- No undercooked meats (no medium or medium rare steaks, no raw sushi)
- Deli meats must be heated until steaming
- Up to 12 ounces of fish per week (no fish high in mercury such as shark, sword fish, tile fish and mackerel)
- Tuna can make up to 6 ounces of weekly fish intake
- No smoked seafood
- No pâté
- No raw eggs
- No unpasturized cheeses (soft imported cheese)
- No unpasturized milk
- Limit caffeine to fewer than 300mg daily
- No alcohol
- Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly
- Nutrasweet, Splenda, etc., safe in moderation (2-3 beverages a day)
- Exercise 3-5 times weekly, no contact sports, drink plenty of fluids
- Stop exercise if you feel dizzy or short of breath
- Calcium 1500mg daily added for bone protection
- Eat a well balanced diet of fruits, vegetables and lean meats
- Rest at least one hour during the day
- Sleep at least eight hours per night; it is okay to sleep in any comfortable position, even on your back
- Flu vaccine
- Sex (unless having signs of preterm labor)
- Painting, provided the area is well ventilated
- Cleaning, provided the area is well ventilated
- Having a manicure or pedicure
- Hair color or perms
- Massage therapy
- Chiropractor
- Acupuncture
- Tanning beds
- Hot tubs or saunas
- Extreme heat
- Fast food (high calorie and salt intake)
- Fried foods or foods high in fat
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines such as Motrin (Ibuprofen), Aleve (Naproxen), Advil and Aspirin
- Lifting, pulling, or pushing greater than 25 pounds
- Allegra (Fexofenadine)
- Benadryl (Diphenhydramine)
- Chlor-Trimeton
- Claritin (Loratadine)
- Cough drops
- Humidifier or vaporizer as needed
- Mucinex (Guaifenesin)
- Robitussin DM
- Saline nasal spray
- Zyrtec (Citirizine)
If no improvement in three days, please call the office.
- Chloraseptic spray
- Throat lozenges, peppermint, Luden's throat drops
- Warm salt water gargles (1tsp. per 8 oz. water)
If lasts longer than two days or is accompanied by a fever over 101 degrees, please call the office.
- Heating pad
- Tylenol (Acetaminophen)- Do not exceed 3000mg in 24 hours
- Warm bath
- Diet modifications: avoid spicy or fried foods, heavy meals, eating late at night
- Gas-X (Simethicone)
- Maalox Plus (Aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and simethicone)
- Mylanta (Calcium carbonate/magnesium carbonate)
- Pepcid (Famotidine)
- Prilosec OTC (Omeprazole)
- Sleep with head elevated
- Tagamet (Cimetidine)
- Tums or Rolaids
- Zantac (Ranitidine)
- Gynelotrimin
- Monostat
- Anusol
- Follow diet and fluid suggestions to avoid constipation
- Increase fluids and fiber intake
- Miralax
- Preparation H
- Stool Softeners
- Increase fluids
- At least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily
- Use stool softeners first
- Citrucel (fiber)
- Colace (stool softener)
- Dialose (stool softener and laxative)
- Fleets Enema (rectal laxative)
- Glycerine suppositories (rectal laxative)
- Metamucil (fiber)
- Milk of Magnesia (laxative)
- Miralax (laxative)
- Surfak (stool softener)
- Avoid caffeine
- Avoid dairy
- Bland diet or BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast) for 24 hours
- Clear liquids
- Immodium AD
- Kaopectate
- Bland diet or BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast) for 24 hours
- Small frequent meals
- Dry crackers first thing in the morning
- Ginger snaps
- Ginger Ale
- Vitamin B6 up to 100mg daily (25mg tablets 4 times a day)
- Peppermints
- Meclizine
- Benadryl
- Dramamine
- Emetrol Liquid
- Unisom
- No dairy or caffeine
If no improvement in 24 hours, call the office.
- Lie down, pinch nostrils together for several minutes. Apply an ice pack behind your neck.
- If recurrent or prolonged greater than 30 minutes, call office.
- Lubriderm or Eucerin lotion
- Calamine lotion
- Aveeno Oatmeal Bath
- Hydrocortisone 1% cream
- Benadryl
If lasts longer than three days, call the office.
- Exercise in the morning; avoid exercising in the evening
- Warm bath
- Warm milk before bed
- Hot Chamomile tea
- Tylenol PM
- Benadryl
- Eat foods high in calcium, potassium and protein
- Increase fluids like Gatorade (replaces electrolytes)
- Wear support hose
- Massage area; apply heating pad as needed in 30 minute increments
- Elevate legs above hips and head. Tilt to the left for one hour, twice daily
- Wear support hose, not knee highs or thigh highs
- Drink eight glasses of water daily
- Eat adequate amounts of protein daily
- Keep sodium intake between 2000mg - 2200mg per day
