Complications due to infections

Our entire environment is full of potential disease pathogens. While a transplant patient should not take any unnecessary risk, it is not necessary for him to be completely isolated from his fellow-men. On the contrary, he should lead an active life. There are some relatively simple measures for reducing the risk of an infection without greatly restricting quality of life:

• Always allow enough time for sleep and relaxation, so as to give the body an opportunity to regenerate
• Eat a healthy and balanced die
• Avoid weight gain
• Take regular exercise
• Avoid contact with persons who have a cold or flu  
• When there is an increased risk of  infection (e.g. a known flu outbreak), avoid large crowds (e.g. in shopping centres, theatres, cinemas
• Avoid contact with persons who have a cold or flu
• Frequent hand washing
• Regular body hygiene
• Gloves should be worn when gardening or doing other work with soiled objects.