Clinical Nurse Specialist, Biofeedback and Colorectal Nursing, Princess Grace Hospital, London.
Br J Nurs. 2023 Feb 23;32(4):168-172. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2023.32.4.168.
Diverticulosis and the subsequent progression to diverticular disease and diverticulitis is becoming more prevalent in western countries. The cause for this progression is not known. Diverticulitis is a significant health burden - both financially to healthcare systems, and to the patients it affects in terms of morbidity. There is a dearth of research pertaining to diverticulitis and its impact on continence. This article examines the parallels between irritable bowel syndrome and diverticular disease, which have many symptom similarities, the overlap between the conditions, and the impact on continence. Current studies regarding the role of fibre in managing diverticular disease are also discussed.
憩室病及其随后发展为憩室疾病和憩室炎在西方国家越来越普遍。这种进展的原因尚不清楚。憩室炎是一种重大的健康负担——无论是对医疗保健系统的经济负担，还是对受其影响的患者的发病率的负担。关于憩室炎及其对控便功能的影响的研究很少。本文探讨了肠易激综合征和憩室疾病之间的相似之处，这两种疾病有许多相似的症状，两种疾病之间存在重叠，并对控便功能产生影响。还讨论了目前关于纤维在治疗憩室疾病中的作用的研究。
