10 Diverticulitis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #1: Inflammation
As we mentioned in the beginning, as a result of an infection - usually a bacterial infection, the diverticula become inflamed as the process of inflammation develops.
Inflammation is a serious process that endangers the colon, and it needs to be treated as soon as possible. It is the inflammation, this serious symptom that causes all the other characteristic symptoms of diverticulitis to develop with time as well. Any added pressure over the area of the colon where inflammation has developed will only make the patient’s condition worse.
