in diverticulitis and the author believes that it could prevent the appearance of the condition in future generations.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002482:Cellulose / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications; D003672:Defecation; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005243:Feces; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002482:Cellulose