admin on December 29th, 2009

Are you newly diagnosed with diverticulitis? Causes, symptoms, treatment, complications and more. Here are some of the most important questions you should ask your doctor.

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admin on December 21st, 2009

Changing things you eat during a flare up to decrease your bowl volume can allow the infection to heal more quickly and shorten your flare up period.

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admin on October 25th, 2007

10 Tips on Dietary Fiber Keep in mind that a high-fiber diet may tend to improve: Chronic constipation Coronary heart disease Hemorrhoids Diabetes mellitus Diverticular disease Elevated cholesterol Irritable bowel syndrome Colorectal cancer Try to double your daily fiber intake. Average American intake: 10-15 grams per day Recommended intake: 20-35 grams per day Understand what [...]

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What is the appropriate diet for a person recovering from a mild attack of diverticulitis? Answer Diverticulitis occurs when small, bulging pouches (diverticula) in your digestive tract become infected and inflamed — causing severe abdominal pain, fever and nausea. Treatment of diverticulitis depends on the severity of your symptoms and whether this is your first [...]

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admin on August 23rd, 2007

BALTIMORE — A painful condition of the bowel can create small pouches that become inflamed — but some people have them without problems. Diverticulitis is the condition in which the small pouches occur, and when they become inflamed, you’ll know it, reported WBAL-TV in Baltimore. Dr. Jonathan Schreiber, a gastroenterologist at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center, said people [...]

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