Rosie
I am 55 and have had several bouts of divertiulitis...hopefully your Mom was given antibiotics for the infection because that is what it is. When the infection is under control and the pain subsides I suggest taking Citracel, it so far has been a life-saver for me. I started to take it in Jan. and have been eat whatever although raw veggies and fruits/skins/seeds are still things I stay away from because I could never tolerate them. During the infected period I lived on broths,jello. Tell her to try the Citracel, it does what a high fiber diet does without the gas and hard digestion of fiber. It works!!!