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Jacky Korn
04/26/08
Jacky Korn
Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

can certain types of GI 'flu or a case of salmonella be mistaken for a diverticulitis flare up?

A year ago, I was hospitalized and told I had diverticulitis although neither of the MRI's nor the colonoscopy that followed two months later were conclusive.  I was given IV antibiotics and put on a liquid then low residue diet.  Almost a year later I had exactly the same symptoms but to…

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