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What Causes Diverticulosis?
Good Afternoon Doctor, I just had a colonoscopy and, of course, was out of it when the doctor came in, however, reading my papers at home he has diverticulosis listed and I just was wondering what this all happens to a person, so I looked it up online and got the answer.
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Diverticulitis cause pouches formed in intestines . They are supposed to be caused by fiber free diet. Fibers normally are not absorbed during food digestion .. remain in stools... absorb water to make the stools soft , thus helping in process of deification
Absence of fibers in diet causes excessive strain to intestines in pushing down the waste products of digestion ( stools )... Thus some part of intestines get weak to form a pouch or diverticulum .. this gets infected & inflamed to cause Diverticulitis.
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Thanks for asking.
Diverticulitis cause pouches formed in intestines . They are supposed to be caused by fiber free diet. Fibers normally are not absorbed during food digestion .. remain in stools... absorb water to make the stools soft , thus helping in process of deification
Absence of fibers in diet causes excessive strain to intestines in pushing down the waste products of digestion ( stools )... Thus some part of intestines get weak to form a pouch or diverticulum .. this gets infected & inflamed to cause Diverticulitis.
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