Diverticular diseases stem from conditions related to diverticulosis. This is when pockets --doctors call them “diverticula” -- form in the walls of your digestive tract. Most often they appear in the ...

Diverticulosis involves small sacs in the colon lining, often without symptoms. Diverticulitis occurs when these sacs become inflamed or infected, causing pain and other symptoms. Diverticular disease ...

Diverticular disease is a common condition in Western countries and the incidence and prevalence of the disease is increasing. The pathogenetic factors involved include structural changes in the gut ...

DIVERTICULOSIS and diverticulitis are relatively common in persons past the age of forty-five. Ochsner and Bargen 1 discovered that in all the patients registered at the Mayo Clinic in 1933, x-ray ...

Patterns of episodes of diverticulitis before surgery, and factors associated with earlier interventions using inpatient, outpatient, and antibiotic prescription claims, have all been examined by a ...

The condition is very common in the U.S. and doesn't always need surgery. On Monday, the office of Senator John McCain released a statement saying he was admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, ...

Most individuals who develop diverticula (small bulges in the intestinal lining) do not develop symptoms of the condition. However, around a quarter of people do get symptoms, at which point they are ...

Oatmeal is a good source of fiber for managing diverticulitis. Know when to add it to your diet, alongside veggies and beans, ...

Elective sigmoid resection for patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful diverticulitis yielded a better quality of life and prevented recurrences compared with nonsurgical ...

THE morbidity associated with the surgical treatment of diverticulitis remains high. In the experience of the Lahey Clinic some complication has developed in 30 per cent of the patients with ...

A new study found that eating small, hard foods like nuts, seeds, and corn was not linked to diverticulitis. This helps debunk the myth that these foods could get stuck in the colon, inflaming the ...

Vlad V. Simianu, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues examined patterns of episodes of diverticulitis before surgery and factors associated with earlier interventions ...