How to maintain after hysterectomy?

Every woman should know that the uterus plays an extremely important role in the body. However, some long-term bad living habits are prone to the formation of uterine fibroids. Once the situation is serious, the uterus needs to be completely removed for treatment. This will cause certain harm to the body and lead to internal imbalance, resulting in early menopause and easy aging. This is also particularly detrimental to health. Therefore, special attention must be paid after hysterectomy. Let's learn about how to maintain after total hysterectomy.

How to maintain after hysterectomy?

Home care and precautions after hysterectomy:

Women who have had a hysterectomy will no longer have menstruation.

6-8 weeks after the operation, when the deep tissues in the pelvic cavity have recovered, you can have a normal sexual life. If you have undergone a total hysterectomy, you should abstain from sexual life for 3 months and avoid heavy physical labor. After 3 months, I returned to normal work and life.

Avoid lifting objects heavier than 3 kg, bending over to pick up objects, and climbing stairs within 6-8 weeks after surgery. You can use a belly band appropriately.

Avoid sitting for long periods of time, long-distance travel, yoga, rhythmic dance and other exercises that increase abdominal pressure within 3 months to avoid pelvic bleeding.

After using the toilet, wipe from front to back to avoid infection

Observe the wound daily to see if it is red, swollen, hot, painful or has abnormal secretions. If you have any of the above symptoms, please return to the doctor as soon as possible.

Eat more fruits and vegetables and high-fiber foods, and drink 2000-3000cc of water every day to prevent constipation.

If you have had bilateral oophorectomy, you are more likely to develop osteoporosis. You should increase your calcium and hormone intake, such as animal bones, dried fish, soy foods, and exercise appropriately to avoid falls and fractures.

Avoid vaginal douching and tub bathing for 6 weeks

Eat more foods containing protein, vitamins and iron, such as fish soup, grapes, cherries, vegetables, etc.

There are no special dietary taboos, but try to eat less irritating and gas-producing foods.

Risks of hysterectomy:

Bleeding. It is divided into intraoperative bleeding and late postoperative bleeding.

Injury to the bladder or ureter.

Infect. The vagina and cervix are not disinfected strictly before surgery, or vaginal secretions overflow into the abdominal cavity during surgery, causing infection.

Rectal injury. Opening the rectouterine pouch may easily injure the rectum during surgery.

Adhesion. Intestinal loops may adhere to the uterine incision and cause intestinal obstruction.

Surgical wounds may become cancerous, such as various stump cancers.

34% of patients experience ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms to varying degrees within 2 years after surgery. Patients are prone to obesity, hypertension, heart disease, and

The above is an introduction to how to maintain health after total hysterectomy. After understanding it, we know that female friends must adjust their mentality to face reality after hysterectomy. In addition, the diet after surgery must be based on light food, and attention must be paid to nutritional balance. At the same time, good personal hygiene must be ensured, and regular check-ups should be done in the hospital.