What to expect after hysterectomy

The uterus is a relatively important organ in the female body and is often prone to problems. With the increase in gynecological diseases in women, some uterine fibroids or other uterine diseases often require hysterectomy. If the uterus is removed, it will cause great harm to the female body. If the body is not adjusted in time, it will also lead to other complications. Let’s take a look at what we need to pay attention to after hysterectomy?

What to expect after hysterectomy

Six weeks after total hysterectomy, the patient should go to the hospital for a follow-up examination to understand the wound healing situation. Sexual intercourse is generally prohibited for 3 months after surgery to facilitate wound recovery. You can resume your sex life afterwards.

In clinical practice, subtotal hysterectomy is often used for young women and those who have no lesions in cervical cancer prevention examinations. Since the cervix is ​​retained, the vagina still maintains its original depth, and the feeling during sexual intercourse is better than that of a total hysterectomy. However, regular cervical cancer prevention smear examinations should be performed to prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer and stump cancer.

Studies have shown that ovarian function will be affected to a certain extent 3 to 5 years after hysterectomy, and patients will experience some menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, sweating, irritability, and vaginal dryness, which will affect sexual life. At this time, you should go to the hospital for examination. If necessary, use hormone replacement or apply medications such as cod liver oil ointment to promote a harmonious sexual life.

Pay attention to enhancing nutrition, proper physical exercise, and doing couples' health exercises to increase the body's resistance, which is also beneficial to postoperative physical recovery and harmonious sexual life.

diet

1. The diet should be light and avoid eating irritating foods such as mutton, shrimp, crab, eel, salted fish, and black fish.

2. Avoid spicy foods and drinks such as chili peppers, peppercorns, raw onions, raw garlic, and white wine.

3. Avoid eating foods that are hot, coagulant, or contain hormones, such as longan, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, and royal jelly.

4. Eat more lean meat, chicken, eggs, quail eggs, crucian carp, turtle, white fish, cabbage, asparagus, celery, spinach, cucumber, winter melon, mushrooms, tofu, kelp, seaweed, fruits, etc.

When we have a disease, we must face it with an optimistic attitude. With the continuous improvement of medical care, many diseases can be well treated. The above is an introduction to what we need to pay attention to after hysterectomy. After understanding it, we know that female friends must pay attention to physical maintenance after surgery, eat more light foods in their daily diet, and try to stay in bed as much as possible after surgery, and go to the hospital regularly for physical examinations after surgery.