Belly enlargement after laparoscopic surgery

An enlarged belly after laparoscopic surgery may be caused by bloating due to lack of activity after surgery or overnutrition. Patients can get out of bed and move around appropriately to promote gastrointestinal digestion to improve bloating. Constipation can also cause an enlarged belly. Therefore, friends whose belly becomes larger after laparoscopic surgery should control their diet reasonably and increase exercise. They also need to check whether they are pregnant.

My belly got bigger after laparoscopy. Why?

If it happens a few days after surgery, it may be caused by lack of activity, bloating, or overnutrition. It is recommended that you get out of bed and move around appropriately, which is beneficial to gastrointestinal motility and can improve gastrointestinal bloating and constipation. If it has been a while since surgery and your belly has gotten bigger, it may be related to overnutrition. You need to control your diet and exercise more to lose weight.

Precautions after laparoscopic surgery

Wound care

The number of days that patients who undergo laparoscopic surgery need to stay in the hospital is very short. Therefore, after returning home, you should pay attention to observe the wound to see if there is redness or swelling to prevent infection. This type of surgery leaves a small wound and inflammation is rare.

Daily life

Maintaining a comfortable life and doing a little exercise can help the body recover. Patients who undergo laparoscopic fallopian tube surgery and laparoscopic ovarian surgery should also pay attention to moderate activity within one week of the surgery, which will help the body recover as soon as possible.

One week after surgery, you can remove the abdominal dressing, take a shower, and gradually resume normal activities. You should be able to resume your normal daily routine two weeks after surgery.

Nutritional intake

Generally, you can resume eating after you regain consciousness after surgery. You can drink some warm water at the beginning. If you don’t feel any discomfort, you can eat some liquid food. You can eat normally the next day. Wound healing requires protein, so pay attention to the intake of high-protein foods.

Observation of the condition

After the patient returns to the ward, vital signs are monitored once an hour. After 4 to 6 measurements stabilize, the monitor is changed to once a day. Within 24 hours after surgery, the patient's condition should be closely monitored, such as the patient's chief complaint, complexion, abdominal wounds, abdominal signs, etc., so as to promptly detect and deal with possible complications after surgery.

Drainage tube care

If a drainage tube is placed, follow routine drainage care and keep the patient in a semi-recumbent position for 6 hours after surgery to facilitate the outflow of drainage fluid. Observe the quality of the drainage every 1 to 2 hours after surgery, change the dressing and drainage bag in time, keep the drainage port clean, and prevent infection. The drainage tube can be removed after 24 to 48 hours of placement, or once the drainage volume has been significantly reduced 1 day after surgery.

Vaginal bleeding

During surgery, in order to allow for a clear examination of the ovaries, fallopian tubes and dorsal side of the uterus or to provide sufficient space for surgery, a uterine support device (not required for unmarried women) is usually placed in the vagina to adjust the position of the uterus. Therefore, there will be a small amount of vaginal bleeding after the operation, which is normal. However, if vaginal bleeding lasts for more than two weeks, you should consult a doctor to see if there is any abnormality.

This article introduces in detail why the belly becomes bigger after laparoscopy, and also introduces the issues that need to be paid attention to after laparoscopic surgery. As a woman who hopes to be healthier, if you need to have laparoscopic surgery, you must not delay. Of course, there are many issues that need to be paid attention to in laparoscopic surgery, so you must pay special attention.