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Colonic diverticular disease

Key points about treatments

There are quite a few treatments for diverticular disease and diverticulitis (when there's inflammation in the colon). But there hasn't been much research to show whether these treatments work.

Key messages about treatment for colonic diverticular disease

Having treatment with antibiotics can help the symptoms of diverticular disease and diverticulitis.
Taking antibiotics with fiber supplements may help more than taking fiber supplements on their own.
We can't say for sure whether any of the other treatments work because there hasn't been enough research on them.

This information was last updated on Nov 12, 2007

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