painful diverticular disease symptoms
For more information, see the topic Diverticulitis. Your doctor may use the term painful diverticular disease. It's likely that painful diverticular disease is caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Symptoms include diarrhea and cramping abdominal (belly) pain, with no fever or other sign of an infection. For information on the symptoms of IBS, see the topic Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Other long-term symptoms of diverticular disease include: a change in your normal bowel habits, such as constipation or diarrhoea, or episodes of constipation that are followed by diarrhoea â a classic pattern is multiple trips to the toilet in the morning to pass stools like rabbit pellets.
It is most likely to occur if you have previously had symptoms of diverticular disease, and develops over a day or two. Other symptoms of diverticulitis can include: 1  a high temperature (fever) of 38C (100.4F) or above. 2  a general feeling of being tired and unwell.  feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)