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Abdominal Drainage (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure abdominal drainage including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. Abdominal drainage is the removal of fluid that has collected in the abdomen (called ascites). Abdominal drainage is also done to remove fluid from an abscess in the abdomen. (English) Colour

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Biliary Drainage (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure biliary drainage including information on who will be performing the procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. Biliary drainage is a procedure to drain bile from your liver. Your liver makes bile and is needed to help you digest food. Normally, the bile ducts carry bile from your liver to your bowel, temporarily storing bile in the gallbladder. (English) Colour

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Starting Solid Foods for Premature Babies (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

For parents with premature babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).This sheet provides information around when to introduce new foods. (English) Colour

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Feeding your baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Information to help with decisions (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet provides information on the benefits to breastfeed your baby including resources and why skin to skin contact is beneficial. (English) Colour

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Path to Home Guide: Bowel Surgery (Large) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Bowel surgery information about the day of surgery and the days after your surgery. (English) Colour

Preparing for Your Surgery and Hospital Stay (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet gives general information on preparing for surgery and hospital stay with the focus on the best recovery possible. Find information on how to prepare yourself in the months, weeks, and days before your surgery as well as very specific information on how to get ready the night before and morning of surgery. We also describe generally what to expect before and after surgery. Use this booklet along with the information we give you on about your specific surgery. (English) Colour

Swallowing Problems (Dysphagia) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Some people have problems swallowing when eating solid food and/or drinking liquids. When you have trouble swallowing, we call it ‘dysphagia’ (sounds like dis-fay-jah). (English) Colour

Healthy Eating for Babies Age 6 to 12 Months [English] Permalink Under Revision

Resource on the introduction to solid foods for infants between 6 -12 months. Highlights key foods to offer and food/drinks to limit or avoid. (English) Colour

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Managing Constipation in Babies and Toddlers up to 2 Years of Age (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Tips for managing and preventing occasional constipation in babies and toddlers. (English) Colour

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Colostomy Nutrition Guidelines (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet gives you some tips on how to manage certain unpleasant problems following surgery where a new colostomy was created. (English) Colour

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