Diverticulitis is a type of disease that affects the digestive tract; it is a severe medical condition that causes inflamed pouches present in the lining of the intestine
These pouches are called diverticulitis; they grow when weak spots that are present in the intestinal wall give way as a result of pressure and thus cause sections to bulge out
In many cases, the pouches occur in the large intestine which is also called your colon, Diverticula mostly exist without any infection or inflammation, this condition is called diverticulosis which is al less severe condition than diverticulitis, Diverticulosis becomes increasingly common when you grow old and occurs in about half of Americans above the age of 60
When diverticulitis occurs, these diverticula are infected or inflamed or they can tear, Diverticulitis can lead to severe health problems