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Tube Feeding at Home [English] Permalink Public

A guide for tube feeding at home. Includes caring for your feeding tube along with your stoma, skin, and mouth, taking care for your feeding supplies, taking medicines, unclogging your feeding tube, and dealing with any other problems that might happen. (English) Colour

This booklet is a package that contains the following individual information sheets: Troubleshooting Your Feeding Tube (267971), Unclogging Your Feeding Tube (267972).

Healthy Punjabi Diet During Pregnancy [English] Permalink Public

By eating well, you are giving your baby the healthiest possible start in life. Following the health tips on this sheet can improve your chances of gaining enough weight during your pregnancy and delivering a baby with a healthy birth weight. (English) Colour

Healthy Eating for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Under Revision

This booklet has lots of information on how to eat healthy during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Includes information on what nutrients, vitamins, supplements you need. Gives tips on what makes a healthy meal plan as well as suggestions for healthy snacks. Pregnancy is a time to be extra careful about safely handling food and choosing foods that are safe to eat. Outlines what foods to be careful of. Lastly, there are suggestions for how to prevent common conditions during pregnancy such as nausea, heart burn, and constipation. (English) Colour

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English (252547), Arabic (265654), Chinese - Traditional (265655), French (265662), Punjabi (252548)

Dehydration (Adult) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Your body needs water to work properly. Water keeps your blood flow easily around your body and to your body organs such as your heart and brain. Dehydration (sounds like dee-hi-dray-shun) is when your body does not have enough water. (English) Colour

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Managing Constipation with Diet: Adults [English] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File information about managing constipation in adults including causes, home treatment and when to call a doctor. Number 68l. (English)

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English, Chinese - Traditional, Farsi, French, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese

Breastfeeding [English] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File information about breastfeeding including reasons to breastfeed your baby, when to breastfeed your baby, signs your baby is getting enough breast milk, vitamin D supplement, what you should and should not eat when breastfeeding, and when to get help with breastfeeding. Number 70. (English)

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Pregnancy and Nutrition: Folate and Neural Tube Defects [English] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File information about pregnancy and nutrition including overview and importance of folate and folic acid, how common are neural tube defects, recommended dietary allowance, and risks. Number 38c. (English)

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English, Chinese - Traditional, Farsi, French, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese

Nutrition and Lung Disease (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Our bodies require a variety of nutrients for proper function (including breathing!). Eating a balanced diet is essential to maintain health and manage your lung disease, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This factsheet gives helpful nutrition tips to support people living with lung disease. (English) Colour

Vitamin D - A Patient Guide for Adults [English] Permalink Public

This guide provides information about vitamin D including why you need vitamin D, where you get vitamin D from, recommended vitamin D intake, supplements, and examples of food sources. (English)

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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/managing-...

Thickening Powders and Thickened Fluids: Suppliers (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Someone from a specific health profession or program usually gives this resource to the person who needs it and reviews it with them. Before using this information, please review it with someone from that profession or program.

List of suppliers for both thickened fluids and thickening powders. (Given in consultation with a dietitian) (English) Colour