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Esophageal Diverticula

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Esophageal Diverticula

ID 93

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Psyllium (Isphagula, Plantago Psyllium) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: strongly in favor (Clinical trials have shown that Psyllium is effective in treating diverticulitis)

Grade of Evidence: high quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

 

 

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-psyllium.html

3. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601104.html

4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cmed&part=A17913

5. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/psyllium

6. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol-lowering-supplements/CL00013/METHOD=print

7. http://www.ageless.co.za/herb-psyllium.htm

 

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