Diverticular Disease
If you’ve ever had a diverticulitis attack, you know it’s not an experience worth repeating. The pain, discomfort, medications, and trips to the hospital are enough for many to want to do everything they can to prevent another attack. Diverticulitis starts with diverticulosis, which is the condition of having herniations, or outpouchings, of the inner lining of the colon, or large intestine. These outpouchings are called diverticula. They usually occur in the sigmoid or t
