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 ...

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 ...

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.

BOSTON — Patients with acute colonic diverticulitis are more likely to be seen by primary care providers than by emergency physicians, representing a shift in the way clinicians detect and treat the ...

The common but often misunderstood gut condition you’ve probably never heard of - About 70 per cent of people will have developed diverticular disease by the time they reach 80 ...

I am 75 and have not been able to eat beef or dairy products since my mid-20s. A colonoscopy revealed that I have diverticulosis, but I am ...

If you regularly deal with abdominal pain, it could be a sign of a gastrointestinal issue that becomes more common with age. Diverticulosis occurs when small pouches called diverticula form in the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diverticulosis, a common condition that causes small pouches in the walls of the intestines, might not be as dangerous as doctors have thought. The pouches are usually ...

A new study found that eating small, hard foods like nuts, seeds, and corn was not linked to diverticulitis. This helps debunk the myth that these foods could get stuck in the colon, inflaming the ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Q: I am a 55-year-old woman who was diagnosed with diverticulitis in July 2006, and had ...

CHELTENHAM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Many of us have heard of someone with diverticulitis, but don't know what it really is. A Montgomery County man shares his long struggles with the digestive problem, ...