Diverticulosis complications may be relatively rare

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diverticulosis, a common condition that causes small pouches in the walls of the intestines, might not be as dangerous as doctors have thought. The pouches are usually harmless. But sometimes they become inflamed and infected, in a painful condition known as diverticulitis. Experts have thought that about one in four patients with diverticulosis would eventually develop diverticulitis.



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