Diverticulitis can cause irregular stools, alternating between diarrhea and constipation, along with unusually strong-smelling and/or bright red, maroon, or tarry stools. Diverticulitis is caused ...

He then underwent an abdominal CT showing marked thickening of the last ileal loop with densification of the mesenteric fat along with an image suggestive of a diverticulum (figure 1). There was no ...

Nagging abdominal pain and a new bout of constipation? You might be dealing with diverticulitis, a condition that occurs when small pouches form in the colon and become inflamed or infected.