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Cough, Diarrhea, no appetite, too many pills
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There is no rule that says you have to take all your pills at or even near the same time. Spread them out more. I didn't have many pills back when I was early post-op. I'm 17 years post-op, I t
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For post op I ordered vitamin patches so I don't have to worry about pills. Patch Aid multivitamin has all the requirements needed per my provider. I also ordered some biotin for hair skin and nails
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some people do have issues with diarrhea, but constipation is WAY more common. Do you think the diarrhea might be a reaction to a certain food? some people have issues with lactose intolerance after
I had surgery on 9/16, and am having the issues listed above. Did anyone else have these things linger this long? I got released from the hospital at 5 days because my potassium and magnesium was low so they wanted to make sure they were normal before they sent me home. Now that I am home, I can't get a balance on how many pills I have to take vs how much room I have in my stomach, I have too many pills too take and not enough room in my stomach. Any suggestions?