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What are the best ways to deal with dehydration and nausea after as surgery?

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dlammersNov 3, 2018

What are the best ways to deal with dehydration and nausea after as surgery? I'm 4 days post op and still deal with nausea when I get up to around. The day after surgery they gave me 2 bags of fluids and that helped for that day, but it doesn't seem to be getting any better.

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Dr. Kenneth Hughes, MD
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