If you regularly deal with abdominal pain, it could be a sign of a gastrointestinal issue that becomes more common with age. Diverticulosis occurs when small pouches called diverticula form in the ...

Diverticulitis, once a concern for older adults, is now increasingly affecting Americans under 50. Hospitalizations for ...

At the age of 70, 70 percent of the population will have diverticulosis. However, this doesn’t mean that all of these patients will ever experience diverticulitis. So, what’s the difference, and how ...

Nagging abdominal pain and a new bout of constipation? You might be dealing with diverticulitis, a condition that occurs when small pouches form in the colon and become inflamed or infected.

A diverticulitis diet should include primarily clear liquids during a flare-up. During recovery from a flare-up, you will slowly reintroduce low-fiber solid food, like white bread and low-fiber cereal ...

We used the PubMed database (1/1980-1/2006) to identify relevant studies for our review. The search strategy was based on the following key words: diverticular disease, diverticulitis, medical ...

BOSTON — Patients with acute colonic diverticulitis are more likely to be seen by primary care providers than by emergency physicians, representing a shift in the way clinicians detect and treat the ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Q: I am a 55-year-old woman who was diagnosed with diverticulitis in July 2006, and had ...

Analysis of more than 5.2 million hospitalizations revealed a 52 percent rise in complicated cases among younger U.S. adults.

New research has found that nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis. The findings confirmed that four key dietary patterns, including the DASH diet, help reduce the risk of ...

Antibiotics are advised in most guidelines on diverticulitis, which arises when one or more small pouches in the digestive tract become inflamed or infected. Results from a randomized trial question ...