Diverticulitis

3. A complementary treatment that helps promote normal bowel function
4. Inflammation of tissues inside the abdomen from pus and stool
8. Procedure that is done in the presence of a perforation, abscess, a fistula, or a bowel obstruction
9. Also known as GI
11. A small tear or hole in the diverticula
12. A diagnostic procedure that helps confirm the severity of the disease

1. Where diverticula in the Asian population usually happens
2. Formation of pouches or sacs in the intestinal lining
5. Common symptom, usually in the left lower side of abdomen
6. Inflammation of the diverticula (pouches)
7. A physician that specializes in the diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver
10. Patients with complicated diverticulitis should have it done four to six weeks after resolution