The nurse is providing education to the older adult with diverticulitis. The older adult asks why everyone in the assisted-living facility seems to have the same disorder. What should the nurse...

The nurse is providing education to the older adult with diverticulitis. The older adult asks why everyone in the assisted-living facility seems to have the same disorder. What should the nurse explain to this person?

• "This occurs because of insufficient activity in their lifetime"


• "It is a precursor to the development of colon cancer"


• "It happens due to the use of long term laxative use"


• "Weakening of the colonic muscle"