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Antibiotics for Diverticulitis?
- Recent studies question antibiotic use for acute diverticulitis.
- These studies found no difference in outcomes between antibiotics and no treatment.
Shared Decision-Making
- Consider shared decision-making with healthy, low-risk diverticulitis patients.
- Discuss potential observation instead of antibiotics, ensuring close follow-up.
Diet and Diverticulitis
- Contrary to popular belief, nuts, popcorn, and seeds do not worsen diverticulitis.
- Studies show no association between these foods and diverticulitis risk.