Symptoms of Diverticulitis Diverticulosis, a precursor to diverticulitis, normally doesn’t cause any symptoms. In some cases, it may cause mild abdominal discomfort.

Not Every Case Needs Antibiotics: Not every bout of diverticulitis needs antibiotics. For milder, uncomplicated cases, supportive care like fluids, rest and a modified diet might be enough [4].

Diverticulitis can cause constipation. Research suggests that constipation does not cause diverticulitis. Read about the link, symptoms, treatment, and more.

Complicated diverticulitis involves additional health issues, such as abscesses, in comparison to uncomplicated diverticulitis. Learn more about the differences here.

Eating nuts, seeds, and corn doesn’t raise diverticulitis risk in women, and following a healthy diet cuts the risk, according to a prospective study.

Most patients undergoing colonoscopy after diverticulitis had low risk for colorectal cancer, except those with complicated diverticulitis, whose risk was nearly four times greater than the ...

In 90 patients randomized to surgery or conservative treatment, diverticulitis recurred in 16% of the surgery group at 4 years versus 92% of the conservative group (P <0.001), Ville Sallinen, MD ...

New data link smoking and heavy drinking with an increased risk for diverticulitis, with the greatest risk seen in adults who smoke and consume two or more drinks daily. "As there are currently no ...