diverticulitis

can cause a few symptoms and nausea is one of them, so the answer is yes. Found a nice document on medline plus online

The short answer is yes. The most common presentation is described as left sided appendicitis with abdominal pain and fever as the primary component. Nausea is not uncommon.

Here is a basic overview from the NIH
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddise...iverticulosis/

David Carpenter, PA-C