Updated: Brock Lesnar has Diverticulitis

by Zach Krantz on Nov 17, 2009 12:37 PM EST in Rumors Comment 10 comments

According to WCCO.com (via MMAForReal), a local news station in the Minneapolis area:

A source told WCCO that Lesnar has a severe case of diverticulitis, a disease where small pouches form in the digestive system.

According to the always wise Google Health:

Diverticulitis is swelling (inflammation) of an abnormal pouch (diverticulum) in the intestinal wall. These pouches are usually found in the large intestine (colon). The presence of the pouches themselves is called diverticulosis.

Diverticulitis is actually quite common, for older people and people with a low fiber diet. It is not so common for athletes in the prime of their careers and cases requiring surgery are rare. Most cases are treated successfully with antibiotics. If the above report is all true then it is a little unsettling considering the seriousness of the case and significance of major surgery. As most doctors will tell you, even minor surgeries are not minor and there are risk factors associated with all surgeries.

[Update: Note by Nick Becker 11/17/09: 9:35 EST]: Sherdog is reporting that Dana White has confirmed:

Brock Lesnar is being treated in an unidentified hospital for a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, UFC President Dana White told the Associated Press on Monday.

"He's in stable condition and should be released soon," said White.

Diverticulitis is a problem with intestinal tract, can require surgery in extreme cases, and has not been refuted, but it appears that this is a bacteria infection and most likely not Diverticulitis. That illness generally occurs in people over 60 and rarely requires more than antibiotics. Further updates to follow.

[Update: Note by Zak Woods, 11/17/09 12:34 PM EST ]

The Cage Doctors tells us that there are three types of surgery --Primary bowel resection, Bowel resection with colostomy and Abscess drainage -- that Brock Lesnar may need.

[Update: Note by Zak Woods, 11/17/09 4:33 PM EST ]

Dana White tweeted that Brock Lesnar underwent minor surgery in Bismarck, North Dakota and is feeling better.

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Canadian Coverage

Have you guys seen this? The Canadian press is all over the Lesnar story because he crashed up there… See this:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/726014—brock-lesnar-in-really-bad-shape-in-hospital

And then you’ve got these Canadian sites making fun of the coverage:

http://thealbatross.ca/2009/11/brock-lesnar-does-not-have-aids/

LOL – hope Brock is OK though

by adamfineman on Nov 17, 2009 1:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

fcuk this big albino dipsh!t – now he can live in the forests hunting deer with his colostomy bag duct taped to his massive penis tat.

too far?

probably – but screw this roided out psycho

by Keven on Nov 17, 2009 1:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Brock must have done bad, dirty things to you.

@fjbar75 on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner

by _Felix_ on Nov 17, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Nope

He just said some not nice things after a win and used to be a professional wrestler and all of them guys are bad!

Seriously Keven – set your dislike of the guy aside for a minute and realize that his life may be changing because of this.

Or are you the kind of guy who can’t get passed a guy’s in ring antics and wishes them harm? If so, you stay classy…

The Jon Jones of Mixed Martial Arts Journalism

by E. Spencer Kyte on Nov 17, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i must butt in and you stay classy for constantly defending an unapologetic and intolerant homophobe.

and no, its not because hes a professional wrestler. hes because hes proven time and again hes fucking asshole with zero class, zero sportmanship and zero respect.

do i wish him harm? no. do i really give a shit what happens to someone like him? no.

@mikefareri on twitter.

by sonofapsycho on Nov 17, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

its because*

hes because? wtf?

@mikefareri on twitter.

by sonofapsycho on Nov 17, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

lol @ albino dipshit

@mikefareri on twitter.

by sonofapsycho on Nov 17, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This is actually a pretty serious illness. I lost my grandmother to it.

by Steve W on Nov 17, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

He could have Meckel's diverticulum

Plenty of young, people suffer from symptoms of an inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum, which can be confused with diverticulitis.

by The Dude Abides on Nov 17, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

My mom had divirticulitis, had the surgery removing a small section of her bowl, and is fine now. She’s not a professional athlete, but if this is Brock’s situation, it could work out fine for him.

The “bacteria infection” thing doesn’t jibe though. Why would there be surgery for a bacteria infection?

by scoozna on Nov 18, 2009 1:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs