What is Diverticulitis?

Diverticulitis is an inflammation or infection in one or more small pouches (sac-like protrusion along the colon wall or lining) in the digestive tract, "inflammation of the divericula." They can become filled with fecal matter and various bacteria and other microorganisms that live inside our colons.

Diverticulosis is routinely observed and diagnosed by medical doctors in well over 90% of occasions where an abdominal x-ray or abdominal MRI, or abdominal CT scan has been taken. This means that millions of people are walking around like ticking time bombs, not even aware that they have Diverticulosis, which could quickly become Diverticulitis at any point in the future. There is no accepted standard medical treatment for Diverticulosis. Medical Doctors will only intervene and provide medical treatment once a condition of Diverticulosis has turned into Diverticulitis.

The medical treatment of choice for Diverticulitis is antibiotics, but antibiotics do nothing to address the root cause of the problem. Antibiotics don't eliminate the colon fecal matter and pathological microorganisms that triggered the situation in the first place. It is almost inevitable that eventually, the person who suffered an attack of Diverticulitis will have another attack and another. After the second or third attack of Diverticulitis, medical doctors start talking about surgery to physically remove the part (or parts) of the colon that are problematic.

This still does nothing to address the primary causes. Even after surgery, the person is still vulnerable to developing Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis all over again. The most significant danger with Diverticulitis is the potential for the person suffering from this condition to experience a perforation of the intestinal lining or colon wall. Resulting from one or more of the infected diverticula bursting…just like what happens when someone experiences a burst appendix. This causes a rapid infection of the entire abdominal cavity, and if proper medical emergency treatment is not administered quickly, the patient will die.

This is why medical doctors start talking about surgery after the first or second attack of Diverticulitis. This is all very sad because both Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis are totally preventable and, if present, quickly corrected.

Diverticulitis is always uncomfortable and rarely stays in the mild to the moderate category for very long. An attack of Diverticulitis will eventually become sharp and extreme, and you will need to seek emergency medical attention.

If you are experiencing sharp and extreme pain, stop reading this and go directly to the emergency room and request an x-ray to rule out a burst appendix, a burst diverticula, or a burst colon wall.

Unlike most other conditions described in the pages on this website, Diverticulitis is an acute condition not a chronic condition. If you have recently had your first, second or third attack of Diverticulitis, the best thing is to phone me directly to discuss your options. Call me directly at 443-534-5200.

The symptoms of Diverticulitis are...

• fatigue

• weight loss

• abdominal pain from mild to severe

• chronic diarrhea

• frequent or loose bowel movements

• loss of appetite

• intestinal dysbiosis

• blood in stools (Ulcerative Colitis)

• mal-absorption of nutrients

• sinus congestion

• lung congestion

• skin disorders

• headache

• joint pain

• mood swings

• anxiety

• depression

What Causes Diverticulitis?

• too much stress

• dehydration

• poor diet

• processed foods

• gluten

• micronutrient deficiencies

• acid forming foods

• an overgrowth of bad bacteria and other pathological organisms (dysbiosis)

• eating on the run or too fast

• eating too fast

• too cold or hot beverages

As with all digestive disorders the best treatment for Diverticulitis include making changes in the primary causes...

• Willingness to activate the information and recommendations

• Manage your emotions and stress

• Get properly hydrated

• Address micro and macro-nutrient deficiencies

• Eating clean

• Correct Intestinal dysbiosis

• Oxidative Stress

• Restore your “redox potential.”

Diverticulitis is preventable. The solutions are within your control by changing your diet and lifestyle. But no progress will be made until the condition of Intestinal Dysbiosis is effectively addressed and resolved.

The first protocol for Diverticulitis is a deep and thorough cleanse of your entire colon. All the other steps are important, but no step is more important than removing the offending material from your colon that is triggering the attacks of Diverticulitis.

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