Patient Booklet Krames® Diverticular Disease

Features

• Describes the colon and its functions and discusses risk factors that may lead to diverticular disease New photographic art encourages patient/doctor interaction and an active lifestyle Topics: Risks for developing diverticular disease: age
• obesity
• sedentary lifestyle
• low-fiber diet; treating diverticulosis
• including increasing daily activity
• fiber and fluid intake; understanding diverticular bleeding; medical and dietary treatments; when surgery is needed for diverticulitis; understanding colostomy; risks and complications; when to call the doctor 8 pages
• full-color photography
• and enhanced anatomical artwork