What is diverticulitis?

Diverticulitis, particularly called colonic diverticulitis, is a gastrointestinal condition marked by inflammation of unusual pouches (diverticula) that can form in the large intestine's wall.

What are the symptoms of diverticulitis?

• pain in the abdomen
• a high temperature
• a feeling of sickness
• constipation
• indigestion
• faeces with blood

What are the complication caused by diverticulitis?

• Abscess: an accumulation of pus that has built up in the body's tissue
• Fistula: a link between two hollow areas (technically, two epithelialize surfaces), such as blood arteries, intestines, or other hollow organs, that is aberrant.
• Gastrointestinal perforation: hole in the gastrointestinal tracts' wall.