How long does it take to recover from rectal prolapse after normal delivery?

Although medical technology is becoming more and more advanced, the childbirth process is still very dangerous for women, because many emergencies may occur during childbirth, and one careless move may endanger the lives of pregnant women and fetuses. Some women experience rectal prolapse during normal childbirth. How long does it take for rectal prolapse to return to normal? Here are several methods for treating rectal prolapse. You can learn about them.

1. The best treatment for rectal prolapse

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

This disease is mostly caused by qi deficiency and sinking. Prolonged diarrhea that does not heal, long-term bed rest due to illness that damages qi, and dry and hard stools can all lead to rectal prolapse. The treatment is to replenish the middle Qi and lift up the sunken ones. Medicinal. For constipation, add cooked army. In addition, you can use acupuncture on Baihui and Changqiang, and add Zusanli if the illness has lasted for a long time.

2. Conservative treatment

If rectal prolapse is secondary to diseases such as constipation and diarrhea, it is necessary to actively treat these primary diseases. Once the primary diseases are cured, rectal prolapse can usually be cured. During the treatment, you cannot squat to defecate. You must stand, lie on your side or lie on your back to defecate. Small babies can stand with their legs straight to defecate and urinate, and older children can sit in a high potty to defecate, which means putting the potty on a high chair to defecate. If you can persist for 1 to 2 months, most rectal prolapses can be cured. If the rectal prolapse does not heal after changing the bowel movement method, manual reduction can be performed. Fold gauze into a thick pad, press the anus, use adhesive ointment to tighten the buttocks and stick them firmly. Let the child stay in bed for 1 to 2 weeks and insist on lying in the bowel position for defecation. Most cases will be cured.

3. Surgical treatment

Surgery is the most common method of treating rectal prolapse and is mostly used for patients with severe rectal prolapse. So what are the surgical methods for treating anal prolapse? Let’s take a look below.

(1) Linear electrocautery

(2) Longitudinal incision and transverse suture

Suitable for grade I and grade II prolapse.

(3) Mucosal resection and suture

Suitable for anal prolapse and lower rectal prolapse.

(4) Anorectal Stenosis

It is suitable for the elderly and patients with poor general condition who cannot undergo major surgery.

(5) Anterior rectal suspension fixation

This method is currently the most common method for repairing rectal prolapse abroad.

(6) Scar support fixation

This method is suitable for patients with grade I and grade II rectal prolapse and anal relaxation. However, this method is not suitable for patients with enteritis, dysentery, and acute anorectal inflammation.

(7) Anal tightening surgery

It is suitable for patients with rectal prolapse complicated by anal relaxation and anal incontinence, but it is not suitable for patients with acute anorectal inflammation, enteritis, diarrhea and other diseases.

(8) Injection

Injection therapy mainly involves injecting drugs into the submucosal layer of the rectum to create scars, which causes the mucosa to adhere and fix to the muscular layer; or injecting drugs around the rectum to cause the rectum to adhere and fix to the surrounding tissues and prevent it from falling off.