If you are above 50 years always bloated especially after meals, having irregular bowel movements, constipated, have incomplete evacuation of the bowels, have regular urge of going to toilet, may have to go to toilet many times a day, you may be suffering from diverticulosis.
Though people above 50 years of age are more prone to the diverticulosis but young patients are no exception they can also have the disease due to irrational diet and lifestyle.
Though diverticulosis can happen in part of intestine but sigmoid colon is the most prone part, because it tries hard to push the stool to the rectum. Because of pushing sigmoid colon becomes thickened as well as full of potholes. And stool gets stuck in these potholes for days sometimes for weeks.
This combination of stuck stool and narrowed, thickened colon makes your tummy feel really full, bloated and uncomfortable.
Though diverticulosis is considered as a natural progression of ageing in the medical fraternity but it can be minimized or even avoided given the careful watch over diet.
Diverticulosis is most commonly occurring and most ignored condition that can leave a patient irritated and debilitating. Careful observation of symptoms and investigations may help in reaching the right diagnosis. A right diagnosis goes a long way treating a patient.
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