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Diverticular diseases
Diverticular disease is a condition where pouches protrude outward from weakened areas in the colon and result in abdominal pain, bleeding, or infections.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 45-year old asked:
What kind of condition is diverticular disease?
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A 33-year old asked:
How can I get relief from diverticular disease?
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A 42-year old asked:
What symptoms make you think of diverticular disease?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can it be possible for you to die from diverticular disease?
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A 31-year old asked:
Recently diagnosed with diverticular disease. Is there a special diet to follow?
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A 42-year old asked:
I've developed diverticular disease. What should I be watching out for in the future?
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A 29-year old asked:
Which doctors typically treat diverticular disease?
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A 41-year old asked:
How do complementary doctors treat diverticular disease?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it genes or lifestyle or both that make it likely to get diverticular disease?
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A 36-year old asked:
Do I really have to eat a diet high in fibre if I suffer from diverticular disease?
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A female asked:
Can chrons disease be confused with diverticular disease
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can a 25 yo have diverticular disease? Can diverticulitis raise calprotectin? Thank you?
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A 44-year old female asked:
I have diverticular disease and last night in severe pain and still some today i don't want to keep going to ER . Any suggestions?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the best diet for diverticular disease and ibs?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can you give me advice for the best diet for diverticular disease and ibs?
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A 41-year old male asked:
My question refers to what's commonly known as sulphur burps.However I have already had 2 major surgeries and diagnosed with diverticular disease.
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A 44-year old male asked:
Would having a few scattered diverticuli of left colon be categorized as having diverticular disease ?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Passing mucous and blood 4/5 times a day for last 12 weeks. Colonoscopy on friday says diverticular disease. Is this normal. ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I don't seem to digest veggies (i see them in stool) I have diverticular disease, is it best just to avoid them then so as not to get stuck in pouches?
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A 41-year old asked:
If I get a partial colectomy for my diverticular disease, will I need home nursing care?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can an anxiety disorder cause diverticular disease due to the increased contractions and resulting pressure increase?
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A female asked:
My stool has been very sour smelling. I have food intolerances and diverticular disease, but otherwise digestion has been normal, cause?
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A member asked:
I have been diagnosed with diverticular disease, extensive diverticulosis. Is there any conservative treatment for this? Would like to avoid surgery.
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A 31-year old male asked:
If increased straining causes diverticular disease then why don't websites list it as a complication of constipation along with hemorrhoids?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I have erosive gastritis and diverticular disease. I love white and green tea. I stopped eating meat and eat fish instead. Am i right?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I recently read a paper saying that irritable bowel syndrome can lead to diverticular disease, does anyone have an opinion one way or the other?
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A 61-year old male asked:
I just had a colonoscopy and have been diagnosed with Sigmoid diverticular disease and the doctor also found a 3cms cytic/mucinous lesion in my colon?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Had lots of tests but docs can't explain upper left abdo pain and often sore to touch can IBS cause abdo to be sore to touch or diverticular disease?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Is diverticular disease caused by straining only for bowel movements, or would straining in the absence of stools also cause this?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I have diverticular disease. Hospital say i must eat, esp fibre, during flare up to keep bowel moving. Gp says no solids just fluids if sore.
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