What to do if your stomach is bloated after egg retrieval

With the continuous development of science and technology, the dream of many infertile patients to become mothers has come true, and many people have chosen to conceive through in vitro fertilization. As an important reproductive assistance method for treating infertility, IVF surgery will induce ovulation and retrieve eggs from women during the treatment process. Many women will experience abdominal distension and ascites after egg retrieval. What should you do if your abdomen is bloated after IVF egg retrieval? Is there any solution? Next I will introduce it to you in detail.

What to do if your belly is bloated after egg retrieval

1. You can take a shower the next day after egg retrieval and avoid sexual intercourse for one week.

2. Try to rest for a whole day on the day of anesthesia and egg retrieval, and do not think about any major issues.

3. Eat small amounts of food after egg retrieval, avoid spicy food, and try to eat saltier food.

4. After egg retrieval and until transplantation, you cannot place hot water bottles or other heating items on your abdomen to relieve pain.

5. If you are doing a fresh transplant, avoid any high-intensity exercise and focus on walking.

6. If there is a small amount of blood after egg retrieval, it is normal. If there is obvious red blood flow, report it to the hospital immediately.

7. After egg retrieval, drink plenty of electrolytes and low-salt, low-sugar sports drinks, or soda water, which can be bought in general supermarkets. It is no problem to drink one liter per hour.

In addition, after egg retrieval for IVF, you need to pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise, eat more high-protein foods to supplement nutrition, drink plenty of water, and have more bowel movements. If you experience abdominal pain, stomach pain, vaginal bleeding, oliguria and other discomfort after egg retrieval, please contact your doctor. After egg retrieval, patients with many follicles should drink more diuretic drinks such as milk, orange juice and watermelon. If you have many follicles, please pay attention to your urine volume and keep it at around 2000ml per day. Patients with many follicles and large ovaries should pay attention to less exercise and turn over gently to keep the body in good condition to prepare for transplantation. At the same time, they should relax, so that the success rate will be higher. Take progesterone and other medications as prescribed by your doctor every day.

Things to note after egg retrieval

1. After egg retrieval, antibiotics are needed to prevent infection, and progesterone (such as Duphaston, Enkitan, Progynova, and Progesterone) should be started at the same time. Rest in the rest area for 30 minutes after the operation, and you can leave the operating room without any discomfort or obvious vaginal bleeding symptoms.

2. Avoid strenuous exercise and sexual intercourse after the operation. If vaginal bleeding is found and abdominal pain worsens after the operation, please go to the reproductive center for treatment in time.

3. After egg retrieval, you can eat normally. To prevent abdominal distension and ascites, women with more follicles should eat small meals frequently and eat easily digestible, high-protein foods. Such as eggs, milk, soy milk, protein powder, lean meat, fish, shrimp, etc., and pay attention to urine volume.

4. If ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) occurs after egg retrieval, we will feel bloated, lose our appetite, experience nausea and vomiting, have diarrhea, an enlarged belly, gain weight, urinate less, have difficulty breathing, and even feel anxious, have a faster heartbeat, and be unable to sleep.

Generally, mild OHSS does not require hospitalization. Just pay attention to your discomfort symptoms and severity, eat a high-protein diet, drink more (more than 1000ML), and pay attention to the frequency and amount of urination. If the discomfort symptoms worsen and the amount of urine is small, you should seek medical attention immediately. Moderate to severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome generally requires hospitalization.