Without treatment, it can cause severe infections ... procedures (such as abdominal surgery), injuries, infections, and diverticulitis (inflammation or infection of abnormal pouches in the ...

Members of Generation X and millennials are at a growing risk of cancer, and the science is far from settled on the cause. In ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

IC can be differentiated from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diverticulitis ... the patient’s symptoms gradually improved with conservative treatment, which included antibiotics, fluid ...

Pope Francis undergoes surgery to relieve stricture of the colon caused by diverticulitis ... antibiotics intravenously as he recovers. A bandage holding in place a cannula for intravenous ...

Medical treatment results in more readmissions due to the recurrence of disease. However, it is reasonable to avoid surgical therapy in the vast majority of patients with acute diverticulitis and ...

In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, ...

Having just come out of hospital after her first attack of diverticulitis ... which frequently happens after you've been on antibiotics. I'd also advocate avoiding fatty, rich foods, because ...

The research aimed to compare the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment to traditional appendectomy. The study found that antibiotic treatment is not as effective as surgery due to a higher risk ...

There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...