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Can you tell me the symptoms of severe diverticulitis( not diverticulosis ) ?
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Severe: Diverticulitis can cause severe pain, high fevers, peritonitis, and sepsis. Uncontrolled sepsis can be fatal. Sometimes emergency surgery with colostomy is needed. Best to treat diverticulosis before it becomes severe diverticulitis.
Answered 12/30/2013
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Diverticulitis: Assuming you have diverticulosis in the first place, the symptoms of diverticulitis would include fever, chills, sweats, nausea, diarrhea and abdominal pains usually either in the lower left or lower right aspect.
Answered 5/18/2017
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