Diverticulitis can be excruciatingly painful. But adding some bulk to your diet may help tame symptoms and stop them from occurring. It’s possible that bulk may prevent diverticulitis from ever affecting you. What’s bulk? The one and only fiber. Diverticulitis is when little pouches that grow along your intestines—called diverticula—become infected and inflamed. It’s entirely possible that you’ve got diverticula and don’t even know it. Often, they are harmless and go completely undetected. Other times, they can turn into diverticulitis that can result in painful flare-ups or continuous pain. Early signs that you may have diverticula include constipation, diarrhea, bloating, thin stools, and pain in the belly. Diverticulitis would be marked by these symptoms in addition to abdominal pain. Although there are a host of risk factors for diverticulitis, including weight and activity levels, one potential fix is adding more fiber to your diet. Fiber is an indigestible compound in …