The modern world is rich not only with advanced technologies, but also with a large number of different diseases. Among the common ailments occurs diverticulitis, which is manifested in the appearance of hernial sacs on the walls of the colon. When bacteria appear in the pouches, their inflammation occurs.
To cure such a disease as diverticulitis, the reasons must be known not only to the doctor, but also to the patient. This will speed up the recovery process. Most often, the disease appears in people older than 40 years, but there are situations where inflammation affects small children. The disease can appear in people for the following reasons:
- Sedentary lifestyle;
- Overweight;
- Consumption of small amounts of food containing fiber. When eating red meat and eggs in large quantities;Dystrophy of the muscular walls of the large or small intestine. It is most common in the elderly, because for this reason, diverticulitis occurs in old age;
- Pathological changes or disorders in the vasculature of the esophagus. Blood circulation in the walls of the esophagus may also be disturbed;
- Motor organ of the gastrointestinal tract is impaired;
- Congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract or acquired pathology.
Similar causes of diverticulitis of the intestine can appear in everyone, so you need to try not to bring your body to the disease.
Most often, diverticulitis, the causes of which are associated with poor digestion of food appears in mature people, but there are situations when the disease occurs in young children. In most cases, in children, diverticulosis is congenital, but inflammation begins only after the child develops a dysbacteriosis. Intestinal infections are the main causes of diverticulitis, since they give complications. Because of the inflammatory process, the mucous membrane swells and blood circulation is disturbed.
It is necessary to seek help from a doctor when developing the first signs of illness. Before appointing a treatment, the doctor must perform an examination and diagnosis, while taking into account the cause of the disease. When the location of the lesion is identified, therapy will be prescribed.
Diagnosis of diverticulitis
Before proceeding to the procedures, a specialist appoints a patient a diet that will allow the body to clean. Only when the body is clean will the diagnosis of diverticulitis be carried out. For cleaning it is best to use Fortrans powders, but classic enemas are not suitable.
The drug should be diluted in water. For 4 liters of water, you need to dilute 4 sachets. After this, the patient should drink a diluted drug.
When the patient is ready, the doctor will perform a colonoscopy, which allows you to diagnose more accurately than other methods. The method consists in introducing a special probe with a chamber into the intestine of the patient. Thanks to this method, it is possible to accurately determine the location of the inflamed diverticula and its size.
If the diagnosis of diverticulitis has been confirmed, the doctor determines the contents of hernial growths. In most cases, the pouches consist of muscles, but there are situations where they contain feces particles.
Diagnosis of intestinal diverticulitis should be accurate, so doctors conduct an additional procedure - fibrocolonoscopy. This method consists in the introduction into the anus of the probe the entire length, which is 1.5 meters. At the end of the tube is a lighting device that allows you to examine the internal state of the intestine. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes. Thanks to this method, the doctor can perform a biopsy. All small protrusions are removed in the same way.
In case of severe inflammation, the diagnosis of diverticulitis is performed by the following procedures:
- ultrasound;
- Computed tomography;
- Radiography of the abdominal cavity.
When the inflammatory processes go down, you can prescribe an irrigoscopy and a colonoscopy.
A thorough examination of the patient is necessary in order to rule out the possibility of such causes of inflammation as:
- Ischemic colitis;
- Ovarian cancer;
- Ectopic pregnancy;
- Stomach ulcer;
- Appendicitis.
Also, due to a correctly diagnosed diagnosis, it is possible to determine what type of treatment to prescribe to the patient. If the diverticulitis does not threaten human life and the causes of the occurrence are not life-threatening, it is treated with medication. In the event that the threat of life is confirmed, the patient is operated on.
In addition, sometimes inflammation only begins to develop. In these cases, treatment can be done at home with a diet. Instead of medicines, you can take advantage of the recipes of traditional medicine, which are as good at dealing with the task, as well as medications.
Regardless of which diagnosis was diagnosed, diverticulitis and its cause should be eliminated. For those who have not suffered from inflammation, it is recommended to perform prophylaxis, and then studies will simply not be needed.