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Originally Posted by sdgrrl
Beth,
thanks for putting this list together--it is invaluable! Tell me, Nurse Beth, how do injectable meds do? For instance, I know that Toradol works fantastically IM, but is nothing more than an NSAID if taken orally. Does it still tear up our gut if it's injected? How about interractions? If I take something that is normally benign, are there meds that exacerbate or decrease the effects of the meds? Argggh. We need a pharmacist on board--there's so much to consider when you don't have a stomach. For instance I didn't know until last night that you have to take your iron by itself to be absorbed right. I'd just been tossing them all back at once.
There's just so much more to it than just eating high protein/low complex carb, isn't there?  |
Donna, I don't know this for a fact but I would suspect that IM Toradol would have the same effect on your pouch as the oral. I say this only because I know that IV steroids will effect your pouch so you must add in a protectant if you are receiving IV steroids. I would think that would probably hold true for the IM Toradol too but that is only speculation on my part. A Pharmacist would be the one to ask about that question.
In regards to the iron, if you are taking a multi vitamin with iron in it you should wait an hour before you take your Calcium Citrate.
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