the lining of your colon is smooth. Diverticulosis occurs when small pockets, called diverticula, form along the colon wall. These pockets develop due to weakening within the muscle layers of the ...

And if the diverticula - clusters of little pockets or sacs inside the bowel, also called 'bunches of grapes', which they resemble ¿ that give diverticulitis its name become infected, you can ...

You’ll follow up with your doctor once your diverticulitis heals to discuss possibly reversing the colostomy and reconnecting your colon. If you develop an abscess, which is a pocket of pus ...

Dr Grant replies: Often during a camera test into the colon (known as a colonoscopy ... Your camera test report may have the medical term diverticulosis to describe the presence of diverticula ...