Diverticulosis is the presence alone of pouches (diverticula) in your colon. They usually don’t cause any symptoms or need to be treated, but they can lead to diverticulitis. The most common symptom ...

a precursor to diverticulitis, normally doesn’t cause any symptoms. In some cases, it may cause mild abdominal discomfort. But generally, “patients would not know that they have diverticulosis ...

But because diverticula may not cause symptoms, it’s possible to have one or more without knowing — until something goes wrong, that is. “Diverticulitis means that a saclike protrusion has ...

At the age of 70, 70 percent of the population will have diverticulosis. However, this doesn’t mean that all of these patients will ever experience diverticulitis. So, what’s the difference, and how ...