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==Overview==
==Overview==
When taking a medical history, the doctor may ask about bowel habits, pain, other symptoms, diet, and medications. The physical exam usually involves a digital rectal exam. To perform this test, the doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into the rectum to detect tenderness, blockage, or blood. The doctor may check stool for signs of bleeding and test blood for signs of infection.
The most common [[symptoms]] of diverticulitis include [[Abdominal pain|left lower abdominal pain]], [[fever]], [[Cramp|cramps]], and [[constipation]]. A positive history of change in [[bowel]] habits is suggestive of diverticulitis. Less common [[symptoms]] include [[flatulence]], [[nausea]], and [[vomiting]].  


==History and symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
Diverticulitis clinical manifestations depends on the severity of the organ inflammation. Patients infected with the disease usually give history of lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and change in bowel habits either constipation or diarrhea. They also may complain of nausea and vomiting.  
Clinical manifestations of diverticulitis depends on the severity of [[inflammation]]. [[Patients]] affected by the [[disease]] usually give a history of lower quadrant [[abdominal pain]], [[fever]], and change in [[bowel]] habits, either [[constipation]] or [[diarrhea]]. Patients may also complain of [[nausea and vomiting]]. Less commonly, an individual with diverticulitis may present with right-sided [[abdominal pain]]. This may be due to the less prevalent right-sided [[Diverticulum|diverticula]] or a very redundant [[sigmoid colon]].<ref name="pmid17573742">{{cite journal| author=Laurell H, Hansson LE, Gunnarsson U| title=Acute diverticulitis--clinical presentation and differential diagnostics. | journal=Colorectal Dis | year= 2007 | volume= 9 | issue= 6 | pages= 496-501; discussion 501-2 | pmid=17573742 | doi=10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01162.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17573742  }} </ref>
Less commonly, an individual with diverticulitis may present with right-sided [[abdominal pain]]. This may be due to the less prevalent right-sided diverticula or a very redundant sigmoid colon.


===Most common symptoms===  
===Common symptoms===  
Diverticulitis common sympotms include the following:<ref name="pmid18003962">{{cite journal| author=Jacobs DO| title=Clinical practice. Diverticulitis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 357 | issue= 20 | pages= 2057-66 | pmid=18003962 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp073228 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18003962  }} </ref>
Common [[symptoms]] of diverticulitis include the following:<ref name="pmid18003962">{{cite journal| author=Jacobs DO| title=Clinical practice. Diverticulitis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 357 | issue= 20 | pages= 2057-66 | pmid=18003962 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp073228 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18003962  }} </ref>
*Abdominal pain especially left lower quadrant
*[[Abdominal pain]], especially in the left lower quadrant
*Abdominal distension
*[[Abdominal distension]]
*Fever
*[[Fever]]
*Cramps  
*[[Cramps]]
*Constipation
*[[Constipation]]


===Less common symptoms===
===Less common symptoms===
*In severe cases of diverticulitis, the patients may present with the following:  
*In severe cases of diverticulitis, patients may present with the following:  
**Flatulence
**[[Flatulence]]
**Nausea  
**[[Nausea]]
**Vomiting
**[[Vomiting]]
**Chills
**[[Chills]]
*In few cases, the patients may complain of urinary symptoms which include the following:<ref name="pmid13903556">{{cite journal| author=HAFNER CD, PONKA JL, BRUSH BE| title=Genitourinary manifestations of diverticulitis of the colon. A study of 500 cases. | journal=JAMA | year= 1962 | volume= 179 | issue=  | pages= 76-8 | pmid=13903556 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13903556  }} </ref>
*In few cases, the patients may complain of [[urinary]] [[symptoms]] which include the following:<ref name="pmid13903556">{{cite journal| author=HAFNER CD, PONKA JL, BRUSH BE| title=Genitourinary manifestations of diverticulitis of the colon. A study of 500 cases. | journal=JAMA | year= 1962 | volume= 179 | issue=  | pages= 76-8 | pmid=13903556 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13903556  }} </ref>
**Dysuria  
**[[Dysuria]]
**Urgency
**[[Urgency]]
**Frequency  
**[[Frequency]]
The anatomical site of the colon may be a cause to refer the inflammation to the bladder. When the inflammation takes place, it can affect the bladder. Bladder irritation, pain referral and fistula are the known mechansims that explain those symptoms.
The anatomical site of the [[colon]] may be a cause to refer the [[inflammation]] to the [[bladder]]. When the [[inflammation]] takes place, it can affect the [[bladder]]. [[Bladder]] [[irritation]], [[referred pain]], and [[fistula]] are the known mechanisms that explain those [[symptoms]].


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Overview

The most common symptoms of diverticulitis include left lower abdominal pain, fever, cramps, and constipation. A positive history of change in bowel habits is suggestive of diverticulitis. Less common symptoms include flatulence, nausea, and vomiting.

History and Symptoms

Clinical manifestations of diverticulitis depends on the severity of inflammation. Patients affected by the disease usually give a history of lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever, and change in bowel habits, either constipation or diarrhea. Patients may also complain of nausea and vomiting. Less commonly, an individual with diverticulitis may present with right-sided abdominal pain. This may be due to the less prevalent right-sided diverticula or a very redundant sigmoid colon.[1]

Common symptoms

Common symptoms of diverticulitis include the following:[2]

Less common symptoms

The anatomical site of the colon may be a cause to refer the inflammation to the bladder. When the inflammation takes place, it can affect the bladder. Bladder irritation, referred pain, and fistula are the known mechanisms that explain those symptoms.

References

  1. Laurell H, Hansson LE, Gunnarsson U (2007). "Acute diverticulitis--clinical presentation and differential diagnostics". Colorectal Dis. 9 (6): 496–501, discussion 501-2. doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01162.x. PMID 17573742.
  2. Jacobs DO (2007). "Clinical practice. Diverticulitis". N Engl J Med. 357 (20): 2057–66. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp073228. PMID 18003962.
  3. HAFNER CD, PONKA JL, BRUSH BE (1962). "Genitourinary manifestations of diverticulitis of the colon. A study of 500 cases". JAMA. 179: 76–8. PMID 13903556.


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