Can I eat in the morning if I have an abortion in the afternoon?

Is it necessary to be on an empty stomach before an abortion? This is a question that many women are very concerned about. Experts say that you cannot eat before an abortion, and you must avoid drinking water for about 6 hours. In addition, you must undergo relevant examinations before an abortion to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the operation. Let's take a look at it together.

Why should you fast before abortion?

Often, people cannot eat before an abortion. The main reason is that the abortion patient may experience vomiting and reflux under the effect of anesthesia, which may lead to serious side effects. Aspiration of gastric food can lead to other serious complications such as acute respiratory obstruction, bronchospasm, aspiration atelectasis and aspiration pneumonia, so surgery should be performed on an empty stomach. Also, you should not eat too much for the first meal after the abortion, otherwise it will affect the gastrointestinal function.

Since painless abortion requires general anesthesia, the normal throat swallowing reflex will be suppressed, and the food previously eaten in the stomach will flow back into the mouth. If there is excrement that cannot be swallowed in time, it will choke the respiratory system, causing aspiration pneumonia, and even blocking the respiratory system, causing suffocation, cyanosis, suffocation and other anesthesia accidents. Therefore, it is necessary to abstain from meals before surgery in order to avoid treatment risks.

If you eat before the operation, there are two results: either the operation is delayed, or anesthesia is not given and a normal abortion is performed. This is because: there may be gastrointestinal reactions after anesthesia. If there is food in the stomach, it will be vomited out and enter the bronchi, causing suffocation. But you can bring some high-calorie food, easily digestible food and water and eat after the operation.

The above is a detailed explanation of why you should fast before abortion. Women who want to have an abortion must strictly follow the above methods to ensure the effectiveness of the surgery and their own health. Otherwise, it will cause very serious conditions and even threaten women's lives.