Diverticulitis And Antibiotics

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I have "Diverticulitis and I'm taking Amoxicillin Clavulanate Potassium tablets 875mg. This 2nd day. I've taken 3 already. The doctor told me to take it twice a day for 10 days. When should I see improvement? And should I be on a liquid diet or low residue diet? Thanks for your help!

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Hello, Barbara! How are you?

The FDA classifies this mediation as being an antibiotic and its typical side effects may possibly include nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea.

As to when you should see an improvement, there's really no way to say. Diverticulitis can be very tricky to treat and may not respond to the initial course of antibiotics. It's kind of a wait and see game.

As to eating, you should stay away from nuts, seeds, berries and popcorn. Eat a higher fiber diet that is low in fat and red meats, as well as drinking plenty of water.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Will taking Doxycycline help with my attack of diverticulitis? It's been a long weekend and we are going overseas this week. I started taking it a couple days ago as I had it prescribed for a sinus infection previously.

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I took my 2nd dosage of Flagyl at 4:00 pm for Diverticulitis and need to take one more tonight. How long do I have to wait to take my last dosage? Do I have to eat with it? I also want to know how many hours apart is still safe...4 or 5?

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Augmentin taken 6 days was feeling better now doubled over on pain again just seen family md he gave me 7 more days of Augmentin and said do not take any pain pills. I think treatment is not helping diverticulitis which showed in the beginning as mild.

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