Diverticular Disease
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Diverticular Disease
Introduction
Diseases in the twentieth and twenty-first century have increased, especially chronic diseases from cancer, diabetes, digestive to respiratory infections. Diverticular disease is among the conditions which, according to PubMed, the disease affects the digestive system, which is prevalent in western society; for instance, the USA, Australia, and Europe.
Earlier, the condition was recorded to affect the elderly, lately, the diverticular disease affects younger people under the age of forty raising more concern. Most of the time, the condition is managed by the use of antibiotics, but if severe or recurrent surgical treatment is conducted. The paper reviews the PubMed reports on the diverticular disease.
Findings
According to PubMed reports, the diverticular disease has increased since the twentieth century, where most individuals over the age of sixty have a condition where more patients are hospitalized for the state (Tursi, and Elisei, 2019). People between age eighteen to forty-four are lately affected by the disease and those between forty-five to sixty. Studies about the elderly have remained constant meaning young people are highly recorded of the disease. Almost two hundred and thirty-eight people are registered to be admitted to the San Antonio hospital in the USA, who were reported to be young at the age of forty with critical conditions managed by surgery.
Diverticular disease is affected more men than women according to the latest data as well as older women, where the ratio of men and women under the age of forty admitted is 2:1 . Diverticular disease is related to diverticulosis affecting colon health (Tursi, and Scarpignato,2018). Small pouches in the colon are identified, known as the diverticulum in plural diverticula — diverticular forms on the colon walls, which the large intestine, creating the condition. The diverticular becomes swollen and infected, which is referred to as diverticulitis. According to medical reports, the most common cause of diverticular disease is low fiber intake, which has increased with the emergence of processed food since the early twentieth century. Therefore the condition is rare in African and Asian countries where there are more vegetables and consumptions of unprocessed foods.
The fiber in the diet prevents chronic constipation, which is the primary symptom of diverticular disease. Chronic illness leads to higher pressure exerted in the colon, causing inflammations and pouches in the colon, causing diverticula (Tursi, and Elisei, 2019). Diverticular disease is discovered through various symptoms such as difficulties urinating, painful cramps accompanied by bloating, pain on the lower and left side of the abdomen as well as sometimes on the right side.
Bowel irregularities is a common symptom accompanied by chronic constipation and diarrhea. Chronic and painful constipation causes the rectum to bleed, which is the most revealing sign of diverticular disease (Tursi, and Scarpignato,2018). Urinary tract infection occurs when inflammation extends through other close organs, especially in women. Diverticular disease has symptoms revolving around the digestive system. Various food type triggers and accelerates diverticular disease such as fried foods, foods with higher sugar content, red meat, refined grains as well as food higher in fat.
Importance
The information is essential to me as a young person by realizing that diverticular disease is not only in older adults but in people under the age of forty. Most youths are experiencing bloating and constipation, which may be a symptom related to diverticular disease. Higher intake of processed food has increased, therefore, leading to more top reports of the disease.
The processed foods have low fiber content which triggers the diverticular disease. High intake of junk foods or fast foods, for instance, red meat and foods with high fats and sugar content, are dangerous. Therefore it is essential to avoid the type of food and embrace foods with high fiber content.
Conclusion
Consequently, diverticular disease is among the most common from the early twentieth to the twenty-first century, according to PubMed. The bug has affected most people, including the younger people under the age of forty years. Since the twenty century, the processing of food has increased due to new industrial innovation, mostly in western society such as Europe and the USA.
Diverticular disease affects the large intestines causing inflammation and pouches, also known as diverticula. The condition causes chronic constipation which leads to rectal bleeding, due to the high pressure exerted the colon is damaged causing symptoms such as bloating irregular bowel, painful constipation as well as pain on the lower side of the abdomen. Food that’s trigger diverticular disease is those with lesser amounts of fiber and higher in sugars and fats.
References
Tursi, A., & Elisei, W. (2019). Role of Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Diverticular Disease. Mediators of inflammation, 2019.
Tursi, A., & Scarpignato, C. (2018). Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease: chronic abdominal pain in diverticulosis is not enough to make the diagnosis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 16(12), 2001-2002.
