Occurance is below 10% among patients up to age 40 but increases to 50-70% in patients above 80 years of age.

Sigmoid diverticulosis causes

One of the major causes of sigmoid diverticulosis is a long term low fibre diet.
The condition is also called colonic diverticulosis. When the diverticuli gets infected, the condition is called sigmoid diverticulitis (diverticulum). This condition can be prevented with regular colonic clensing, whether dual action cleanse or just normal colonic cleaning.

Sigmoid diverticulitis has also been called left-sided appendicitis because of its similar pain symptoms but on the other side.

A diverticulum - or pocket - is a small balloon-like expansion of the intestinal wall in either the small or the large bowel. Most are found in the sigmoid - the s-shaped part of the colonsystem. This has given the condition its name. Diverticuli in the sigmoid typically count for 80% of all cases.

Sigmoid diverticulosis is a common condition, or disease, affecting men and women alike. The formation of the diverticuli (pockets) in the colon system takes a long time to develop and the most cases of diverticulosis is found among older patients. Around 50% of the western population above 60 years of age have got sigmoid diverticulosis to some extent.

Mose cases of sigmoid diverticulosis will not need treatment but in the cases where complications occur, such as diverticulitis (inflammation of the diverticuli), perforation, peritonitis or fistulas appear, it may be necessary to treat the patient in hospital.

Preventing diverticulosis (and thus preventing diverticulitis from appearing) can be as easy as to go on a high fiber diet and take measures to avoid long term constipations. Colon cleanse (especially dual action) can be recommended on a regular basis as a diverticulosis prevention as well. Colon clense resources here.

Colon clense
Regular colon clensing helps preventing conditions like diverticulosis, Chron's disease etc.

Colon clensing - dual action
By using a colonic clensing regularly you will help preventing illness, but it is important to pick the right cleanse.

Dual action clense
Colon cleanse taken one step further.

Dual action cleanse - diverticulosis
Diverticulosis, or diverticulitis, treating with colon cleanse.

Colon cleanse and diverticulitis
Colon clense and its importance for the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis.

Diverticulosis
How to use a diverticulitis diet to improve, regular colonic cleaning.

Diverticulitis
Sigmoid diverticulitis (a complication of diverticulosis) explained - diet, colon clensing and colonic surgery.

Sigmoid diverticulosis
Sigmoid diverticulosis is the most common form of diverticulosis.

Diverticulitis diet
Sigmoid diverticulitis diet and colon cleanse treatment. Combine colon cleansing with diverticulitis diet for best result.

Colon cleanser
Dual action cleanse (clense) or normal colonic cleansing for sigmoid diverticulosis (diverticulitis) prevention. Using a colon cleanser (colon clenser).

Diverticulitis symptoms
Symptoms of sigmoid diverticulitis (diverticulosis).

Sigmoid diverticulosis complications
Complications - diverticulitis is the most common one.

Sigmoid diverticulosis surgery
When progressed into diverticulitis - surgery when colonic cleanse or dual action cleanse is not enough.

Colon clensing hydrotherapy