Diverticulosis occurs when small, bulging pouches develop in your digestive tract. 

When one or more of these pouches becomes inflamed or infected, the condition is called diverticulitis.  It can produce an acute, sometimes devastating illness, characterized by severe abdominal pain in the left lower part of the abdomen, fever and prostration (extreme physical weakness or emotional exhaustion).

The treatment usually consists of fluids, bed rest, and antibiotics and sometimes a hospital admissio...