What Are the Causes of Diverticulitis?
It is believed that lack of the dietary fiber is responsible for diverticula which are outward protruding pouches on the colon. Stool is made soft by fiber. Without enough consumption of dietary fiber the stool becomes hard and this can cause strain or pressure to the colon since the muscles tend to push down the stool. The pressure causes the occurrence of diverticulitis. When the weak spots found on the outside layer of the colon muscle gives way as a result of the stuff found on the inside layer squeezing through. Even though, no substantial clinical evidence exists to prove that there is a link existing between diverticulosis and dietary fiber, experts argue that there is convincing circumstantial evidence. Studies have proven that in the areas of the world where there is a large intake of dietary fiber like South Asia or Africa, the diverticular disease is not common. Similarly Diverticulitis and lower back pain is very common in the western countries with lower intake of dietary
