Although recipes vary, hot pickled bologna basically consists of cut slices of ring bologna, garlic cloves, crushed red peppers, salt, water, a lil' maple syrup, and vinegar. This concoction can ...

Symptoms of Diverticulitis Diverticulosis, a precursor to diverticulitis, normally doesn’t cause any symptoms. In some cases, it may cause mild abdominal discomfort.

However, repeated episodes of diverticulitis can leave scar tissue that progressively thickens the colon wall and narrows the passageway. That's stenosis, the condition that sent the Pope for surgery.