Diverticula are small hollows, which occur on the wall of a colon. When these pouches become swollen or infected this is known as diverticulitis. In case they do not result in infection, the condition is referred to as diverticulosis. The difference is the reason this disease is coded under (ICD-10 code diverticular disease: K57.x).
Diverticula may cause:
Risk factors that elevate the need to develop diverticula include:
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Diverticulitis can lead to sudden sharp pains in the lower left hand side of the abdominal area and the results are accompanied by fever, shills, nausea and so on.
Most of the cases can improve with or completely fade away with change in diet, antibiotics, and modifications of life though repeated management or likely re-occurrence is a possibility.
In some cases, Mild diverticulitis may improve with the help of repositions, clear fluids, and non-prescription pain medications, and it is necessary to contact the doctor in order to prevent additional development of the condition.
The BRIC Codes of diverticulitis are between K57.32 and K57.92 depending on the location in the colon, and complications.
During a flare, one should avoid nuts, seeds, popcorn, raw vegetables, red meat, spicy or greasy food, and anything that irritates the colon.
Stool dispatched may be seldom and often heavy, may arrive with mucus containing and in others faint spots of blood.
Diverticulosis means development of small holes (diverticula) on the colon wall; diverticulitis is a process when these holes become inflamed or infected.
You should always avoid being administered with those drugs that annoy the gut during a bout of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, powerful painkiller, and even steroids unless you are told to take them.
Yes-acute flares Yes clear liquid diet of broths clear juices clear gelatin to rest the digestive system.
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