pain m
Diseases Process
SN instructed patient and caregiver about certain foods or eating habits are m
ore likely to result in flushing, diarrhea, gas, bloating, and abdom
inal pain
related to carcinoid syndrom
e. You only need to avoid particular foods if they cause you to have these sym
ptom
s. Keeping a food and sym
ptom
diary m
ay be helpful. Record your daily food and drink consum
ption and any sym
ptom
s that you experience. You m
ay start to notice a pattern. Carcinoid patients with sym
ptom
s should augm
ent protein in their diets, add m
ore tryptophan in the form
of lean m
eats and protein, and avoid high tyram
ine-containing foods, which can cause flushing, such as hard and aged cheeses, including cheddar and Stilton; cured m
eats; and som
e nuts, specifically walnuts, peanuts, coconuts, and Brazil nuts.
Instructed patient about abdom
inal drainage when you have pain
and discom
fort your nurse can give you pain
killers if you need them
. They can also help you change your position to m
ake you com
fortable. Patient verbalized understanding.
SN instructed patient that the following are the com
m
on sym
ptom
s of spinal stenosis: Tingling or num
bness in legs or arm
s, Stiffness and severe back pain
, difficulty in walking and standing for long tim
e, m
ight experience balancing problem
s and resting m
ay provide tem
porary relief but the sym
ptom
s reoccur.