Open AccessCyclic rifaximin and soluble dietary fiber therapy for symptomatic diverticular disease: effective prevention of complications
Author(s) -
Е. В. Голованова
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicinskij sovet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5790
pISSN - 2079-701X
DOI - 10.21518/2079-701x-2019-3-98-107
Subject(s) - rifaximin , medicine , diverticular disease , disease , dietary fiber , life expectancy , lifestyle modification , intensive care medicine , population , gastroenterology , environmental health , antibiotics , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry
The article discusses the current issues of managing patients with colonic diverticular disease. The prevalence of pathology is steadily increasing, which is due to the more frequent diagnosis of the disease and the increase in life expectancy of the population. Meanwhile, the wrong approaches to the management of this category of patients can result in the development of serious complications that often result in fatal outcomes. The paper presents data on the efficacy of rifaximin therapy of colonic diverticular disease, including using cyclic courses that significantly reduce the risk of complications. Particular attention is paid to the role of dietary fiber in the prevention of the inflammation development in the diverticular disease, including dietary fiber combined with rifaximin.