A. Diverticulosis references the diverticula, or small bulging pouches that develop over time in the colon. Diverticulitis is what we call it when these pouches become inflamed, which can lead to ...

while the insoluble fiber helps to absorb toxins and move waste material more quickly through the colon. This makes it an excellent choice for those with diverticulosis. While we have had a ...

Dr Grant replies: Often during a camera test into the colon (known as a colonoscopy ... Your camera test report may have the medical term diverticulosis to describe the presence of diverticula ...

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Gallstone ileus of the sigmoid colon is an important, though extremely rare, cause of large bowel obstruction. The gallstone often enters the large bowel through a fistula formation between the ...

Symptoms of proctitis can include rectal bleeding, anal and rectal pain, and diarrhea. Sigmoidoscopy A minimally invasive procedure used to diagnose intestinal symptoms and looks for the presence of ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower quadrant; NPF = no pathological finding; n ...

Adenomatous polyps typically do not cause symptoms unless they progress to colon cancer. Even then, there may be no sign of a problem until the malignancy is advanced. This is why colon cancer ...

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 ...

Last week a patient came to see me looking very unwell. Having just come out of hospital after her first attack of diverticulitis, she was understandably anxious to learn how to ward off further ...