of tissue containing pus abscess if this occurs intestinal waste material can leak out of the intestines and into the surrounding abdominal cavity causing the following problems peritonitis a painful infection of the abdominal cavity abscesses walled off infections in the abdomen obstruction blockages of the intestine webmed adds that this can also lead to another complication the formation of a fistula a fistula is an abnormal connection between two organs or between an organ and the skin a common type of fistula is between the bladder and colon this requires surgery to remove the fistula and affected part of the colontreatment people are mostly ignorant even if they have diverticular disease these patients need to add fiber to their diet exercise regularly to prevent more diverticula from forming diverticulitis is treated with antibiotics to fight the infection and a temporary liquid or lowfibre diet to allow your colon to healgallstones gallstones are a common digestive problem that tends to become more frequent with age the highest incidence occurs in people in their 50s and 60s according to mayoclinic gallstones are defined as hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in your gallbladder your gallbladder is a small pearshaped organ on the right side of your abdomen just beneath your liverthe gallbladder holds a digestive fluid called bile thats released into your small intestine gallstones range in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball some people develop just one gallstone while others develop many gallstones at the same timehow bad are gallstones gallstones usually settle at the bottom of your gallbladder and most of the time however if a stone migrates up to the outlet of the gallbladder and becomes lodged in one of the bile ducts it can block the flow of bile building pressure in the gallbladder and causing pain in such cases one experiences extreme pain in the upper abdomen and then spreads to your lower chest and backtreatment your doctor will give you medicines to subside the pain and dissolves the gallstones in cases where the stones are larger in size and there is a complication involved surgery is used today laparoscopic surgeries are used to remove gallstones which is a minimal invasive procedureyour stomach pain denotespancreatitis according to pubmedhealth pancreatitis is defined as inflammation of the pancreas the pancreas is a gland located behind the stomach it releases the hormones insulin and glucagon as well as digestive enzymes that help you digest and absorb food bending forward or curling in a fetal position may ease the pain while eating or drinking tends to make it worse usually the blockage is temporary lasting a few days and the symptoms disappear when the gallstone is dislodged chronic pancreatitis is as a result of heavy alcohol use its unclear how alcohol causes pancreatitis symptoms of chronic pancreatitis include episodes of abdominal pain a chronic dull ache in the middle of the abdomen unexplained weight loss