Symptoms of diverticulitis include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, and constipation or diarrhea. Pain often affects the lower left side of the abdomen, but it can radiate to the back, legs, groin, and side as well.
Can you feel diverticulitis pain in your back?
The most common symptoms of diverticulitis are abdominal pain and fever. The abdominal pain of diverticulitis is usually lower and/or left-sided abdominal pain. The pain is usually sharp and constant, and the pain may seem to travel, or radiate, to the leg, groin, back, and side.
What are the symptoms of a diverticulitis flare up?
Symptoms of a diverticulitis flare-up
- Constant abdominal pain that lasts for days, typically on the lower left side of the abdomen (although some people experience it on the lower right side)
- Nausea and/or vomiting.
- Fever and/or chills.
- Constipation or diarrhea.
- Abdominal tenderness or cramping.
- Rectal bleeding.
