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What is the best medicine for diverticulitis?
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Antibiotics: If you are describing an active infection from acute diverticulitis, then appropriate oral or intravenous antibiotics are indicated. Diverticulosis is un-infected small pouches on the colon that are not treated with antibiotics, but with proper dietary changes of higher fiber foods & avoiding junk foods.
Answered 8/31/2012
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Not sure: Whether you mean diverticulitis (acute infection in colon) or chronic diverticulosis. Two are treated differently. If it is diverticulitis , I use Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Flagyl for 2 weeks and a low fiber diet for 6 weeks . If diverticulosis, no medicine just a high fiber diet and lots of fluids.
Answered 6/27/2014
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