I'm SICK *cough*cough*

[glam_gabbi 7]

please help, is there any medicine that is safe to take? i have a sore throat and cough...i need something asap!:thumbup:

[lovemysgt 4]

im sure you can take cough Syrup as long as it a liquid form. if worried call the pharmacy and tell them u have lapband and tell them your sick

[spoiltmom 44]

The best over the counter cough medicine IMO is Delsym liquid. It's totally safe. If your head is stopped up I'd take some Mucinex also.

I have a cold right now. So far mine is just a stopped head and really sore throat. No cough...yet. I've been taking Mucinex and using my Nasonex nasal spray. This darn weather is really getting me right now.

[Melissannde 41]

please help, is there any medicine that is safe to take? i have a sore throat and cough...i need something asap!:thumbup:

Call your doctor's office and ask them. If you can't get through to them a pharmacist will be a good second choice to ask.

You do want to make sure that whatever you take doesn't have a NSAID in it (Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug) such as Aspirin, Aleve, Ibuprofen, etc. Many banding doctors advise avoiding NSAIDs or if really necessary to take them to take a PPI (proton pump inhibitor) such as Prilosec with them.

I also don't know if you have other health issues, so hesitate to make recommendations.

In general, if you have taken a medication safely in the past, as long as it doesn't have a NSAID in it, and it's not a HUGE honking pill, it's PROBABLY ok to take it again. Liquid might be a better choice, depending on the tightness of your band. But please call your banding doctor, PCP or pharmacist to be sure.

Hope you feel better soon.

[vlp1968 83]

I have a sore throat and congested cough. I have been taking tylenol, musinex and sudafed. They are working wonders. I agree with checking in with your doc. or pharmacist. Feel better!