Can I eat before having an abortion?

The preparation before an abortion has a very important impact on the success of the operation. Many female friends have complications or serious consequences such as infertility during the abortion due to insufficient attention. Therefore, it is very necessary to make full preparations before the abortion. So, can you eat before an abortion? The following is the answer to this question.

Nowadays, many women who have an unexpected pregnancy will choose abortion as a remedy. Although the current abortion surgery technology is very advanced, many precautions are still very important, such as prohibiting sexual intercourse 3 days before the operation and the body temperature should not exceed 37.5 degrees Celsius. According to experts, you should not eat or drink for 6 hours on the day of surgery.

Before a painless abortion, you should make sure to have a B-ultrasound in the hospital to check how long you have been pregnant and whether you are suitable for a painless abortion. If you find yourself pregnant but do not want to have the baby, you should try to have an abortion within 10 weeks. Because the later the pregnancy, the more surgical complications there are, so do not wait until the later months of pregnancy to have an abortion or induced labor. Sexual intercourse should be avoided the night before artificial abortion. You should take a bath and change clothes the day before the operation to avoid catching a cold. If the body temperature exceeds 37.5℃, the operation should be performed on another day.

Experts say: You can’t eat. Women must abstain from water and food for about 4 hours before painless abortion surgery. Why can't you eat? Because painless abortion requires anesthesia, and if vomiting and reflux symptoms occur under the effect of anesthesia, it may lead to serious complications such as acute respiratory tract obstruction, bronchospasm, and aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, painless abortion surgery needs to be performed on an empty stomach.

At the same time, experts say that women need to pay more attention to their diet in the few days before a painless abortion. Before an abortion, you must avoid eating foods that strengthen uterine contractions and induce labor, such as oats, leeks, kelp, rabbit meat, etc. Oats have the effect of inducing labor, while leeks will excite the uterus and increase the contraction of uterine smooth muscles, etc.

Female friends should pay attention to the following matters before painless abortion:

1. Female friends should take a shower and change into a set of clean underwear the night before the painless abortion, so that it will be safer when the operation is performed the next day;

2. Before the painless abortion, you must prepare sanitary napkins and toilet paper, because after the painless abortion, female friends will have vaginal bleeding, so it is very necessary to prepare sanitary napkins;

3. When female friends have determined the time for painless abortion, they should refrain from sexual intercourse within one week before the abortion to prevent infection during the operation;

4. You can take misoprostol orally before the operation. It can soften the cervix, enhance tension and intrauterine effects, reduce cervical damage, and prevent cervical adhesions. You must not eat or drink.

5. The most important thing is to make sure you do a good job of preoperative examination, including urine pregnancy test, B-ultrasound, blood, urine and other routine examinations. If the body temperature exceeds 37.5℃, the surgery should be performed on another day.

The above content is the expert's detailed answer to the question of whether you can eat before having an abortion. I believe that everyone should have some understanding and knowledge now. Here I would like to remind many female friends that in addition to the preparation work before having an abortion, the cultivation after the abortion should not be ignored. I hope it will be helpful to many female friends.