What is diverticulitis - who is the famous personality sufering from this disease now.?

Answer 1

Diverticulosis is the condition of having pockets in the bowel. Diverticulitis is inflammation of the pockets. I don't keep track of celebrity bowel habits or problems.

Answer 2

Diverticula are small mucosal herniations protruding through the intestinal layers and smooth muscle along the natural openings created by the vasa recta or nutrient vessels in the wall of the colon. These herniations create small pouches lined solely by mucosa. Diverticulosis is defined as the condition of having diverticula. The condition appears to be associated with a low-fiber diet, constipation, and obesity.
Jack Lemmon was diagonsed and treated for this

Answer 3

Diverticulosis, otherwise known as "diverticular disease", is the condition of having diverticula in the colon which are outpocketings of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through weaknesses of muscle layers in the colon wall. These are more common in the sigmoid colon, which is a common place for increased pressure. This is uncommon before the age of 40 and increases in incidence after that age.

Causes
Diverticuli are thought to be caused by increased pressure within the lumen of the colon. Increased intra-colonic pressure secondary to constipation may lead to weaknesses in the colon walls giving way to diverticula. Other causes may include a colonic spasm which increases pressure, which may be due to dehydration or low-fiber diets (merck manual online 2005); although this may also be due to constipation. Fiber causes stools to retain more water and become easier to pass (either soluble or insoluble fiber will do this). A diet without sufficient fiber makes the stools small, requiring the bowel to squeeze harder to remove the smaller stool.

Foods such as nuts, popcorn hulls, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, caraway seeds, and sesame seeds have traditionally been labeled as problem foods for people with this condition; however, no scientific data exists to prove this hypothesis.

Often no treatment is needed. Increases in hydration, increasing fiber content.

Answer 4

been there. required an operation and a colonostophy.(bag for waste) reversed in 3 months.

You get if from waste getting into little pockets in the bowel and infecting it. they break out and your have serious problems.

If you have is no corn and chew you food.

good luck