Diverticula, which are little "weak spots" in the walls of the colon that often form little pouches, are often caused by a diet low in fiber. The lack of fiber means that the colon has to work harder to move contents along. This can often result in a weaker colon as a person ages, and thus diverticula can be formed in the walls of the sigmoid colon.
While there is no absolutely certain way to prevent the development of diverticula, it is believed that high-fiber diets are of help
Diverticula
diverticula
diverticula is the plural of diverticulum.
The plural of diverticulum is diverticula.
"Diverticulum" is the singular of diverticula.
Larger diverticula, termed giant diverticula, are quite infrequent, but may measure as large as 15 cm in diameter
Most people never know that they have diverticula
By the age of 90, virtually everyone will have developed some diverticula
Most diverticula are located in the sigmoid colon
The chance of developing diverticula increases with age, so that by the age of 50, about 20-50% of all people will have some diverticula
No diverticula are outpouchings mostly from the colon and polyps are inward growths