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Not suggesting Exercise – are the doctors doing their job?

Bernd asked: Why don’t more doctors recommend exercise to their patients? I have an 81 year old mother who now lives a very sedentary life – by choice.
My mother has a variety of medical problems including diverticulitis and polymyalgia rheumatica. According to the medical literature both of these problem can be [...]

What foods aid in digestion?

norma2u2 asked: I have diverticulitis and ibs as well I need to know what to eat cause I allways have a belly ache..

My father is 80 years old and had an emergency bowel resection followed by an internal hemorrage.

carmensellsthehighdesert asked: They had to go back in 36 hours later to stop the bleeding. It has been a few days now and he is eating but his bowel movement is dark and tarry. Is this normal? I am so worried there is something else wrong. He had symptoms of the [...]

CT ABDOMEN medical test result, please help what’s really written?

J-Holland asked: I can’t understand what is this sentence actually means.
There are some vague lucent areas within the left iliac bone perticularly superiorly and near SI joint. The cortex has not been destroyed. This could be an area of encondroma formation or other benign processes but I can not entirely exclude lytic lesions from [...]

How Do I Know If I Have Diverticulitis?

Once individuals hear about the disease, diverticulitis they want to avoid it at all costs. In order to avoid it, it is necessary to know what causes it and to know when you are having symptoms of the disease so that you can get prompt medical attention to prevent getting complications from diverticulitis.
Those who are [...]

How Diverticula Form

Diverticulitis is a condition in which diverticuli in the colon rupture. The rupture results in infection in the tissues which surround the colon. The colon is the large intestine and is a long tube like striation that stores and then eliminates waste material. As a person gets older, pressure within the colon [...]

Hospitalization or Surgery for Diverticulitis

The more serious cases of diverticulitis (inflamed or infected diverticula) may need hospitalization or surgery in order to treat the condition. Diverticulitis becomes serious when complications occur.
Complications of diverticulitis include bleeding that is not controlled or stops on its own, bowel obstruction, or peritonitis. Complications from diverticulitis often mean that a section of the bowel [...]

Getting To Know The Condition Known as Diverticulitis

Small, bulging pouches (diverticula) inside of the digestive tract is a common occurrence for those who are 40 or older. The condition of having these diverticula’s is called: diverticulosis. When a diverticula becomes inflamed or infection sets in, then the condition changes and is now called: diverticulitis. You can have diverticula forming anywhere in your [...]

Exploring Diverticulitis

Many, many individuals have pouches in their colon wall called diverticula. When you have diverticula you have the condition known as diverticulosis. It is common to have diverticulosis because 10% of all Americans over the age of 40 have them. The condition becomes more common the older individuals become.
When these pockets become lodged with feces [...]

Diverticulitis Treatment

Diverticulitis is an infection or inflammation of the pouches in the digestive tract, most commonly affecting the sigmoid colon, which is part of the large intestine. It typically affects people over the age of 40, but it is not uncommon for a younger person to experience diverticulitis. Complications of diverticulitis could affect nearby [...]