Outpatient treatment of diverticulitis with amoxicillin-clavulanate is as effective as treatment with metronidazole plus a fluoroquinolone, according to a study published online February 22 February ...

According to a 2019 study, diverticulitis is a prevalent and expensive gastrointestinal condition, most commonly affecting older adults. Diverticulitis develops as a complication of diverticulosis, a ...

Medications for diverticulitis include antibiotics, acetaminophen, antispasmodics, and tricyclic antidepressants. Some over-the-counter medications may worsen the condition, so it is important to ...

Abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits can point to a variety of digestive conditions, making it easy to ...

Practice at Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities runs counter to a decade-old AGA guideline reserving antibiotics for select diverticulitis patients only.

Being diagnosed with an inflammatory digestive condition like diverticulitis can raise a lot of questions, including whether you should be on a special diverticulitis diet. While your doctor will ...

Guidelines call for selective use in uncomplicated cases, but that's not happening at the ...

Diverticular disease consists of three conditions that involve the development of small sacs or pockets in the wall of the colon, including diverticulosis, diverticular bleeding, and diverticulitis.

Diverticulitis occurs when pouches, or diverticula, in the large intestine become infected and inflamed. This may result in severe abdominal pain with or without other symptoms. Diverticulosis is the ...

An editorial challenges physicians and the U.S. healthcare system to reconsider the current "one size fits all" care for diverticulitis and to employ a precision medicine approach to determine which ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...