May 18
By the way, almost all painkillers cause constipation, so changing painkillers is not a good way of dealing with this problem. You will probably need to take laxatives regularly. Read pages 130-31 for other suggestions. Aim for the balance between pain relief and side effects that’s best for you. You may prefer to be completely [...] [...more]
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Tags: Cancer
By the way, almost all painkillers cause constipation, so changing painkillers is not a good way of dealing with this problem. You will probably need to take laxatives regularly. Read pages 130-31 for other suggestions.
Aim for the balance between pain relief and side effects that’s best for you. You may prefer to be completely free of pain, even if this means that you are drowsy and can’t concentrate on anything. Or you may prefer to have mild pain when you move about in exchange for feeling more alert.
It is almost always possible to relieve cancer pain with painkillers taken by mouth either in tablet or liquid form. Injections should be necessary only if you are vomiting, can’t swallow, or are too sleepy to take pills or syrup. An alternative to injections is suppositories. Some painkillers, for example, oxycodone, are available in this form. The painkiller is absorbed into the system through the lining of the rectum. Their big advantage over injections is that you can use them yourself at home. Another use for suppositories is as a supplement to painkillers taken by mouth. If you use a painkilling suppository last thing at night instead of your tablets or syrup, you are likely to get a longer stretch of pain-free sleep, because suppositories are longer acting.
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May 18
There is some scientific evidence to suggest that some warts respond to treatment with a tranquillising drug. All these treatments where success has been claimed are probably part of a placebo effect. Local applications are effective and those prescribed by doctors and chemists contain either salicylic acid or podophyllin or both. Where the local application [...] [...more]
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There is some scientific evidence to suggest that some warts respond to treatment with a tranquillising drug.
All these treatments where success has been claimed are probably part of a placebo effect.
Local applications are effective and those prescribed by doctors and chemists contain either salicylic acid or podophyllin or both.
Where the local application fails to get rid of the wart more invasive treatment may be necessary.
It is possibly to cut it out and then sew up the wound.
This totally removes the wart and the virus that is causing it and is unlikely to recur.
However, if the warts are multiple this may be difficult.
Applying an ointment to remove the thicker layer and then curetting the base, or roots of the wart, may also be effective.
Electric diathermy or electric desiccation, usually done under local anaesthetic can totally destroy all the wart tissue.
If there are many warts it may not be practicable to inject each one with local anaesthetic and so a general anaesthetic may be necessary.
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