What is diverticulitis
Diverticulitis occurs when small pouches bulge out from weak points in the intestines, forming 'diverticula', which then become infected or inflamed. It is sometime described as being similar to a balloon of air bulging out of a bicycle tire.
The pouches alone, without any infection or inflammation are quite common, and if you have just the pouches then you suffer from diverticulosis.
If you have the pouches plus the inflammation or infection then you have diverticulitis.
Approximately 10% of people in the US who are 40 or over suffer from diverticulosis, and then around 10 to 25 of people who have diverticulosis will go on to develop diverticulitis.
The pouches alone, without any infection or inflammation are quite common, and if you have just the pouches then you suffer from diverticulosis.
If you have the pouches plus the inflammation or infection then you have diverticulitis.
Approximately 10% of people in the US who are 40 or over suffer from diverticulosis, and then around 10 to 25 of people who have diverticulosis will go on to develop diverticulitis.
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