Facing a multitude of challenges, Mung overcomes the chasm between the two cultures with exuberance and bravery. book picks All you need is a jar and an airing cupboard to grow Chinese bean sprouts, or mung beans.
Two medical terms that are confused by patients with diverticular disease are diverticulosis and diverticulitis. Although they sound the same, they have distinct meanings. Diverticulosis. Diverticulosis is the condition that occurs before a patient gets diverticulitis.
Understanding Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis. Many people have small pouches in the lining of the colon (the large intestine) that bulge outward through weak spots. A single pouch is called a diverticulum; multiple ones, diverticula. When you have diverticula, it is called diverticulosis. When the pouches become inflamed, the condition is called diverticulitis.