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Diverticula are small pouches that form in the walls of the digestive tract.
Diverticula are small pouches that form in the walls of the digestive tract. People with many diverticula have diverticulosis. Diverticulitis occurs when one or more of these diverticula become infected. Typical symptoms include stomach pain, diarrhoea or constipation. A high-fibre diet helps to prevent this condition.
People are usually unaware that they have individual diverticula or diverticulosis. Complaints only begin when inflammation occurs (diverticulitis).
Risk factors for the occurrence of diverticula include:
The colon is naturally inhabited by bacteria, and these bacteria make an infection worse.
Sepsis, Diverticulosis and diverticulitis, diverticulitis
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