How to maintain after uterine fibroid surgery

Uterine fibroids are a relatively common gynecological disease that has a great impact on women's health, so surgery is often used for treatment. Since the uterus is a very important reproductive organ for women, it is very important to maintain the uterus after surgery, and women must pay attention to the details in this regard. So, how to maintain after uterine fibroid surgery? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

Nursing of uterine fibroid wounds

Wound care: Usually the laparoscopic wound is one centimeter long at the navel, and there are 0.5 centimeter wounds on both sides of the lower abdomen. After the operation, the one centimeter wound is usually sutured simply. At this time, absorbable or non-absorbable sutures may be used. If non-absorbable sutures are used, they should be removed seven days after the operation. If absorbable sutures are used, they do not need to be removed. As for the 0.5 centimeter wound, it can be closed with breathable tape, but sometimes stitches and simple sutures may be used to increase the neatness of wound healing. When caring for these wounds, it is important to keep the wound clean and dry, and wait until the wound is completely healed (about ten days) before showering or getting it wet. The most important thing is that because laparoscopic patients have a very short hospital stay, they must pay attention to whether the wound is red, swollen, hot, or painful every day after returning home to prevent infection and inflammation. However, inflammation of the wound after laparoscopic surgery is quite rare.

Nutritional intake after uterine fibroid surgery

Nutritional intake: Usually, patients can resume eating after waking up from laparoscopic surgery. First, drink some warm water. If there is no discomfort, you can start eating liquid food (e.g. rice porridge). You can resume your normal diet the next day. Since protein is needed for wound healing, high-protein foods (e.g. fish, lean meat, eggs...) should be consumed to accelerate wound healing. Irritating foods should be avoided to prevent stimulating gastric acid secretion and causing gastrointestinal discomfort (e.g. chili peppers, cigarettes, oil, coffee). After laparoscopic surgery, it is easy for residual carbon dioxide gas to remain in the abdomen. Therefore, it is advisable to increase the intake of vegetables and high-fiber fruits after the operation, and avoid eating gas-producing foods such as sweet potatoes, beans, onions, etc. This can reduce the discomfort caused by postoperative abdominal distension. As for major surgeries, because anesthesia and surgery take longer and the gastrointestinal tract absorbs more gas, it is more appropriate to eat after 24 hours. For patients who are prone to nausea, vomiting, and special physical conditions after surgery, there is no need to force themselves to eat. They can eat after the anesthesia has completely worn off.

The above is an introduction to how to maintain your health after uterine fibroid surgery. I hope it will be helpful to women’s understanding. Uterine fibroid surgery is not a very difficult type of surgery. The key is that it causes a significant impact on the female's uterus. At this time, it is necessary to take good postoperative maintenance measures to allow the uterus to recover from the trauma as soon as possible to avoid causing more serious impact on women's health.