Diverticulitis Treatment

 What is a common diverticulitis treatment?

The treatment for diverticulitis is antibiotics and clear liquid
diet until the symptoms improve. For chronic diverticulosis, a high bulk
diet is usually recommended. If the person is having pain and
obstruction, one needs to look for strictures, or development of cancer
hidden by the distortion caused from the previous attacks of
diverticulitis. If her health is otherwise good, age shouldn't be a
factor in excluding surgery, especially if her symptoms are interferring
with her quality of life. I've had some poor surgical candidates have
pneumatic dilation of colonic strictures by gastroenterologists