Diverticulitis

Diverticulitis, specifically colonic diverticulitis, be a gastrointestinal disease wey be characterized by inflammation of abnormal pouches—diverticula—wich fi develop insyd de wall of de large intestine. Symptoms typically dey include lower abdominal pain of sudden onset, buh onset sanso fi occur over a few days. Der sanso fi be nausea; den diarrhea anaa constipation. Fever anaa blood insyd de stool dey suggest a complication. Repeated attacks fi occur.

De causes of diverticulitis be unclear. Risk factors fi include obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, a family history of de disease, den use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). De role of a low fiber diet as a risk factor be unclear. E get pouches insyd de large intestine wey no be inflamed dem know am as diverticulosis. Inflammation dey occur between 10% den 25% for sam point in time wey ebe secof a bacterial infection. Diagnosis be typically by CT scan, though blood tests, colonoscopy, anaa a lower gastrointestinal series sanso be supportive. De differential diagnoses dey include irritable bowel syndrome.

Preventive measures dey include altering risk factors such as obesity, inactivity, den smoking. Mesalazine den rifaximin appear useful for preventing attacks insyd those plus diverticulosis. Avoiding nuts den seeds as a preventive measure be no longer recommended since der be no evidence dese dey play a role insyd initiating inflammation insyd de diverticula. For mild diverticulitis, antibiotics by mouth den a liquid diet be recommended. For severe cases, intravenous antibiotics, hospital admission, den complete bowel rest fi be recommended. Probiotics be of unclear value. Complications such as abscess formation, fistula formation, den perforation of de colon fi require surgery.

References

External links

 Diverticulosis and diverticulitis at NIDDK
 Diverticulitis at Mayo Clinic
 Staging of Acute Diverticulitis archive of link above

Category:Diseases of intestines
Category:Translated from MDWiki