Brief overview Treatment: Medical treatment is necessary, depending on the severity of the inflammation, ranging from dietary measures and physical rest to antibiotics and surgery. Symptoms: Pain in the affected bowel area, often in the lower left lower abdomen, flatulence, constipation, diarrhea, nausea Causes and risk factors: inflamed diverticula lead to the disease, risk factors: … Diverticulitis: Description, Treatment
Brief overview Symptoms: Usually no symptoms, otherwise irritable bowel-like complaints Diagnosis: Usually an incidental finding during colonoscopy or X-ray imaging Treatment: Dietary measures such as a high-fiber, low-meat diet, sufficient fluid intake, physical activity Causes and risk factors: Recurrent constipation over many years, risk factors: Age, obesity, other illnesses Disease progression and prognosis: Sometimes progresses … Diverticulosis: Description, Treatment
What are the symptoms of acute diverticulitis? Acute diverticulitis usually causes pain in the left lower abdomen. Very often, digestive problems as well as fever and fatigue are also present. Pain in diverticulitis Most often, the pain originates from inflamed diverticula in the left lower abdomen, where the descending colon and its S-shaped opening into … Diverticulitis Symptoms: Typical Signs
What should be considered in the diet? What exactly the right diet for diverticulitis looks like depends on the stage of the disease and should therefore always be discussed with the doctor. In the acute inflammatory phase, it is important to eat a diet low in fiber and light in weight that does not put … Diverticulitis Diet: Tips and Recommendations
