Young patients were found to have very low mortality rates; however, the recurrence rate of episodes of acute diverticulitis is significantly higher in young patients. There were substantial ...

Medically reviewed by Chika Anekwe, MD The foods you eat may contribute to the development of diverticulitis. Additionally, certain foods may worsen or improve symptoms, such as abdominal discomfort, ...

Diverticulitis is the microperforation of those pockets – or acute inflammation or infection of the diverticula, says Dr. Sherif Andrawes, director of gastroenterology at Staten Island ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007;22(9):1360-1368. Our study has several limitations. The most important limitation is that the comparative studies we included in our review were not randomized ...

The 66-year-old had just returned from an idyllic Caribbean holiday when she was rushed to hospital and put on a drip ...

Diverticulitis is an "inflammation of irregular bulging pouches in the wall of the large intestine" that can cause severe pain, fever, nausea and changes in stool habits, according to Mayo Clinic.