Maintenance methods after uterine fibroid removal

Today's life always brings us tremendous pressure. It is particularly easy to cause some diseases in the body, among which gynecological diseases are very harmful to women's bodies. Among them, uterine fibroids are a disease with a very high incidence in our lives. Once it develops seriously, the uterus still needs to be removed for treatment, but the operation will cause certain harm to the body. You must pay attention to the maintenance of your body after the operation. Let's learn about the maintenance methods after the removal of uterine fibroids.

Maintenance methods after uterine fibroid removal

1. Daily life: Maintaining a comfortable life and doing a little exercise will help the body recover. Patients who undergo laparoscopic fallopian tube surgery and laparoscopic ovarian surgery should be able to resume their normal daily routine two weeks after the operation. For those who undergo total hysterectomy, in addition to avoiding riding horses, riding bicycles, and sitting for long periods of time in the early stages of the operation (within two weeks) to prevent pelvic congestion and postoperative discomfort, special attention should be paid to avoid lifting objects weighing more than five kilograms or activities that increase the burden on the abdomen. After eight weeks, the amount of exercise can be gradually increased according to personal strength and constitution. This can reduce future discomfort caused by a temporary reduction in pelvic support.

2. Nutritional intake: In principle, nutritional intake after surgery is the same. You should drink more water to replenish the loss of body fluids during surgery. Usually, patients can resume eating after waking up from laparoscopic surgery. At first, they can drink some warm water. If there is no discomfort, they can start eating liquid food (e.g. rice porridge). They can resume their 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).

3. Wound care When caring for these wounds, it is important to keep the wound clean and dry. You can only shower or get it wet after the wound has completely healed (about ten days). 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.

The above is an introduction to the maintenance methods after uterine fibroids removal. After understanding, we know that after uterine fibroids surgery, we must pay attention to rest more, not do strenuous exercise, and pay attention to eating more light food, and be sure to keep the wound dry. If necessary, go to the hospital for a follow-up examination in time.