Self-Care After Episiotomy
Your healthcare provider has either done an episiotomy or repaired tissue that was torn during your baby’s birth. Here you will find suggestions to prevent infection and constipation, and to ease pain.
Your healthcare provider has either done an episiotomy or repaired tissue that was torn during your baby’s birth. Here you will find suggestions to prevent infection and constipation, and to ease pain.
Your child has been diagnosed with epilepsy, a disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures, which are brief electrical disturbances in the brain. There are different kinds of seizures, and each child’s seizures are unique. Here's what you need to know about home care.
You have been diagnosed with epilepsy, a disorder of recurring seizures. When you have a seizure, an electrical disturbance happens in your brain. There are different kinds of seizures, and each patient may have one or many types of seizures. Here are some guidelines for you and your family.
Epididymitis is often caused by bacteria in the urinary tract or by bacteria passed between partners during sex. It can also be a complication of certain hospital procedures, or it can be caused by use of a urinary catheter. Here's what you need to do at home to care for yourself.
Learn what you can expect when you are home after your ERCP.
There is no cure for endometriosis, but you can be treated. You and your doctor decided on laparoscopic treatment for you. Here's what you can do at home to help you recover.
You have been diagnosed with diverticulitis. This is a condition in which small pouches form in your colon (large intestine) and become inflamed or infected. Follow the guidelines here for home care.
DVT is a blood clot in a deep vein. Your healthcare provider will usually prescribe an anticoagulant medicine. Be sure to follow all directions your provider gives you for taking this medicine.
Learn what you can do to prevent, watch for, and help heal pressure injuries.
Your child has been hospitalized with cystic fibrosis. This is an inherited, long-term disease. It affects the lungs and digestive system most often.