Diarrhea is unpleasant enough, but chronic diarrhea can pose a health risk. J.Thomas LaMont, M.D., of UpToDate Online, defines chronic diarrhea as loose stools lasting a minimum of four weeks, with at least one episode per day. To properly treat...
If you are male and you experience lower abdominal pain after meals, this recurrent discomfort may relate to numerous gastrointestinal conditions of varying severity. These include diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome and pancreatitis. In...
No one is exempt from diarrhea. Whether it be from an infection that is making its way around your community or because of something you ate, at some point or another, you are bound to suffer from it. While definitely unpleasant, it may help to...
Diverticulitis is the inflammation of abnormal pouches that bulge outward through the wall of the colon. The pouches are known as diverticuli, and the condition of having the pouches is known as diverticulosis. When the pouches become inflamed,...
One in every 10 Americans over the age of 40 has diverticulosis, a chronic disorder that produces small bulging pouches along the inner lining of the colon, or large intestine, notes the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney...
Diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal disorder in which small, bulging pouches form in weak areas of your large intestine and become inflamed. According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, about 10 percent of Americans...
If you're one of the 10 percent of Americans over the age of 40 with diverticulosis, you're well aware of the role that food plays in your disease. Diverticulosis is a chronic disorder that creates small bulging pouches along the lining of your...
A diverticulum is a small pouch in the lining of the colon, or large intestine, which bulges outward through weak spots. Multiple pouches are called diverticula and the condition of having diverticula is called diverticulosis. Diverticulitis is a...
Diverticular disease is common in Western societies and is believed to be primarily due to the relatively low-fiber diets the people eat. Diets low in fiber can lead to chronic constipation, which is thought to increase pressure in the colon and...
Small pouches that develop on the intestines, called diverticula, can become infected, a condition known as diverticulitis. Around 50 percent of people over age 60 have diverticula, which most commonly affect the large intestine, the National...
When did your pain start? Does anything make it better or worse? Is it a severe abdominal pain that suddenly started? Did it start suddenly, but it "comes and goes?" Or is your pain hard to describe, but you believe it started gradually and you...
The abdomen, the region between the chest and the pelvis, contains many organs, including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas and kidneys. With so many organs concentrated in one area of...
