Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal disease characterized by inflammation of abnormal pouches. Symptoms typically include lower abdominal pain of sudden onset. Risk factors may include obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, a family history of the disease, and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Costs associated with diverticular disease were around US USD 2. 4 billion a year in the United States in...
