Diverticulitis News

Constipation. Diverticulosis. Polyps. Colorectal cancer. No matter how you slice it, the changes that occur to our bowels as we age aren't exactly most people's idea of good dinner time discussion .

In addition to being high in protein and nutrients, lentils and beans also contain high levels of dietary fibre that can help keep digestive systems regular and healthy into the later stages of life.

What is the difference between diverticulitis, diverticulosis and diverticular disease? 1. Diverticulosis is just the condition of having protruding pouches coming out of the wall of the colon.

Diverticulitis occurs when one or more diverticula in your digestive tract become inflamed or infected.

Most adults would rather keep talk about colons behind the bathroom door. Ita s time to talk, says Kim Turgeon, MD, FACP, gastroenterologist in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System.

Changing patterns of disease and treatment of diverticulitis in the United States between 1998 and 2005, finds the most recent issue of Annals of Surgery .

While race may be associated with the level of presentation and mortality for diverticulitis, but insurance status is associated with other aspects of treatment, according to an article released on December 15, ...