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Pre- and Post-Surgery Health

Also indexed as:Perioperative Health, Surgery (Health Before and After)
The road to recovery starts with understanding what your body needs before, during, and after surgery. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.
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The road to recovery starts with understanding what your body needs before, during, and after surgery. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.
  • Try an over-the-counter pain remedy

    Control mild pain following surgery with over-the-counter aspirin (Genuine Bayer, Ecotrin, Bufferin), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, Nuprin), naproxen (Aleve), or paracetamol (Tylenol)

  • Enjoy some ginger

    Reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting by taking 1 gram of ginger powder in capsules 60 minutes before receiving general anaesthesia

  • Think nutrition

    Eat a high-quality, balanced diet, and use nutritional supplements to prevent malnutrition that can impair recovery from surgery

  • Say good-bye to smoking

    Prevent poor surgery outcomes and many other health problems by kicking the habit for good

  • Ask about prescription-strength pain medications, such as ibuprofen (Motrin), naproxen (Naprosyn, Anaprox), celecoxib (Celebrex), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Norco, Lortab), oxycodone (Percocet, Oxycontin), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), and methadone (Dolophine), as well as prednisone (Deltasone) and anti-biotics

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