憩室 (diverticulosis) 經常在大腸鏡時被意外發現，他是出現在大腸向外突出的孔洞..

自"古"以來，就有許多說法指出，如果你吃太多有子 (seed) 的水果或食物，種子掉到了憩室裡面就會引起發炎，造成所謂的憩室炎 (diverticulitis)..

真的是這樣嗎? (我感覺會受到蔬果聯合公會的舉牌抗議)

看了UpToDate上的一句話，讓我笑了出來..

"The commonly heard advice to avoid small undigestible foods (such as seeds) because they may theoretically become lodged in a diverticulum is completely unproven and is probably little more than an old wives' tale. The authors have seen tens of thousands of diverticula and never seen a single seed! "

看到了吧..我們看過上千個憩室，從來沒有看過裡面有"子"的!

妙....(語氣鏗鏘)..