Many patients with colonic diverticulosis have minimal or no symptoms at all. Most people have a diverticulosis and it takes years before symptoms occur.
Most common colonic diverticulosis symptoms
Bloating
Changes in bowel movements
- diarrhea or constipation
Unspecified chronic discomfort in the lower left abdomen
- occasional acute episode of sharper pain
Cramping abdominal pain
- pain occur during meal or after meals
A person over 40 years of age and experience this kind of symptoms it would be best to have a thorough check-up, occasionally at this age level diverticulosis will develop into a more dangerous condition such as cancer of the colon and rectum.
Diverticular disease is common for people that have a low-fiber diet. The muscular wall of the colon grows thicker as we grow older, the cause of thickening is still unclear. Study says the increasing pressure required by the colon to eliminate feces is one of the causes of having diverticular disease. Low fiber diet can lead to hard feces which are difficult to pass and it needs more pressure, over the time with the high pressure in the colon push the inner intestinal lining outward.
Diverticulosis
