Esophageal Varices
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Esophageal Varices Home Care
Home care
for esophageal varices includes:
Avoid alcohol.
Avoid
acetaminophen
.
Avoid
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
:
Ibuprofen
Naproxen
Eat a low protein diet.
Keep vaccines up to date:
Chicken pox vaccine
Hepatitis A vaccine
Hepatitis B vaccine
Influenza vaccine
Pneumovax
Weight loss
if you are
overweight
Take vitamin B supplements:
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Vitamin B2
(
riboflavin
)
Vitamin B3 (
niacin
)
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
Vitamin B6
(
pyridoxine
)
Vitamin B12
(cobalamin)
Take
vitamin E
supplements.
Take
vitamin D
supplements.
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Esophageal Varices Home Care: Liver Diet
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Cirrhosis
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal spasm
Esophageal stricture
Reflux esophagitis
Upper GI bleeding
Reflux Checkup
Black stool
Blood in the stool
Difficulty swallowing
Vomiting blood
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Last Updated: Aug 27, 2008
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