Diverticulitis by Christopher Borrelli Jr. https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj en-us 2016-11-09 15:56:20 UTC 2024-03-14 06:12:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis 18289 https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136445720 2016-11-09 15:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136445720 What is it? 18289 https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136449040  Diverticulosis is a disease involving multiple outpouchings, or diverticuli, of the wall of the colon; these diverticuli may become inflamed, leading to the painful condition called diverticulitis.]]> 2016-11-09 16:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136449040 What are the causes? 18289 https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136450869 The most common cause of diverticulitis is aging. However the disease can come earlier in life if you have a low fiber diet.]]> 2016-11-09 16:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136450869 How does it work? 18289 https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136452323 When the circumference of the colon alternately narrows and widens along its length, muscle contractions may result in local occlusions of the lumen at the narrowed sections. Occlusion may cause the lumen of the colon to become multiple, separate chambers. When this happens, the pressure within the chambers can increase to the point where the mucosa herniates out through small clefts in the muscularis, creating diverticuli. Eventually, this will cause a lot of pain in the abdomen. ]]> 2016-11-09 16:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/136452323 What are the effects? 18289 https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/137106392 Some symptoms include abdominal pain, fever or passage of maroon colored urine. ]]> 2016-11-11 22:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/137106392 How can you treat it? 18289 https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/137106822 There are multiple ways to treat the disease such as increasing your dietary fiber intake, antispasmodic drugs, antibiotics, or surgery. ]]> 2016-11-11 23:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/137106822 18289 https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/137107076 2016-11-11 23:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/18289/az3bpr2bsgnj/wish/137107076