Monday, September 19, 2011

Diverticulitis Symptoms

When I was clinically diagnosed with Diverticulitis Symptoms, I was relieved simply because physician said there exists agood possibility that I may possibly have Crohn’s disease. Nevertheless, diverticulitis is often as severe or painful as Crohn’s disease.

For those of you
which have not had opportunity to find out about Diverticulitis, it means infection of one or more of pouches (diverticula) in the wall of an colon. The infection hinders bowel movement, because inflammed pouches do not empty well; feces might get trapped in those sacs and after that become infected and inflamed. In layman’s term, consider your colon as a road and a stool to be a car. Basically, diverticula (infection) it causes huge road block, as a result it will hinders the flow of traffic.
There are many symptoms of diverticulitis. I will tell you about my experience. In earlier stage, I experienced some cramps and abdominal pain. However, it was not that significant at all. The pain would vanish entirely after few hours. Furthermore, the pain was endurable.
Then again, this pain decided not to disappear, and pain was intolerable as time went on. It kind of brought to mind pain I had when I had appendectomy infection. The pain in lower left side of abdomen was constant and excessive. I heard that’s due to the fact diverticuli (infection) usually are present on that side.
Another symptoms I have was fever, diarrhea, nausea, chill, and bloating. I shed a lot of weight because I lost my appetite (another symptom). If you have constant pain inside the lower left side of belly, you must go see a health care professional. Your doctor will perform blood tests, such as a complete blood count (CBC) or CT scan to determine your condition.
I did not know this, but my diet had a lot to do with diverticulitis. If you love McDonald’s, Wendy’s, KFC, and a lot of other fast foods like me, you should be worried. The low-fiber diet and lack of exercise may cause many colon/stomach related diseases such as diverticulitis. Without fiber to increase bulk towards the stool, the colon has to work harder than normal to push the stool forward. As I pointed out in other articles, you need to be active and watch your diet.

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