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My girlfriend is currently having a diverticulitis attack and has basically fasted for 3 days. she's on anti bi's. what foods can she have right now?
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Bland: The "brat" diet - advance cautiously from clears to bananas, rice, applesauce and toast.
Answered 4/3/2018
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My treatment: For confirmed diverticulitis is 14 days of antibiotics, start with a liquid diet until pain and fever/white cell count is normal and then advance to a very low fiber diet for 6 weeks and then get reassessed. If your friend has had multiple confirmed episodes requiring antibiotics or hospitalization, she should consider surgery to resolve it and avoid the complications of perforation, abscess, or f.
Answered 11/11/2016
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