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How to avoid problems with contact lens wear
Avoid drinking alcohol. Eat a nutritionally well-balanced diet.
We advise you to avoid heavy lifting, heavy household chores, driving and sport for at least 6 to 8 weeks. This is to allow the wounds to heal.
We may suggest giving your child methotrexate at the weekend to avoid any side effects which could affect your child at school.
You should also avoid wearing slippers, slip on shoes, flip flops or backless shoes.
You can use a hand-held shower but avoid getting the dressing wet.
Please avoid unprotected intercourse during the month of your laparoscopy.
Where possible we try to avoid using a speculum if we can.
All patients are given antibiotics at the beginning of the operation to avoid this complication.
Avoid sports for at least 6 weeks.
Avoid pulling hard at the top of the stocking. Check that the toe and ankle piece is in place.
To reduce this, it is recommended that you stay out of the bright sun, use a high factor sun protection and avoid the use of sun lamps or sun beds.
To avoid this please follow the instructions within this page carefully.
This means that you should avoid fish, seafood, dairy (such as milk, butter and cheese) and food containing the colouring E127.
Please make alternative arrangements during periods of air tube problems or downtime, to avoid deterioration of samples.
Lifting can often be an aggravating factor so try to avoid it where possible.
If you need to, you can take small sips of water or clear fluid, but avoid drinking large amounts.
The body’s natural response is to try to protect the area of pain, often by avoiding the use of affected areas, or by adapting ways of doing things, to avoid