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  • Title: The treatment of uncomplicated diverticular disease of the colon with a high fibre diet.
    Author: Painter NS.
    Journal: Acta Chir Belg; 1979; 78(6):359-68. PubMed ID: 525170.
    Abstract:
    This paper describes the pathogenesis, aetiology, epidemiology and the historical emergence of diverticular disease as a clinical problem. The symptoms of the uncomplicated disease can be treated successfully and cheapli with a high fibre diet including miller's bran. The method of giving bran and its results are described. The adoption of a high fibre diet lessens the need for surgery in diverticulitis and the author believes that it could prevent the appearance of the condition in future generations.
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