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Diverticulitis is an inflammation of the large intestine or colon. Diverticulosis is a condition that has similar symptoms but there is no inflammation.
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What is the difference between constipation and diarrhea?
The difference between diarrhea and constipation is the water content of the stools.
What is the scientific difference between diarrhea and constipation?
The difference between diarrhea and constipation is the water content of the stools.
What is diverticulitis according to a dictionary?
Diverticulitis is inflammation in the digestive tract caused by the diverticulum. There is abdominal cramping, fever and constipation associated with it.
What is the difference between butter and putty?
very bad constipation
Does a doctor have to put you on medications for diet diverticulitis?
Your doctor will give you antibiotics for diet diverticulitis, as well as put you on a liquid/soft diet. You must also avoid constipation, so take Metamucil.
What are symptoms for diverticulitis?
There are many symptoms of diverticulitis. They include, fever, sudden severe pain in the lower left side of the abdomen, change in bowel habits, nausea, vomiting, constipation, bloating, and abdominal tenderness.
What are the symptoms of diverticulitis in children?
Stomach pain, gas, and nausea are all very clear symptoms of diverticulitis in children. Other symptoms include fever, constipation, loss of appetite, and bloating or abnormal swelling.
How can someone know and what is the difference between Diverticulosis and Tropical Sprue?
diverticulitis inflammation of Gugenum and tropical sprue is intestinal injery
Are there any diverticulitis symptoms in women that are distinct from other intestinal diseases?
Diverticulitis, whether in men or women presents with abdominal pain and lower abdominal tenderness, indigestion, constipation and vomiting. They can be confused with many other diseases.
What are some the most common diverticulitis symptoms?
Diverticulitis in women is quite common, even more common in women as they age. The most common symptoms of diverticulitis in women is alternating diarrhea with constipation, tenderness or painful cramps in the lower abdomen area, and fever or chills.
Would a kidney stone or diverticulitis cause morning flatulence?
This may cause a range of symptoms including: abdominal pain and bloating. constipation and diarrhoea. flatulence.
Is diverticulitis a virus?
No, diverticulitis is not a virus; it is an inflammation or infection of small pouches, called diverticula, that can form in the walls of the colon. This condition often arises from a diet low in fiber, leading to constipation and increased pressure in the colon. While infections can occur in the diverticula, diverticulitis itself is primarily associated with dietary and lifestyle factors rather than viral causes.
