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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is diverticulitis?

The walls of the intestines sometimes have small pouches called diverticula. Infection of these pouches is known as diverticulitis. Risk factors include chronic constipation, aging, and obesity.

Symptoms of diverticulitis

  • Abdominal pain

  • Right lower abdominal pain

  • History of diverticulitis or diverticular bleeding - small pouches in the intestines

  • Pain when pressing down on the abdomen

Questions your doctor may ask to check for diverticulitis

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose diverticulitis

  • Do you have abdominal pain (stomach ache)?

  • Do you have pain in the right lower part of your abdomen (stomach)?

  • Have you ever been diagnosed with an outpouching of the intestine (diverticula) or inflammation of the outpouchings (diverticulitis)?

  • Do you feel severe pain when pressing on your abdomen (stomach)?

Treatment for diverticulitis

Treatment includes adequate fluids, resting the gut, and antibiotics. Patients may be advised to eat fewer solid foods while the gut heals. In severe or repeated cases, surgery may be needed to remove parts of damaged intestines.

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  • Abdominal pain

References

  • Wilkins T, Embry K, George R. Diagnosis and management of acute diverticulitis. Am Fam Physician. 2013 May 1;87(9):612-20. PMID: 23668524.

    https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2013/0501/p612.html

  • Ellison DL. Acute Diverticulitis Management. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2018 Mar;30(1):67-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.10.006. Epub 2017 Nov 29. PMID: 29413216.

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0899588517300941?via%3Dihub

  • Symer M, Yeo HL. Nonoperative Treatment of Diverticulitis. Adv Surg. 2021 Sep;55:49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2021.05.004. Epub 2021 Jul 6. PMID: 34389099.

    https://www.advancessurgery.com/article/S0065-3411(21)00004-X/fulltext

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Dr. Yoshioka graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine. He worked as a gastroenterologist at Saiseikai Niigata Hospital and Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital before serving as the Deputy Chief of Gastroenterology at Tsubame Rosai Hospital and Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital. Dr. Yoshioka joined Saitama Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital as Chief of Gastroenterology in April 2018.

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