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Diet and diverticulitis

by Barbara Intermill, Tribune News Service stomach pain Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDivertitulitis is a fairly common condition, especially as we get older. What to eat when plagued with this intestinal condition depends on where one is in the process. For reasons not yet completely understood, little pockets called diverticuli sometimes form in the lining of...

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Genome-wide study identifies genes linked to diverticular disease

More than half of adults in the Western hemisphere over the age of 40 have small bulging pouches inside their intestine known as diverticula. Caused by a weakening of the outer lining of the intestine, these pouches are typically harmless. Credit: CC0 Public Domain But for some, these pouches can become painfully inflamed or infected,...