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Suggest Treatment For Diverticulitis And Fever
I have Bactrim 160 mg. and Flagyl 500 mg. to take 3 times a day. I weight 114 pounds and 80 years old which one is best for diverticulitis flareup. Also can I cut them in half? They were prescribed to me today for my stomach symptoms, pain in upper and lower abdomen that I have had for over a week and a low grade fever. Dr. suspected it was my diverticulitis flareup. He did not take any tests or blood tests. I don t have any credit cards to pay.
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Oh, you need more than one antibioitc AND about 10% of the time it is goiong to need treatment in a hospital.
If someone has diverticulitis in the past and has the same symptoms (mild) then outpatient treatment without much else works about 90% of the time and takes 1-2 days to show improvment. BUT sometimes treatment fails and this can be very dangerous if not found and treated with stronger medicines.
If someone has diverticulitis in the past and has the same symptoms (mild) then outpatient treatment without much else works about 90% of the time and takes 1-2 days to show improvment. BUT sometimes treatment fails and this can be very dangerous if not found and treated with stronger medicines.
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