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.
Diverticulitis is the condition that occurs when these pouches become infected or inflamed. Many times food can become trapped in these pockets making wonderful breeding ground for bacteria. This only occurs in about 10 to 25 % of people with diverticulosis. The first and most common symptom of diverticulitis is severe abdominal pain, and a common sign is tenderness around the left side of the lower abdomen.
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. Ten to 25 percent of people with diverticulosis get diverticulitis. As many as one American in 10 over the age of 40 has diverticulosis; about half of all people over 60.