Brown discharge from the vagina can't be
due to diverticulitis. Diverticulitis is
an inflammation of an abnormal pouch
(diverticulum) in the intestinal wall
called the "diverticulum". Diverticuli are
usually found on the colon. They manifest
with abdominal pain, fever, chills, nausea
and vomiting. Only the fistula between
colon and vagina, which is one of the rare
complications from diverticulitis, may
cause gases and stool coming out from the
vagina. This is a very unlike possibility,
however, because such fistulas need a long
time to develop and you would have more
symptoms (pain, fever, chills, nausea and
vomiting) before a fistula would occur.
There is a greater possibility that you
are experiencing a gynecological problem
rather than an intestinal condition. You
could be experiencing some bleeding from
the uterus, for example. You can consult
your gynecologist about this.
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