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Diverticulitis Diverticulosis Symptoms

By Tracee Cornforth, About.com

Updated November 27, 2003

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Diverticulitis

The most common symptom of diverticulitis is abdominal pain. The most common sign is tenderness around the left side of the lower abdomen. If infection is the cause, fever, nausea, vomiting, chills, cramping, and constipation may occur as well. The severity of symptoms depends on the extent of the infection and complications.

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Reproduced from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC).

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