Is there a difference between diverticulosis and diverticulitis?

The answer is...

...yes, and you’ll feel the difference in your gut. Board certified general surgeons Amitabh Goel, MD and Benjamin Bryant, MD explain that diverticulosis occurs when small pouches develop in your large intestinal wall. If those pouches become enflamed because of bacteria attacking undigested food, you’ll experience abdominal pain, fever and cramping...all symptoms of diverticulitis.

Diverticular disease often occurs in patients
whose diets are low in fiber. If you believe you may have diverticulitis, we urge you to ask the experts about your treatment options.

Call the Surgical Department at two University Hospitals locations in Ashtabula County:

• In Conneaut: 440.599.7640
• In Geneva: 440.415.0115