WHAT TO DO WITH BAD COUGH?
HI EVERYONE, SURE THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, BUT I HAVE HAD A
HORRIBLE COLD AND COUGH FOR 5 DAYS NOW AND CAN’T SLEEP. IS THERE ANY
COUGH MEDICINES THAT I CAN TAKE…LIKE ROBATUSSIN DM. I HAD MY SURGERY
45 DAYS AGO, AND I AM DOING GREAT, OTHER THEN THIS COLD AND COUGH.
ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT CITRICEL. IF I AM GOING REGULAR AND
NOT HAVING A PROBLEM DO I HAVE TO TAKE THE CITRICEL? OH SORRY ONE MORE
QUESTION… I HAVE BEEN DRINKING LOTS OF GREEN TEA, DECAFFINATED, HAS
ANY ONE DRANK CAFFINATED TEA? I HAVE SOME AND JUST WONDERING IF EVERY
ONCE IN A WHILE I HAVE A CUP? I HAVE 34 POUNDS OFF AS OF SUNDAY, AND
FEELING WONDERFUL. I HAVEN’T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SO FAR, JUST ONE DAY I
HAD PAINS IN STOMACH, BUT SURE IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD TO MUCH GATORADE.
HEHEHEHE, I JUST WENT FOR A WALK AND WITHIN 2 HOURS I WAS FINE.
ANYWAYS IF SOME ONE COULD ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR ME I WOULD
APPRECIATE IT. THANKS BILL
[Moderator’s note #1: Please turn off your CAPS LOCK key. There’s no need to
shout. Note #2: Your best source of information about what you should and
shouldn’t do post-op is your surgeon — not a bunch of well-meaning amateurs who
know nothing about your medical history!]
August 31st, 2007 at 3:32 am
BILL wrote:
“I’ve had a horrible cold and cough and can’t sleep.”
Liquid meds that do NOT contain sugar are very good.
I used Nyquil capsules, Dayquil capsules w/o difficulty.
For sleeping, liquid Benadryl
Check w/ your pharmacist re: minimal amts of sugar in meds.
also, pharmacist can tell you which meds can be crushed OK,
if you are still on the “crush all meds” restrictions.
Haze, RN
RNY 6/04
August 31st, 2007 at 6:47 am
Try asking your surgeon; they can tell you what to take.
I was told to take only s/f meds, only with Tylenol (acetaminophen). No
ibuprofen nor aspirin, as they could damage the pouch, especially in you that
are a newbie.
Congrats in your weight loss.
I have done decaff tea; no problem with that.
Get well and keep your good work.
Love,
Helen
blaaas3 <blaaas3@…
HI EVERYONE, SURE THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, BUT I HAVE HAD A
HORRIBLE COLD AND COUGH FOR 5 DAYS NOW AND CAN’T SLEEP. IS THERE ANY
COUGH MEDICINES THAT I CAN TAKE…LIKE ROBATUSSIN DM. I HAD MY SURGERY
45 DAYS AGO, AND I AM DOING GREAT, OTHER THEN THIS COLD AND COUGH.
ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT CITRICEL. IF I AM GOING REGULAR AND
NOT HAVING A PROBLEM DO I HAVE TO TAKE THE CITRICEL? OH SORRY ONE MORE
QUESTION… I HAVE BEEN DRINKING LOTS OF GREEN TEA, DECAFFINATED, HAS
ANY ONE DRANK CAFFINATED TEA? I HAVE SOME AND JUST WONDERING IF EVERY
ONCE IN A WHILE I HAVE A CUP? I HAVE 34 POUNDS OFF AS OF SUNDAY, AND
FEELING WONDERFUL. I HAVEN’T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SO FAR, JUST ONE DAY I
HAD PAINS IN STOMACH, BUT SURE IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD TO MUCH GATORADE.
HEHEHEHE, I JUST WENT FOR A WALK AND WITHIN 2 HOURS I WAS FINE.
ANYWAYS IF SOME ONE COULD ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR ME I WOULD
APPRECIATE IT. THANKS BILL
[Moderator’s note #1: Please turn off your CAPS LOCK key. There’s no need to
shout. Note #2: Your best source of information about what you should and
shouldn’t do post-op is your surgeon — not a bunch of well-meaning amateurs who
know nothing about your medical history!]