Diverticulitis

Description

Diverticulitis Sound Therapy

Are you or someone you love suffering from Diverticulitis and associated symptoms? At Universal Sound Therapy we deal with all sorts of issues including diverticulitis with our sound therapies.

Our Diverticulitis sound therapy helps by:

• Decreasing the occurrence of nausea and vomiting
• Has the correct frequencies to help your body retune itself
• Aligns and opens your Chakra system
• Opens and cleans up your meridians
• Helps your body heal itself

Short Description of Diverticulitis

Diverticulitis refers to inflammation or an infection of the small pouches called diverticula that form along the bowel walls of the colon. These pouches or diverticula are generally benign and is known as diverticulosis. However, when inflammation sets in due to a small abscess on one or more of the pouches, disease sets in and it can lead to a severe infection and even perforation of the intestine. These diverticula can form anywhere along the digestive tract but are most commonly seen at the end of the descending colon and sigmoid colon on the left side of the abdomen.

Symptoms of Diverticulitis

• Pain is the most common manifestation of the disease, often constant and may persist for several days
• Nausea and vomiting
• Abdominal pain
• Constipation
• Occasionally diarrhea
• Fever
• Bloody stools

Etiology Of Acute Diverticulitis

Based on recent data, approximately 50% of people are thought to have developed diverticulosis by the time they reach 50 years of age. An estimated 10 to 25 percent of these will go on to develop diverticulitis.

Quick Facts About Diverticulitis

• The disease is an infected pouch in the large intestine resulting to pain in the abdomen
• Symptoms of the disease include pain, constipation and blood on the stool
• One of the primary causes of the condition is a lack of dietary fiber
• Most people with uncomplicated diverticular disease can self-treat themselves
• Surgery is only necessary if the diverticulitis recurs often

Risk Factors

• Age, older adults are known to be at higher risk
• Obesity is a known risk factor
• Smoking
• Lack of physical activity or exercise
• A diet that is quite high in animal fat and low in dietary fiber
• Certain medications like steroids, opiates and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Dietary Management

Patients with diverticulitis may be required to go on a special diet so as to give the digestive tract a chance to rest. At first, only clear liquids may be given for a few days including ice chips, fruit juice without pulp, water, gelatin, ice pops, and tea and coffee without cream.

Complications of Acute Diverticulitis

Peritonitis – this is a type of acute infection that spreads into the lining of the abdomen if one of the infected diverticula bursts. Peritonitis is often serious and at times fatal.

Abscess – this pertains to a pus-filled cavity that require antibiotic treatment and at times surgery in order to remove the pus.

Intestinal Obstruction – the colon may become partially or completely blocked if infection resulted to scarring.