The nurse explains that diverticula occur in the older adult because:
a. loss of bowel tone reduces motility.
b. changes in bowel wall allow herniation.
c. the diet may be deficient in bulk.
d. multipharmacy has altered bowel mucosa.
B
The bowel wall in the older adult becomes thickened and rigid. Intra-abdominal pressure causes herniation of the mucosa through the bowel wall, causing a small pocket in the colon.
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