Urgent Issues of Treatment and Prevention of Diverticular Disease
The article presents a review of the literature on urgent issues of treatment of symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease and prevention of relapse. According to the results of recent studies, the number of patients with diverticular disease increases annually, in proportion to this the number of complications of the disease as well increases. Despite the many clinical studies and published recommendations, questions about the choice of drugs, their dosages and duration of administration remain open. The basic principles of treatment of patients with symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease are currently considered to be the use of sufficient dietary fiber, cyclic use of anti-inflammatory drugs and rifaximin alpha.