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.
Many times, people will say they have diverticulitis,a dangerous condition, when they have the more benign and common diverticulosis. Diverticulitis is a serious infection and inflammation of the bowel wall. It requires treatment with antibiotics, and often leads to hospitalization and surgery. People with diverticulosis have large intestinal pockets called diverticula.
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.