Reviewed by Dietitian Sarah Pflugradt, Ph.D., RDN, CSCS During a diverticulitis flare-up, eating a clear liquid diet will allow your bowels to rest and allow the inflammation to subside.

Diverticulitis, which is thought to occur when a weakness in the bowel wall causes it to stretch and consequently form diverticula, is frequently the result of a low-fibre diet, which forces the ...

Antibiotic treatment for acute diverticulitis has several potential drawbacks; these include antibiotic resistance, toxicity, and changes to intestinal flora, as well as cost. To compare the ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007;22(9):1360-1368. Our study has several limitations. The most important limitation is that the comparative studies we included in our review were not randomized ...

Symptoms of diverticulitis typically include sudden lower abdominal pain often on the left side. Some patients also ...