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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Nov 6, 2016; 7(4): 503-512
Published online Nov 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i4.503
Logical hypothesis: Low FODMAP diet to prevent diverticulitis
Yoshiharu Uno, Jennifer C van Velkinburgh
Yoshiharu Uno, Office Uno Column (Medical Science Publisher), Onoe-Cho, Hyogo 675-0025, Japan
Jennifer C van Velkinburgh, van Velkinburgh Initiative for Collaboratory Biomedical Research, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States
Author contributions: Uno Y contributed to creation of theory, reference collection, and creation of the table and figures; Uno Y and van Velkinburgh JC contributed equally to the writing of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Uno Y was granted a trademark of low FODMAP diet from the Japan Patent Office. van Velkinburgh JC declares no conflicts of interest in relation to the publication of this review.
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Correspondence to: Yoshiharu Uno, MD, PhD, Office Uno Column (Medical Science Publisher), Onoe-Cho, Yota 419-2, Hyogo 675-0025, Japan. yoshiharu333@hotmail.com
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Received: April 27, 2016
Peer-review started: April 28, 2016
First decision: July 4, 2016
Revised: August 4, 2016
Accepted: August 15, 2016
Article in press: August 17, 2016
Published online: November 6, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: The ongoing uncertainty of the cause(s) of diverticulitis confounds attempts to determine the validity of this therapy; however, the features of a high-fiber diet represent a logical contradiction for colon diverticulitis. Prevention of high pressure in the colon may help to avoid or correct diverticulitis, and this may be achieved by adoption of a low FODMAP diet (restriction of fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols).