Diarrhoea diverticulitis

Gastrointestinal In case of intestinal hypermotility (diarrhoea, diverticulitis)... 

Diverticulitis refers to the extension of mucosal pouches outv/ards from the external muscle v/all into the gastrointestinal tract. Diverticulitis is accompanied by colicky pain lasting for a fev/ days. The condition may be accompanied by constipation or diarrhoea and blood in stools. 

The clinical diagnosis and assessment of acute colonic diverticulitis can be difficult (Chappuis and Cohn 1988). The classic pattern of left lower quadrant pain, tenderness, fever, and leukocytosis is suggestive of acute colonic diverticulitis but can be mimicked by numerous acute abdominal conditions. Symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhoea lead to a high rate of wrong diagnosis up to 34% of cases. 

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