Diverticulitis happens when out-pouchings in the bowel wall called diverticula become inflamed or infected, due to faecal matter becoming lodged in the pouches.

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Medical My doctor said I’ve got diverticular disease, what should I eat? My doctor said I’ve got diverticular disease, what should I eat? Diverticular disease affects the large bowel, it causes small pockets or pouches to stick out beyond the bowel wall

Bowel stomas are surgically-created connections between the intestines and the abdominal wall. A bowel stoma may be created as a permanent or temporary conduit to allow faeces to exit the body before it reaches the anus.

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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), or cot death, is when an apparently healthy baby dies for no obvious reason.

Understand more about bowel cancer, including how common it is, risk factors, symptoms and having bowel cancer run in your family.

Steatorrhoea is a symptom of malabsorption syndrmes like coeliac disease. It causes pale, smelly and loose stools with a high fat content.

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