THE RANDYJ SCHLANGER AND PAUL SCHLANGER BEST BUYS FRAUDS - LOCK THEM UP FOR KILLING ELIZABETH LAKIE MILLER

According to the record of Regents Park when Elizabeth Lakie Miller was transferred to Homewood Assisted Living she was in pain from her broken rib that was still healing.  Randy Schlanger had the check book with her ID and the checks according to the police reports were per-signed.

Please note the signatures on each check as well as what a 96.5 year old lady would buy with dementia

Notice the signature. M in Miller is different, Slant is different, E and L are different. Double lower case L's are opened not tight K has too much space and the foot of the k is too downward

Nothing in the Memo for????  she aways wrote what it was for and the date on the check was AFTER in court she was declared INCAPACITATED, EASILY MANIPULATED, AND HAVING DEMENTIA WITH POOR PROGRESS, IT WAS STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW HER OWN FINANCES . AND RANDY SCHLANGER AND PAUL SCHLANGER HAD THE CHECK BOOK.

DIFFERENT M ,E, L SPACE TOO WIDE FOR THE LOWER THE CASE L'S YOU CAN SEE THIS WAS A MANS HAND WRITING ON THE CHECK, THE ALLEGED SIGNATURE OF LAKIE MILLER IS RANDY SHLANGERS  WHO IS OLD AND CAN PASS FOR THE BAD PHOTO OF ELIZABETH LAKIE MILLER. DIFFERENT R AND LOOP AT THE END

WHAT IS INTERESTING THE BANKS DID NOT PICK THIS UP  FORGED SIGNATURES

OPEN LETTER TO THE IRS ABOUT PBSO, KAUFFMAN, SCHLANGER, SCHRILLS, AND SHUMAN

OPEN LETTER TO THE IRS ABOUT KAUFFMAN, SCHLANGER, SHRILLS, AND SHUMAN

July 2, 2018

To Whom This May Concern,

            My name is Marcus Miller. In 2012, IRS agent Migna Rodriguez was contacted about questionable checks and signatures on the checks. These checks were from the Estate of Albert R. Miller, an irrevocable trust. At the time, I was just granted the trusteeship of this estate that was in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to do a full audit and accounting. I was asked to contact the IRS just in case there was something questionable. I met with Mrs. Rodriguez and she went over each and every photocopy of the checks provided to me by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s attorneys William T. Mandia and Marissa Parker of Stradley Ronin Stephens and Young. When Mrs. Rodriguez inspected these photocopies, she said even though the account was established in Pennsylvania, the money was laundered and the checks were written in Boca Raton Florida. She took the photocopies I provided her with and told me she was sending them down to the Miami fraudulent department of the IRS and that I should give you ample time to go through them. I have established in Orphan’s Court that my grandmother, who was one of three trustees to the estate mishandled and hid this account from another willed trustee.

The original trustees of my grandfather’s estate were Elizabeth “Lakie” Miller (my grandmother) deceased in 2009, Jordan M. Miller (my father) deceased in 2003, and Leonard Fuiman (my grandmother’s brother) deceased in 2006. In 2007, my grandmother was declared incapacitated by the Broward County Courts. However, she was Baker Acted in 2004 by the State of Florida and was seen by the Florida Neuropsychiatric Institute who began to adjust her chemical imbalance with medication. This information was hidden and fought against after it was brought to the attention of the Broward County Courts and the Philadelphia Orphans’ Court. My grandmother had signed a Will stating that her attorney Alan C. Kauffman would be her designated guardian. They did not go to Philadelphia Orphans’ Court to assign Mr. Kauffman as a trustee to the estate. My mother, Loretta Miller, through my father’s Will, was willed the trusteeship of trustee to my grandfather’s estate.

Alan C. Kauffman, along with his associate Randy J. Schlanger, fought tooth and nail to prevent my mother and myself from investigating or looking at any of the checks that were written on the estate. There were several red flags that came up that caused questions to arise. The first of many was the dissolving of a Marital Trust, which was irrevocable and to the understanding of what I was told by my attorney Thomas McGowan, that that trust money was 100% hers to be used to pay bills. The second trust was an irrevocable Residuary Trust which was supposed to be what my grandmother was supposed to live off of after the Marital Trust was used up. My grandmother had many new friends, all extremely younger than she was and she bragged that she could buy and sell them on a daily basis. They managed to con her and fill her up with so much hate against my mother and myself. They also told her that they were going to protect her and her money against us. In the beginning, they had her sign blank checks which they enjoyed thousands upon thousands of dollars until they realized they can forge her signature since the banks knew who they were and didn’t question their cashing of checks. They ended up writing these checks out for cash with different signatures on the signing line and some of them endorsed by the name of E. Lakie Miller, most by Randy J. Schlanger, and a few by a John Schrills. Items were purchased from places such as “A Drawer Full of Lingerie” where a $150.00 bustier was purchased for a woman in her late 90’s with osteoporosis. There were also three checks written to Best Buy for approximately $2,100.00. When I looked at the Best Buy receipts, they purchased televisions, multiple iPods, a portable DVD player, a surround sound system and DVDs to shows and movies my grandmother wouldn’t watch. Another check was for porch lights for Randy J. Schlanger’s pool.

All of the signatures on these checks were forged according to Mrs. Rodriguez. My mother and I gave Mrs. Rodriguez copies of everything I had including a letter from Alan C. Kauffman instructing Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to increase the laundering of the money from $2,000.00 to $8,000.00 from the Albert R. Miller Estate to an account called the Lakie Living Trust where he was the self-appointed trustee and beneficiary of the Trust along with Randy J. Schlanger. According to a Palm Beach Sherriff’s Office reports, Randy J. Schlanger received $900,000.00 and Alan C. Kauffman received $500,000.00. I believe John Schrills received either $100,000.00 or $200,000.00 and the rest was divided and given among minor players in this scam and to charities.

My mother and I have contacted the PBSO and they refuse to investigate this situation because (1) according to them Alan C. Kauffman is an “esteemed” attorney and Randy J. Schlanger who works for him as a medical surrogate is an “esteemed” person as well but she and her family have police records of drug and alcohol abuse as well as being violent. (2) The PBSO has declared my mother as being “crazy” because she made complaints of physical and mental abuse that these people caused my grandmother. (3) There was separate complaint unknown to me complaint by my half-brother David Joel Miller witnessing not only abuse by Randy J. Schlanger, John Schrills, and Alan C. Kauffman but also Randy J. Schlanger admitting that she was in possession of the checks and ledger of the Estate of Albert R. Miller. Two (2) days later, the Department of Children and Families came down to investigate. They were shown the checkbook which was Randy J. Schlanger’s possession and saw a pre-signed check while the rest were not. DCF refused to do anything about it because Alan C. Kauffman is an attorney.

In November of 2006, Randy J. Schlanger, Alan C. Kauffman, Dr. Phillip E. Heller, and Esquire D. Services filmed a video of my grandmother taking a Mini-Mental State Health Exam and she scored a 12/30 which shows severe dementia but Dr. Phillip E. Heller stated she had executive decision-making powers for her age. For those her age, 12 is average because they have dementia. My grandmother was hidden from family members and tax collectors and was found six months later by the Florida Medical Mental Health Team assigned by the Broward County Courts. They stated she was easily manipulated and had severe dementia. They also stated her prognosis was poor. I have copies of these reports.

While fighting Alan C. Kauffman in court to get the estate papers and account numbers, he claimed he had no knowledge of such. Charles E. Shuman, who was the account manager of the estate allowed Alan C. Kauffman to become the self-appointed trustee where he made large sums of money by dissolving the account, moving money over to the Lakie Trust, and having it managed by a Fred Hopkins who he shared commission fees with. Basically, he was double dipping. Close to $2,000,000.00 was moved from my grandfather’s Estate to the Lakie Trust where Alan C. Kauffman was the sole trustee because he attempted to remove Legg Mason from the trusteeship after my grandmother was declared incapacitated by the Broward County Courts. Legg Mason began fighting in Court to have Alan C. Kauffman removed as guardian. I have copy of a filing. Charles E. Shuman left Legg Mason and after Alan C. Kauffman put through a fax a letter to increase the amount of money wired to the Lakie Trust monthly from my grandfather’s estate. The Residuary Trust did not have a manager to watch it and it was completely ignored by Legg Mason, now Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. This account was being laundered and drained by Alan C. Kauffman and his associates.

The hearing to remove Alan C. Kauffman was dated for December of 2009. Prior to that, Magistrate Rita Berry put an order in for the financial guardian to check on the health and wellbeing of my grandmother. When he showed up to the home in August of 2009, Alan C. Kauffman and Randy J. Schlanger had moved her out. My grandmother, according to the death certificate, allegedly died November 22, 2009. I didn’t find out about her death until a month later. When I finally received the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney statements, my mother and I found a letter written to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney was no longer the guardian of my grandmother because of her death. This was filed in Palm Beach County Court. However, the money from my grandfather’s estate was still being removed for two (2) months after her death and then an attempt was made eight months after her death. By then, a death certificate was sent to MSSB. MSSB completely ignored the letter that was sent to them that my grandmother was declared incapacitated and the fact that Alan C. Kauffman had no standing with my grandfather’s estate and that three (3) new trustees had to be assigned and that one of these was my mother because Charles Shuman hated her.

My mother and I have found that all of the information that was on the death certificate was incorrect, that there is no police report of her death, bodies cannot be removed by an undertaker as he said he did, the undertaker is best friends with Alan C. Kauffman, there is no health certificate or removal permit for the removal of the body from Florida to Pennsylvania, the Assisted Living Facility said they have no record of her dying there in November of 2009 because she wasn’t there, and my mother and I are on a blacklist by the two funeral homes who claimed to have handled her.

We believe she was murdered. As long as my grandmother was alive, Alan C. Kauffman could be removed and lose all that he had scammed for. We also believe that my grandmother was brought to Randy J. Schlanger’s home because a neighbor saw her there a week before she died. My grandmother was being screamed at by one of Randy J. Schlanger’s daughters who was on drugs and alcohol and who is also violent.

Not only was my grandmother scammed out of money, but checks were forged, there were illegal wire transfers from one account to another, and illegal faxes made to MSSB. I’m asking for an investigation and to find out what your office saw on the checks by Mrs. Rodriguez so I can bring this information to the Secret Service who handles fraudulent wire transfers and check forgery. I can be contacted on Mondays and Tuesdays at 863-288-9205.

Respectfully,

Marcus Miller
16340 Cagan Oaks
Apt 204
Clermont FL, 34714
863-288-9205

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I hired Alan Kauffman for a civil case. He promised he would offer my adversary no mercy and resolve it promptly. He kept his word. He stopped their shannigans immediately and got it to court asap. Thereafter, a judgement was ruled in our favor. Thanks Alan Kauffman. Appreciate your work and skill.

The last review sounds like something Alan Kauffman would write about himself 

and use a fake name.

UpDate- Philadelphia Court Order Alan Kauffman Had No Standing In Removing Money from the Albert Robert Miller Estate,

If you remember we posted this a few blogs in the past. We are posting this again. Alan Kauffman claimed he did not know where this Estate was and he had no standing to remove any money from this estate. The Will of Albert Robert Miller stated that if Elizabeth (Lakie) Miller became incapacitated then Legg Mason has to go to court and appoint a new Trustee. Loretta Miller was willed in her husband's Will to be the trustee of this estate since there was a in AR Miller's Will clause no 11 stating a Trusteeship can be willed by a trustee. Loretta Miller was the lawful Trustee. But Charles Shuman the wealth manager of this estate hated Loretta Miller because she removed him from her account and moved her account out of Legg Mason to Alex Brown.

In 2003 Jordan Miller after moving to Florida transferred as the Trustee of AR Millers Trust  to a Legg Mason office in Palm Beach Florida. The Account Manager was Roy Apple and Roy looked at a this account and adjusted which increased the earnings by $200,000.00. When Lakie came out of the Menorah House Susan King took over the Albert Robert Miller Trust ( her name and address was found on one of the documents and well as orders to pay her with copies of the checks) and schemed with Charles Shuman in opening the Living Lakie Trust Account with the Marital Trust of over 1 1/2 million dollars and Elizabeth in her Wachovia Bank Checking Account dissolved 5 account that was high yielding , stuck over $800,000.00 into a checking account. Elizabeth held the money there for 1 year and then placed it into the Living Lakie Trust. 
In 2004 after she was Baker Acted Elizabeth got rid of Susan King and hired Frank Pilotti. With Frank Pilotti's help  she bought a Condo in Broward County at the Century Village over paid for this Condo and moved there. This purchase was done with AR Miller Trust account not the Living Lakie Account. She decided to place the condo into the name of the Living Lakie Trust without any regard to the fact the money came from the AR Miller Trust and the fact she bought it after she was Baker Acted and declared incapacitated by Saint Mary's Hospital . Elizabeth needed to get out of Palm Beach County since her Baker Acting in her mind would follow her. She told the Hospital she was never institutionalized but her daughter in law was and had electric shock treatments. They did not believe her. According to the  court orders she was assigned to the Florida NeuroPsychiatric Institute in Broward County Florida for treatment and medication adjustment for her schizophrenia, bipolar and dementia along with parinoidia. 

 Elizabeth had visited the Festival Market Place where Marcus and Loretta had a business and would stop there to talk to them. Loretta ordered shoes for Elizabeth, did not charge her and suddenly Elizabeth was accusing Loretta again of stealing her money with the Condo in West Palm Beach at the Century Village that had both their names on the deed.  Loretta knew Elizabeth was not living there and Elizabeth refused to give her the keys. Elizabeth was allowing Charles Shuman to use it and others.
  
 Alan Kauffman and Charles Shuman together hid the account. Charles Shuman left Legg Mason and the account fell onto a computer that spit out a $8,000 check a month going directly into an account Alan Kauffman was in control of . No bills just word of month between Shuman and Alan Kauffman and with Alan Kauffman in control the AR Miller Trust that became online account access with no watch dog. Stealing each month from the AR Miller Estate and placing it in the Lakie Living trust. When Elizabeth died he Randy Schlanger and John Shrills became the owners of money's stolen from the  Albert Robert Miller estate and divided it up amongst themselves.
  
The reason why Charles Shuman hated Loretta was that Charles Shuman was giving information of the movement of Loretta's , Jordan's both joint and singular  and Marcus' account and money along with stock purchases to Elizabeth Miller which was none of her business and that was unethical. Loretta Miller, Jordan  had jointly and as custodians for Marcus, filed a complaint  against Charles Shuman and a call from Shuman was received that he was going to kill her for that. Charles Shuman was acting illegally in this action below. Many complaints were written to the SEC both Federal and State and nothing was done.

Pennsylvania Law pertaining to Wills, Estates, Foundations must go to Orphan's Court to appoint a Trustee. Alan Kauffman self appointed himself and when it was brought up in Family Court to Magistrate Rita Berry she claimed that Florida courts have nothing to do with Pennsylvania or Pennsylvania Laws, So according to Florida Laws anyone can steal from another state. If this is the case. OJ should have never been arrested.

Court order to stop sending any account information to Alan Kauffman because he has no standing.

.According to the hospital records at Delray Beach Hospital it stated that Elizabeth Miller had dementia when she was in the hospital November 7 2006 Plus she was on narcotics. There was a video taken paid by the AR Miller Trust therefore the video belongs to the AR Miller Trust. This video was suppose to demonstrate she had capacity when she signed these papers to protect her and her attorney. The Video is a public record if he stated it was used for capacity. If Elizabeth had her capacity he would have blasted that video in all the courtrooms we brought him into. But Kauffman didn't . Meaning it showed she was  incapacitated.   Kauffman refused to show the video stating it would embarrass her. If she had her capacity she would not be embarrassed in fact if she was incapacitated she would not know the difference. Kauffman tried to use everything in the book to stop us from seeing this video but it was obtained and I will put this video on later as soon as we place it on Youtube and Vimeo for educational purposes.  Her capacity showed she had dementia (I am putting it nicely) and she was coached what to say and for her test. Randy Schlanger coached her.

There is no where in this living will that states Elizabeth is not to be taken to the hospital or the police is not to be called if she dies in the home. Normal routine at Homewood is to call the ENT's if the person is in distress or the Sheriff if the person dies. This way the home is not held responsible for any foul play. But the Sheriff was not called nor she was taken to the hospital. She died not in the home. She was removed in August 2009 and brought somewhere. We have witness's that she was brought to Randy Schlangers home and there are witness's that a body was removed on November 22, 2009 from Randy Schlangers home 

Please note the signature of Holly Alter. She became Alan Kauffman's wife right after the death of  Elizabeth (Lakie) Miller.That is public record, She just recently divorced him right after he thought the estate in Philadelphia was settled, The Money was settled the body of Elizabeth Lakie Miller  was exhumed. Once the body is buried in a family plot it becomes the property of the family. 

. This is the person Dr Phil Heller, psychologist described Elizabeth as a near genius

I was told all sorts of stories by Elizabeth. She said when Jordan was young he developed a fever. He was crying and doubled in pain. Jordan was bleeding from the rectum . She diapered him She said her mother was in Atlantic City for the summer. She had rented a house or a large apartment. She said she took the bus or train I don't remember which form of transportation she used and went to Atlantic City so her mother could tell her what to do  Her mother called her stupid and said we have to take him to a doctor. They went to Atlantic City Hospital where they were told they needed to take him immediately in for surgery He had Diverticulitis and Appendicitis

She decided not to allow Atlantic City Hospital to do the surgery but went back to Philadelphia and took him to the neighbor Jewish fortune teller who rubbed an egg on his forehead and told her if she doesn't get his surgery immediately Jordan was going to die. This is the person Dr Phil Heller, psychologist described Elizabeth  as a near genius with executive decision making skills. 

Meckel's diverticulum

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A Meckel's diverticulum, a true congenital diverticulum, is a slight bulge in the small intestine present at birth and a vestigialremnant of the omphalomesenteric duct (also called the vitelline duct or yolk stalk). It is the most common malformation of the gastrointestinal tract and is present in approximately 2% of the population,^[1] with males more frequently experiencing symptoms.

Meckel's diverticulum was first explained by Fabricius Hildanus in the sixteenth century and later named after Johann Friedrich Meckel, who described the embryological origin of this type of diverticulum in 1809.^[2][3]

Signs and symptoms[edit]

The majority of people with a Meckel's diverticulum are asymptomatic. An asymptomatic Meckel's diverticulum is called a silent Meckel's diverticulum.^[4] If symptoms do occur, they typically appear before the age of two years.

The most common presenting symptom is painless rectal bleeding such as melaena-like black offensive stools, followed by intestinal obstruction, volvulus and intussusception. Occasionally, Meckel's diverticulitis may present with all the features of acute appendicitis. Also, severe pain in the epigastric region is experienced by the patient along with bloating in the epigastric and umbilical regions. At times, the symptoms are so painful that they may cause sleepless nights with acute pain felt in the foregut region, specifically in the epigastric and umbilical regions.

In some cases, bleeding occurs without warning and may stop spontaneously. The symptoms can be extremely painful, often mistaken as just stomach pain resulting from not eating or constipation.

Diverticulosis (the presence of pea-sized diverticula, or pockets, in the lining of the bowel) is common and quite harmless. It affects about 10-percent of the world’s population by the time they reach 50-years of age, and approximately 50-percent by the time they reach 80-years-old. The good news is that for most it will stop there and no further symptoms will ever manifest.

However, when diverticula grow and place pressure on the intestinal walls—via bowel movements, constipation, gas, waste, or liquid—the intestinal walls weaken and diverticulitis develops, causing several digestive complications, including blockages, inflammation, bacterial infection, and rectal bleeding. Here are ten telling signs that you’ve developed diverticulitis…

1. No Symptoms

Diverticulitis is typically unnoticeable for quite a while before complications start to occur. Most people live their whole lives without the knowledge that they have diverticulitis until a doctor orders tests for an unrelated condition. This occurs because diverticula, small bulging pouches, develop fairly commonly within the digestive system’s inner lining, most often in the lower part of the colon (or large intestine).

The development of diverticula are quite typical after the age of 40-years old. However, they seldom cause pain or health problems. Only if the pouches become inflamed or filled with infection, does diverticulitis pain occur. This is why many sufferers can live for years without knowledge that they have diverticulitis or any health problems.

2. Extreme Bowel Issues

If you alternate between explosive diarrhea and painful constipation, you may have a diverticulitis diagnosis in your future. For instance, those with no signs of inflammation typically suffer from constipation before diarrhea. It’s the constipation (strained bowel movements) that weaken the intestinal walls and encourage diverticular pouches and bacterial infection to form.

Once inflammation of diverticulitis sets in; diarrhea will result. This is often the case when small bulging pouches form within the inner lining of the colon (or large intestine) and diverticula become infected and extremely inflamed, resulting in severe changes to bowel movements (i.e., explosive and painful diarrhea) along with stomach cramps, fever, and often times nausea and severe digestive upset.

3. Fever

Oftentimes with diverticulitis, a high fever will occur—reaching up to 100.4 Fahrenheit or higher. The high fever will be accompanied by full body chills could indicate Peritonitis, a condition that infects the membrane lining of the abdominal cavity. If you have a fever and multiple other symptoms; you should seek medical attention immediately.

Sufferers of diverticulitis can have a combination of symptoms, however, many suffer few symptoms and don’t even realize there is a health issue. While pain in the low abdomen is typically the first sign of any trouble, diverticulitis also commonly causes flu-like fever and nausea, as well as diarrhea. The risk of diverticulitis disease increases when you reach the age of 40, and increases again every 10 years. According to statistics from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 50-percent of adults between the age of 60 to 80-years old have diverticular disease.

4. Abdominal Tenderness

Abdominal pain can result with several diverticulitis origins. For instance, the disease manifests in the lower abdominals, so you can expect urinary issues, rigidity, bloating, painful cramps, and abdominal distention. Characteristic symptoms of diverticulitis disease can include a combination of stomach pain mixed with other symptoms, however, many individuals feel no symptoms until an attack suddenly strikes.

Abdominal pain is the most common symptom of diverticulitis. However, its commonly caused by accompanied fistula (which form between tissues and organs that normally don’t connect), blockages in the digestive system, rectal bleeding, severe diverticulitis infection or tears, and in severe cases if an infection causes the colon to rupture (in this case stool will travel from the colon into the abdomen).

5. Rectal Bleeding

Rectal bleeding occurs when feces becomes lodged for long periods in a diverticulum. This may cause a large amount of bleeding all at once, blood in stool, or gradual bleeding over time. Either way, any sign of rectal bleeding should be considered an emergency as it could cause infection, rupture of the colon, or anemia.

Bleeding is a common occurrence with inflammation of pouches and fistulas. Typically the rectum will pass bright red blood in stool or on is own, and you will feel pain and inflammation in the rectum, which bridges the colon and anus. However, in many cases rectal bleeding is totally painless. Either way, any sign of rectal bleeding is dangerous and should be brought to the attention of a physician immediately.

6. Inflammation

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, diverticular disease is characterized by diverticula (or pouches in the colon) that become severely inflamed and infected. The inflammation will attack weak areas of the colon (or large intestine) as it works to eliminate bodily waste. Pouches (or diverticula) form in these weakened areas.

The other potential problem caused by infected diverticula is severely painful inflammation—particularly distention in the lower left abdomen region. Any pressure in this area will only worsen the pain and may cause nausea, vomiting, and difficulty breathing. Digestive upset, bowel movement upset (explosive diarrhea), and nausea is also common when inflammation attacks.

7. Pain

Pain is a characteristic sign of diverticulitis, ranging from mild discomfort to excruciating pain, depending on the severity of inflammation in the bowels (colon). At first pain can start soon after a meal and be quickly relieved by passing gas, which is why diverticulitis is often mistaken for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Typically, diverticulitis sufferers will experience a combination of symptoms, one of which is pain in the lower portion of the abdomen. However, the pain is often accompanied by related symptoms of nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, gastrointestinal pain, rectal bleeding, and a sudden change in bowel habits (i.e., diarrhea).

8. Urinary Tract Infections

Persistent UTIs are another common symptom when fistula (the growth of abnormal connective tissue) develops between the colon and the bladder. This more often occurs in males, as in females the colon and bladder are blocked by the uterus.

According to research from the University of Washington’s Urology Department, Although symptoms diverticulitis symptoms are irritative, meaning they frequently lead to infections of the lower urinary tract (urinary tract infections). According to statistics, cystitis or urinary tract infections are frequent and reoccurring in one-third of patients. Associated symptoms can include urinary pain, urinary frequency (an urge to urinate), vaginal discharge, and decreased urinary retention and control.

9. Bloating & Gas

Lingering bloating that lasts for several days and even weeks can indicate diverticulitis. Painful bloating is aggravated when excess air is swallowed when eating or drinking or eating, or if digestion is impaired or gas passage is blocked by inflamed areas of the bowel.

Most patients will experience intermittent, lower tummy pain and abdominal cramping and bloating due to diverticula infection. The gas pain and bloating usually comes in waves of on again, off again mild to severe cramping. Gas pain is typically focused in the area of the lower left portion of the abdomen. Temporary relief from pain and bloating may occur after bowel movements (often explosive diarrhoea that contains mucus). However, during periods of constipation, gas and bloating can be severe.

10. Peritonitis

Peritonitis, the inflammation of large portions of the abdominal cavity, occurs when infection and inflammation from diverticulitis are left untreated. Peritonitis causes a high fever, a distended and rigid belly, painful bloating, and death within a few days. Emergency surgery is necessary to treat peritonitis.

According to research published by the National Institutes of Health, peritonitis, which occurs with perforated diverticulitis will typically call for open surgery to remove and divert faecal content. The study examined the results of a group of 100 patients, all who suffered perforated diverticulitis causing peritonitis, and consented to undergo laparoscopic peritoneal lavage sugary. The findings showed that the surgery proved successful to remedy symptoms and danger, with a low recurrence risk of reoccurring peritonitis over the short term.