Symptoms of Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis symptoms often feel like appendicitis with the exception of the feeling of pain the lower left side of the abdomen instead of the lower right side. The pain associated with...
View ArticleDiverticulitis Diagnosis
Diverticulitis is a condition in which diverticuli in the colon rupture. The rupture results in infection in the tissues which surround the colon. The colon is the large intestine and is a long tube...
View ArticleSurgical Treatment of Diverticulitis
Diverticular disease essentially results from eating a diet that contains too little fiber. Fiber itself is not ingested, but passes through the intestines basically unchanged. This passing softens...
View ArticlePreventing Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis is a serious disease which is both painful and dangerous. Once diverticula, which are small sacs, grow on colon walls, they will not heal. Inflammation and rupture of these sacs may...
View ArticleTreatment Options For Diverticulitis
Individuals diagnosed with diverticulitis whether they have symptoms or not will need to undergo treatment. Fiber in a diet helps to keep the stool soft and keeps the pressure inside the colon low so...
View ArticleTreatment for Diverticulitis
When designing a treatment plan for diverticulitis, a doctor will concentrate on clearing up the infection, controlling the inflammation, resting the colon and also preventing any complications from...
View ArticleDiagnosis of Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis is an infection or inflammation of the pouches in the digestive tract, most commonly affecting the sigmoid colon, which is part of the large intestine. It typically affects people over...
View ArticleDiverticulitis and Diverticulosis
Diverticulitis is a condition in which diverticuli in the colon rupture. The rupture results in infection in the tissues which surround the colon. The colon is the large intestine and is a long tube...
View ArticleMedications for Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis develops when bacteria become trapped in pouches, also called diverticula that have formed along the wall of the large intestine, which leads to an infection. The bacteria grow and...
View ArticleDiverticulosis and Diverticulitis
There are few digestive diseases that are more common than diverticulosis. It has been estimated that 10 per cent of the people over the age of 40 and around 50 per cent of the people over 60 have it...
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