The entrepreneur Chiquinho Scarpa In April, the businessman, who calls himself a count, was admitted to the Sírio-Libanês hospital because of a urinary infection When he returned home in August, he said he was "much stronger, full of life and willing to live.

However, to UOL portal, the businessman's family informed that he went back to the hospital on September 9 and underwent four more operations "We decided to transfer to Dr. Macedo to see if he can solve this at once. The reason for so many surgeries are adhesions, fissures and internal stitches that open. We hope that with a different technique the problem will be solved", stated thefamily members.

Now, Chiquinho has been transferred from the Sírio-Libanês hospital, in the West Zone of São Paulo, to the Vila Nova Star hospital, in the South Zone of São Paulo. According to his press office, the decision was made by the businessman's sisters, who did not give details about the reason. At the new hospital unit, Scarpa will have a team led by gastroenterologist Antonio Luiz deVasconcellos Macedo.

Chiquinho Scarpa also had diverticulitis

After being hospitalized, in April, Scarpa also had diverticulitis (inflammation of the digestive tract). In addition, the businessman had problems with the healing of surgeries, which made the discharge process more difficult.

"The stupidest thing in the world: a small ball of diverticulitis entered my bladder and gave me a tremendous mess, I operated six times and had to open it, I had to have plastic surgery. Then, the doctor said: 'look, you can't operate anymore'. I'm here with a little hole [in the belly area] that has some liquid coming out. Of the six, five healed, but I have to wait for this liquid to stop before I can be discharged", she explained.Chiquinho.

Years ago, in 2009, Chiquinho Scarpa was also admitted to the ICU after presenting peritonitis (abdominal infection), which required surgery.

Diverticulitis and peritonitis: what are they?

diverticulitis is an inflammatory disease that occurs in the inner wall of the intestine. it can be mild, causing symptoms such as pain and bloating of the belly. treatment usually involves medicine, rest and hydration. severe cases are life-threatening and require emergency surgery. some of the causes of this inflammatory process are: aging, smoking, constipation, a diet low infibers, obesity, and sedentary lifestyles.

On the other hand, peritonitis is an inflammation resulting from infection that affects the peritoneum, the tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the organs in the abdominal region, such as the stomach, intestines, liver, and spleen. Finally, the main symptoms of peritonitis include abdominal pain, tenderness in the abdominal region, abdominal swelling or distension, fever, nausea, andvomiting, reduced appetite, diarrhea, constipation, poor urination, dehydration, as well as excessive thirst, inability to evacuate or to pass gas, and fatigue.

Read more: Diverticulitis: what is it anyway, symptoms and what is the proper diet

Reference: UOL.