Re: diverticulitis symptoms....do they HAVE to include fever?
From: Debbie (Tigger6040@aol.com)
Sun Jan 18 11:33:09 2004
At Sat, 17 Jan 2004, Pam wrote:
Hi Pam
Gosh, I'm sorry your son is going through so much. As a mom myself I
can completely understand how difficult it must be for you to watch him
suffer.
Has your son been diagnosed with diverticulitis?
I have diverticulosis which was diagnosed through sigmoidoscopy and
colonoscopy. Diverticulitis occurs when the diverticulosis pockets
become infected. As for fever, I guess if infection is present, which
is what classifies diverticulitis, then one would expect fever but I
wouldn't say that it would happen 100% of the time. It would probably
be rare to have diverticulitis without fever though.
If you suspect diverticulosis I would encourage you to have your son
consult with a Gastroenterologist to rule it out. The only way to
diagnose is through sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy.
Good luck to your and your son!
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Debbie
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