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I was reading about this. According to the Mayo Clinic website here, a liquid diet followed by low-fiber diet is used to give the gut a "chance to rest." WebMD said the same thing, adding that eventually the diet reverts to "normal" - including fiber. It seems to me (I'm not a doctor or anything close to it) but it seems to me that if a low fiber diet helps recover from an attack, it should help prevent it.

Also check this website here. I don't know if it's biased. Here's a quote from this website:

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A high fiber diet is broadly recommended for the prevention of diverticular disease based on unconfirmed, unproven, untested, and speculative "theories" that a low fiber diet causes this pathology. In fact, it's the complete opposite — a high fiber diet is the primary cause of diverticular disease and related complications.

Here's another website with relevant information.

You might also check out Dr. Eades' blog about eating fiber. Eades' blog.