
Diagnosed With Diverticular Disease. What Antibiotic Should Be Taken?

I understand your problem.Many people are not able to tolerate metronidazole although it is one of the preferred drug for the treatment.
People who have diverticulosis without symptoms or complications do not need specific treatment, yet it is important to adopt a high-fiber diet to prevent the further formation of diverticula.
Laxatives should not be used to treat diverticulosis and enemas should also be avoided or used infrequently.
Patients with mild symptoms of abdominal pain due to muscular spasm in the area of the diverticula may benefit from anti-spasmodic drugs such as:
hyoscyamine (levsin)
chlordiazepoxide (Librax),
dicyclomine (Bentyl),
When diverticulitis occurs, antibiotics are usually needed. Oral antibiotics are sufficient when symptoms are mild. Some examples of commonly prescribed antibiotics include:
ciprofloxacin (Cipro),
metronidazole (Flagyl),
cephalexin (Keflex), and
doxycycline (Vibramycin).
You will have to consult your doctor for getting the prescription of any antibiotic.
Liquid or low fiber foods are advised during acute attacks of diverticulitis. This is done to reduce the amount of material that passes through the colon, which at least theoretically, may aggravate the diverticulitis.
In severe diverticulitis with high fever and pain, patients are hospitalized and given intravenous antibiotics.
Surgery is needed for patients with persistent bowel obstruction or abscess not responding to antibiotics.
I hope to have answered your query however you may revert to me for any other query.
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Codeine is notorious for causing constipation.
Your panic attacks coupled with lack of appetite and constipation is causing distress to you.
Consult your doctor for alternative to metronidazole like secandazole or tinidazole and some stool softener.
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