Q. What are the symptoms of diverticulosis?

Depending on the site of diverticula the symptoms may appear. It occurs most often in sigmoid colon and frequency increases with age. It is more common in the western world where the fibre intake is significantly lower. Often diverticula (pouches) cause no symptoms, except the person may experience some irregularities in bowel habits. When there is an active infection, there may also be fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting, changes in bowel habits, rectal bleeding and constipation. We will now understand the causes of this disease.