WHAT IS DIVERTICULITIS?

Food passes down through the stomach where it is turned into creamy chyme. Fruit and vegetables pass through the digestive system in a number of hours from mouth to anus. This food slides down the tract pushed by muscle contraction.

But problems can arise for a person who eats much meat which does not slide but can remain blocked in the small and large intestines. The meat can build up in the intestine putting pressure on the walls and causing splits in the epithelial lining. 

This may produce pockets in the intestinal wall like a bubble in a bicycle tube in which food becomes stuck perhaps for weeks or months. 

Meat will rot and stink in the pockets of the intestine causing infection. The bacteria of the intestine will have a feast. The intestine becomes like a sewer pipe. This is called diverticulitis. 

An extreme form of diverticulitis may occur on Papua New Guinea where highlands people have pig kills and eat large amounts of half cooked pork that remains in the intestine and causes gas gangrene of the bowel. The meat stinks like a dead dog on the road and the intestine rots. This is called pig bel. Please click:

Diverticulitis: Pictures, Symptoms, Diet & Foods to Avoid - MedicineNet

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Dec 28, 2015 - Diverticulitis (Diverticulosis, Diverticular Disease) ... Treatment of diverticulitis and diverticular disease can include high fiber diet, and anti-spasmodic drugs. Foods to eat that may prevent diverticulitis flares include fruits and vegetables, legumes, and whole grains.

Diverticulitis Diet | Everyday Health

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Aug 18, 2015 - It is believed that eating a diverticulitis diet high in fiber may help people who are living with the condition. This would include cereals, grains, .

Pig Bel. - NCBI
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