Hounslow
Symptoms
Serious illness can cause a range of symptoms that affect comfort and quality of life. Find out how to manage common symptoms such as breathlessness, nausea, and confusion and when and where to get help and support.
Symptoms Help and Support Services in Hounslow
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Help and SupportLymphoedema: Information for patients and carers
Lymphoedema is a long-term condition that causes swelling in the body's tissues
Mouth care: Information for patients and carers
An overview of good mouth care and how to manage common problems
Nausea and vomiting: Information for patients and carers
How can I help my nausea at home before trying medication? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Caring for a breathless patient at home
Resources to support someone who is living with breathlessness
Radiotherapy skin reactions: Information for patients and carers
How radiotherapy can affect the skin and how to care for your skin during treatment
Cough: Information for patients and carers
Should I treat a cough? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Hiccups: Information for patients and carers
Self-help techniques and when to seek medical help
Anxiety towards the end of life: Information for patients and carers
Anxiety is a natural response to stresses in our lives and is common in people living with a palliative diagnosis
Constipation caused by medicines: Information for patients and carers
What is the best treatment for constipation caused by medicines? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Anticipatory Prescribing: information for patients and carers
Understanding the injections that you have been asked to keep at home. Advice from a senior palliative physician
Bowel obstruction: Information for patients and carers
How to recognise the signs of a blockage in the bowel
Agitation and Restlessness in the Final Days: Information for patients and carers
Confusion, restlessness and agitation are common distressing symptoms at the end of life