Suggest Treatment For Diverticulitis

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2014

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Mon, 29 Sep 2014 Answered on

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Question : Saturday afternoon i whent to the ER for abdominal pain and i was diagnos with DIVERTICULITIS and i been on antibiotic medicine im also taking pain medicine my pain still the same sould i be planning on going back to the hospital.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Wait for some more time

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

It does take time for the antibiotic to cure the infection. As long as the infection persist there may be a bit of pain. Please do wait for some more time, the pain will surely come down.

Hope, I answered your query.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar