The mainstay of therapy for acute<unk>  is usually conservative medical management, including bowel rest, IV fluid resuscitation, and broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy that covers anaerobic bacteria and gram-negative rods. Patients who have recurring acute attacks or who develop<unk> -associated complications, such as peritonitis, abscess, or fistula, require surgery either immediately or on an elective basis.
Diverticulitis medical therapy
Diverticulosis medical therapy
Appendicitis medical therapy
Ischemic colitis medical therapy
Infectious colitis medical therapy
Allergic colitis medical therapy
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis medical therapy
Ulcerative colitis medical therapy