<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat are the natural history, complications, and prognosis associated with diverticulosis?  <response>: <reason> Overall, the prognosis of diverticulosis is excellent. Once patients are symptomatic, mortality rates vary depending on the presence of complications and patient comorbidities. . In patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, conservative treatment is successful in 70 to 100 percent of patients and mortality is negligible . 