MSNBC Alex Witt Reports June 4, 2024 16:12:00
The center for emerging infectious diseases and an msnbc medical contributor. what can you tell us about diverticular stenosis? how serious is it? >> claudio covered a bit of it. as we get older the walls of our intestine can get weaker and form pouches. about 20% of people may see a blockage and then an inflammation and most times is due to an infection and in most cases can be handled by antibiotics and fluids. in more severe cases what you see is somebody who has had multiple episodes of diverticulitis or because there's a more severe complication because of the inflammation, maybe a perfor...