What Is The Recovery Time After Having Surgery For Diverticulosis? And How Painful Is It?

The Diverticulosis is the condition of having diverticula or pouches in the colon. The cause of Diverticulosis is the increased pressure on colon due to constipation. The surgery is done when Diverticulosis is bleeding. The recovery time depends upon the type of surgery like laparoscopic  or open surgery. For open surgery, the hospital stay is 4-7 days. For 2 stage surgery, the recovery time can be 5-12 weeks. The scabbing means that the healing process is going on. For pain visit a doctor for infection. For more details, visit Diverticulosis.

Diverticular disease refers to symptomatic and
asymptomatic disease with an underlying pathology of colonic diverticula.
Predisposing factors for the formation of diverticula include a low-fiber diet
and physical inactivity. Approximately 85 percent of patients with diverticula
are believed to remain asymptomatic. Symptomatic disease without inflammation
is a diagnosis of exclusion requiring colonoscopy because imaging studies
cannot discern the significance of diverticula. Fiber supplementation may
prevent progression to symptomatic disease or improve symptoms in patients
without inflammation. Computed tomography is recommended for diagnosis when
inflammation is present. Antibiotic therapy aimed at anaerobes and
gram-negative rods is first-line treatment for diverticulitis. Whether
treatment is administered on an inpatient or outpatient basis is determined by
the clinical status of the patient and his or her ability to tolerate oral
intake. Surgical consultation is indicated for disease that does not respond to
medical management or for repeated attacks that may be less likely to respond
to medical therapy and have a higher mortality rate. Prompt surgical
consultation also should be obtained when there is evidence of abscess
formation, fistula formation, obstruction, or free perforation.