New clinical guidelines recommend taking ispaghula husk or methylcellulose to treat diverticular disease

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British Journal of Healthcare ManagementVol. 25, No. 11 CommentNew clinical guidelines recommend taking ispaghula husk or methylcellulose to treat diverticular diseaseGemma HarrisGemma HarrisEmail: E-mail Address: [email protected]Freelance Journalist, Birmingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorGemma HarrisPublished Online:18 Nov 2019https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2019.0094AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleReferencesBupa. Diverticular disease. 2019. https://www.bupa.co.uk/health-information/digestive-gut-health/diverticular-disease-diverticulitis (accessed 3 September 2019) Google ScholarGuts UK. Diverticular disease. 2019a. https://gutscharity.org.uk/advice-and-information/conditions/diverticular-disease/ (accessed 3 September 2019) Google ScholarGuts UK. Help Guts UK influence national guidelines for Diverticular Disease. 2019b. https://gutscharity.org.uk/2019/07/help-guts-uk-write-national-guidelines-for-diverticular-disease/ (accessed 3 September 2019) Google ScholarHodgson J. Effect of methylcellulose on rectal and colonic pressures in treatment of diverticular disease. Br Med J. 1972;3(5829):729–731. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5829.729 Crossref, Google ScholarNHS. Diverticular disease and diverticulitis. 2017. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diverticular-disease-and-diverticulitis/ (accessed 3 September 2019) Google ScholarNHS. Fybogel (ispaghula husk). 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/fybogel-ispaghula-husk/ (accessed 5 September 2019) Google ScholarNICE. Diverticular disease. 2019a. https://cks.nice.org.uk/diverticular-disease#!prescribingInfoSub (accessed 5 September 2019) Google ScholarNICE. Diverticular disease final scope. 2019b. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10064/documents/final-scope-2 (accessed 3 September 2019) Google ScholarNICE. Help Guts UK influence national guidelines for Diverticular Disease. 2019c. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/GID-NG10064/documents/draft-guideline-2 (accessed 5 September 2019) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 November 2019Volume 25Issue 11ISSN (print): 1358-0574ISSN (online): 1759-7382 Metrics History Published online 18 November 2019 Published in print 2 November 2019 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download