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What is Diverticulitis?
Diverticulitis occurs when one or more diverticula in your digestive tract become inflamed or infected. Diverticula are
small, bulging pouches that can form anywhere in your digestive system, including your esophagus, stomach and
small intestine. However, they're most commonly found in the large intestine.
Diverticula are common, especially after age 40. When you have diverticula, the condition is known as diverticulosis.
You may never even know you have these pouches because they seldom cause any problems, such as diverticulitis.
Symptoms
• Pain that's often sudden, severe, and located in the lower left side of the abdomen. Less commonly, abdominal
pain may be mild at first, and become worse over several days, possibly fluctuating in intensity
• Change in bowel habits
• Abdominal tenderness
• Fever
• Nausea and vomiting
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Less common signs and symptoms of diverticulitis may include:
Diverticula usually develop when naturally weak places in your colon give way under pressure. This causes marble-
sized pouches to protrude through the colon wall.
Exactly how diverticula become inflamed or infected isn't clear. One theory is that the increased pressure in the colon
can lead to breakdown of the wall of the diverticula leading to infection. Another is that the narrow openings of
diverticula may trap fecal matter, which can lead to infection. Or, an obstruction in the narrow opening of a diverticulum
may reduce blood supply to the area, which leads to inflammation.
In the past, doctors thought that nuts, seeds, popcorn and corn played a role in causing diverticulitis by getting trapped
in the diverticula. However, recent research has found that these foods weren't associated with an increased risk of
diverticulitis.
Western Medicine Treatment
In general, treatment depends on the severity of your signs and symptoms and whether this is your first attack of
diverticulitis. If your symptoms are mild, a liquid or low-fiber diet and antibiotics may be all you need. But if you're at risk
of complications or have recurrent attacks of diverticulitis, you may need more advanced care.
• Home care
• Acetaminophen
• Hospitalization
Bowel resection with colostomy.
Abscess drainage
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
Diverticulitis occurs when one or more diverticula in your digestive tract become inflamed or infected. Diverticula are
small, bulging pouches that can form anywhere in your digestive system, including your esophagus, stomach and
small intestine. However, they're most commonly found in the large intestine.
Diverticula are common, especially after age 40. When you have diverticula, the condition is known as diverticulosis.
You may never even know you have these pouches because they seldom cause any problems, such as diverticulitis.
Symptoms
• Pain that's often sudden, severe, and located in the lower left side of the abdomen. Less commonly, abdominal
pain may be mild at first, and become worse over several days, possibly fluctuating in intensity
• Change in bowel habits
• Abdominal tenderness
• Fever
• Nausea and vomiting
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Less common signs and symptoms of diverticulitis may include:
- o Bloating
o Bleeding from your rectum
Diverticula usually develop when naturally weak places in your colon give way under pressure. This causes marble-
sized pouches to protrude through the colon wall.
Exactly how diverticula become inflamed or infected isn't clear. One theory is that the increased pressure in the colon
can lead to breakdown of the wall of the diverticula leading to infection. Another is that the narrow openings of
diverticula may trap fecal matter, which can lead to infection. Or, an obstruction in the narrow opening of a diverticulum
may reduce blood supply to the area, which leads to inflammation.
In the past, doctors thought that nuts, seeds, popcorn and corn played a role in causing diverticulitis by getting trapped
in the diverticula. However, recent research has found that these foods weren't associated with an increased risk of
diverticulitis.
Western Medicine Treatment
In general, treatment depends on the severity of your signs and symptoms and whether this is your first attack of
diverticulitis. If your symptoms are mild, a liquid or low-fiber diet and antibiotics may be all you need. But if you're at risk
of complications or have recurrent attacks of diverticulitis, you may need more advanced care.
• Home care
- o Rest
o Consume a liquid diet for a few days
• Acetaminophen
• Hospitalization
- o Surgery
Bowel resection with colostomy.
Abscess drainage
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
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