PROBLEMS

HELPFUL HINTS

MEDICATION

COLDS/FLU

FLUIDS, REST, VAPORIZER

ACTIFED, SUDAFED, ROBITUSSIN DM

HEADACHE

REST, MASSAGE NECK/SHOULDERS, ICE PACK

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CONSTIPATION

DRINK FLUIDS, WATER, JUICE 32 OZ. DAILY, FRESH FRUIT

MILK OF MAGNESIA, COLACE GLYCERINE SUPPOSITORIES

DIARRHEA

AVOID MILD; IF SEVERE DRINK CLEAR FLUIDS

NO MEDS, DRINK CLEAR FLUIDS

INDIGESTON/ HEARTBURN

SMALL FREQUENT MEALS, AVOID SPICY FOODS, AVOID RECLINING AFTER A MEAL

MYLANTA, MAALOX, OR RIOPAN

NAUSEA

FREQUENT SMALL MEALS, SODA CRACKERS, GINGER ALE OR 7-UP

NO MEDS

BACKACHE

HOT WATER BOTTLE OR HEATING PAD, RECLINING WITH PILLOWS UNDER KNEES FOR SUPPORT, AVOID PROLONG SITTING OR STANDING

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HEMMORRHOIDS

AVOID CONSTIPATION, AVOID STRAINING DURING BOWEL MOVEMENTS

PREPARATION H, TUCKS PADS

LEG CRAMPS
       

STRETCH LEGS, POINT TOES UPWARD, HEATING PADS

NO MEDS

BRAXTON-HICKS
(FALSE LABOR LESS THAN 2 CONTRACTIONS HOURLY)

BED-REST, SITTING, CALL YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 2 /PER HOUR

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VARICOSE VEINS

SUPPORT STOCKING, ELEVATE LEGS AS NECESSARY

NO MEDS

SWOLLEN FEET AND ANKLES

AVOID PROLONGED SITTING OR STANDING, ELEVATE LEGS AS NECESSARY

NO MEDS

SHARP LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN EITHER SIDE, HIP, PELVIC DISCOMFORT

REST AS NECESSARY, AVOID WALKING OR STANDING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, HEATING PADS

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