Medications to Avoid:

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With cold and flu season looming, you may be concerned about what over

the

counter medication is safe to take following surgery. As a general

rule,

avoid anything that has aspirin in it. This is a list that is found in

" Weight Loss Surgery; Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You. " Be

sure to check with your own surgeon to ensure that he or she agrees with

these recommendations.

Medications to Avoid:

Advil

Alka-Seltzer

Vanquish

Aspirin

Bufferin

Coricidin

Cortisone

Excedrin

Fiorinol

Ibuprofen

Motrin

Pepto-Bismol

Medications That Are Recommended For Colds:

Benadryl

Dimetapp

Robitussin

Sudafed

Triaminic

Tylenol Cold Products

Medications That Are Usually Well Tolerated

(Try to obtain sugar free or diabetic formulas

for any of these products.)

Peri-Colace

Panadol

Tylenol

Tylenol Extra Strength

Gas-X

Phazyme

Colace

Dulcolax Suppositories

Fleet Enemas

Glycerin Suppositories

Milk of Magnesia