Can women swim after having an abortion?

With the opening up of modern society, more and more women are choosing abortion. This is actually a very difficult operation to adjust and it is very easy to cause serious effects on the body. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to taking good care of the body after the abortion, especially in terms of exercise. Swimming is also a very common activity. Can women swim after an abortion?

How long after an abortion can I swim?

From a medical point of view, the damage caused by an abortion to the body is more serious than a normal childbirth. If you have too many abortions, your body's immunity will decline, your energy will be distracted, and your endometrium will become thinner, affecting the implantation environment of the fertilized egg and making you more likely to have a miscarriage after pregnancy. Not only that, modern medicine has provided a large amount of evidence showing that cervical cancer, the increasing incidence of which has occurred in recent years, is closely related to early sexual intercourse, early childbearing, abortion and multiple sexual partners. Therefore, for some unavoidable abortions, you must pay attention to care and maintenance.

Therefore, female friends must pay attention to the post-abortion care:

1. You need to rest for 2 weeks after painless abortion and read less newspapers and watch less TV.

2. Within 2 weeks after the operation, rest in bed appropriately and avoid heavy physical labor.

3. Eat more nutritious food to restore your body to normal as soon as possible.

4. Keep the vulva clean and hygienic, wash it with warm water 1 to 2 times a day, and change sanitary napkins frequently.

5. Do not take a sitz bath within 2 weeks or before vaginal bleeding has stopped. This is an important part of post-abortion care.

6. Avoid sexual intercourse within 1 month to prevent genital organ infection. If you have fever, abdominal pain, or vaginal discharge with an unusual odor, seek medical attention immediately.

First of all, you should choose a regular hospital for abortion surgery and get enough rest after the abortion. According to regulations, you should rest for 14 days after the abortion, and you must take anti-inflammatory drugs on time and in the right amount. Generally speaking, you can swim one month after the abortion if you have no obvious discomfort. But the water temperature cannot be too cold. If it is winter, you should go swimming in an indoor swimming pool.

Female friends must pay attention to post-abortion care:

1. You need to rest for 2 weeks after painless abortion and read less newspapers and watch less TV.

2. Within 2 weeks after the operation, rest in bed appropriately and avoid heavy physical labor.

3. Eat more nutritious food to restore your body to normal as soon as possible.

4. Keep the vulva clean and hygienic, wash it with warm water 1 to 2 times a day, and change sanitary napkins frequently.

5. Do not take a sitz bath within 2 weeks or before vaginal bleeding has stopped. This is an important part of post-abortion care.

6. Avoid sexual intercourse within 1 month to prevent genital organ infection. If you have fever, abdominal pain, or vaginal discharge with an unusual odor, seek medical attention immediately.

So, after the above introduction, women are not allowed to swim within one month after an abortion. There are a lot of bacteria in the swimming pool, which can easily lead to gynecological inflammation. Therefore, it is recommended that you start swimming after one month, and do not do other strenuous exercise during this period.