Credit: Getty Images. Patients who underwent colonoscopy after 7 days following their diverticular bleeding episodes demonstrated a significantly higher risk of 30-day mortality. Early colonoscopy ...

People who have diverticulosis, or pouches in the lining of the colon, often worry that they will eventually develop a painful and sometimes serious condition called diverticulitis, as previous ...

The colon, or large intestine, is where fibers and digested food are turned into stools. It has numerous sections, including the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: Diverticular-associated colitis is an interesting clinical scenario that is occasionally encountered by the ...

Diverticular disease is an umbrella term that refers to a few related intestinal conditions. A diverticulum is a pouch that forms in your large intestine (colon) that doesn’t usually cause symptoms.

Constipation does not cause diverticulosis Colonoscopy results and assessment of diet, physical activity and bowel habits revealed no association between constipation and an increased risk of ...

Diverticulosis is characterized by sac-like outpouching in the intestinal wall. Inflammation of diverticula results in diverticulitis. Diverticulosis is a condition where sac-like outpouching develops ...

November 13, 2009 — Clinical recommendations for management of diverticular bleeding in adults seen in the family practice setting are provided in a review in the November 1 issue of American Family ...

Approximately 4% of patients with diverticulosis develop acute diverticulitis. These statistics, which come from an analysis of patients in the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, ...