Diverticulitis

[Oralee]

An infalamtion of the [lining] of the [intestines].

[Rihanna]

Inflammation of a diverticulum, especially in the colon, causing pain and disturbance of bowel function.

[Sonia]

Diverticulitis is inflammation, infection, or both of one or more balloon-like sacs (diverticula).

Diverticulitis usually affects the large intestine (colon).
Left lower abdominal pain, tenderness, and fever are the typical symptoms.
The diagnosis is based on the results of a computed tomography (CT) scan, and colonoscopy is done after the episode of diverticulitis is over.
People with mild diverticulitis symptoms are treated with rest, a liquid diet, and sometimes antibiotics given by mouth, whereas those with severe symptoms are hospitalized for treatment with antibiotics given by vein and sometimes surgery.

Diverticula of the colon occur when a defect develops in the thick, muscular middle layer of the large intestine. The thin inner layers of the bowel bulge out through the defect and create a small sac. One sac is a diverticulum.
(See also Definition of Diverticular Disease.)
Diverticulitis is more common among people older than 40. It can be severe in people of any age, although it is most serious in older people, especially those taking corticosteroids or other drugs that suppress the immune system and thus increase the risk of infection, including colon infection. Among people younger than 50 who must undergo surgery for diverticulitis, men outnumber women 3 to 1. Among people older than 70 who must undergo surgery for diverticulitis, women outnumber men 3 to 1.

[Greta]

a condition in which a diverticulum (= a small pocket) that has formed in the bowels, especially in the colon (= the lower and larger part of the bowels) , becomes sore or infected, causing pain and often problems with digesting food: