Diverticulitis ... stool softer and easier to pass. Surgery is indicated for emergencies caused by bowel perforation and peritonitis. It can also be used electively or urgently for conditions like ...

These look like a little ... will develop diverticulitis, which refers to inflammation of one or more adjacent diverticula and may lead to fevers, blood in the stool and crampy abdominal pain ...

For example, Farhadi notes that blood in the stool is unlikely ... In severe cases of diverticulitis, surgery may be required. If patients develop complications like an abscess or perforation ...