DIVERTICULITIS

Brooke Carter

WHAT IS DIVERTICULITIS?

❖ Diverticulitis is the inflamation of “sacs” or diverticli In the colon

❖ it is a disease found in humans

WHODISCOVERED IT ANDHOWWAS IT NAMED?

First discovered and studied in 1849, its recognition increased with thedevelopment of the barium enema

❖ not one certain personwho discovered diverticulis

❖ Divertucla- means the formation of pouches in the abdomin

❖ -Itismeans inflamation

SIMILAR DISEASES

❖ Appendicitis

❖ Irritable bowel syndrome

❖ Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

❖ Bowel obstruction

❖ Perforation by a foreign body

TYPEOF CONDITION

Most doctors say genetic (dependsonwho you ask)

people with collogen disorders aremost likely to get it.

studdies show that if your grandparents have it youmost likley will

ENVIORMENTAL

❖ diverticulitus is not transmitted its inherited.

❖ seasonshave no effect

❖ risk factors include:

• age• obesity• smoking• lack of exercise• diets low in fiber and high in animal fat

DEMOGRAPHICS

❖ men aremore likley to get it thanwoman

❖ usually comeswith older age (60+)

STATISTICS

❖ Counties and the number of affected people:

CountryUSACanadaMexicoBrazilRussiaIndia

Number with disease2,159,230239,028771,7611,353,6841,058,6327,831,401

FUNCTION

❖ diverticulitis effects the digestive tract

❖ Digestive system: The systemof organs responsible for getting

food into and out of the body and formaking use of food to keep the

body healthy.

❖ diverticulitus creates a blockage in this tract

DEALING WITH IT

❖ a personwith diverticulitis requires surgery

• the surgeon will take the small seccion of the tract out

❖ triggers to avoid:

• seeds (all kinds)• nuts• corn• popcorn(anything that might get stuck)

SYMPTOMS & DAILY LIFE

❖ diverticulitis occurs in "flare ups"

❖ symptoms include:

• pain in the abdomen• bright red or maroon blood in the stool.• fever• nausea• vomiting• chills• constipation• (less often, diarrhea).

CAUTION: GRAPHICPICTURESNEXT

TESTS

❖ the tests you take to find out it you have it:

• Complete blood count (CBC)• Urinalysis• Abdominal X-ray• The digital rectal exam• The fecal occult blood test• colonoscopy

MEDICATIONS

❖ Ciprofloxacin

• Ciprofloxacin fights bacteria in the body.

❖ Bactrim

• antibiotics that treat different types of infection caused by bacteria.

❖ Various painmedications

• to deal with the uncomfortablity and the pain

COSTS

❖ Total hospital chargesweremore than $6,600 higher with

colectomy for diverticular disease

❖ even higher for cost, complications, and mortality.

❖ Medication costs about $350 for 60 pillswith out insurance

CURRENT RESEARCH

❖ http://www.drugs.com/mtm/rifaximin.html

❖ there is a new drug that doctors are testing on the patients to see if it

works called rifaimin

❖ it is not yet approved by the FDA

❖ mymother is one of these test subjects

CONCLUSION

❖ i chose this disease becausemymomand family friend both have

this disease

❖ themost interesting thing that i learned was that there is still

unknown things about the disease like wither its genetic or not.

❖ mymother was themost helpful sorce of information

QUESTIONS& IMPORTANTIMFORMATION

❖ Why is it so hard formedical researchers to find out how this

problemoriginates?

❖ it is important for everyone to realize just how common this disease

is.

❖ it is also a very painful thing to have happen

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