What are the precautions after uterine fibroid surgery?

The treatment of uterine fibroids includes surgical treatment, and after the operation, you must pay attention to certain matters and principles. You should eat a light diet and avoid spicy and irritating foods. At the same time, you should pay attention to proper activities when getting out of bed and pay attention to private hygiene.

1. Diet for patients with uterine fibroids

1. The diet should be light and avoid eating irritating foods such as mutton, shrimp, crab, eel, salted fish, and black fish.

2. Avoid spicy foods and drinks such as chili peppers, peppercorns, raw onions, raw garlic, and white wine.

3. Avoid eating foods that are hot, coagulant, or contain hormones, such as longan, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, and royal jelly.

4. Eat more lean meat, chicken, eggs, quail eggs, crucian carp, turtle, white fish, cabbage, asparagus, celery, spinach, cucumber, winter melon, mushrooms, tofu, kelp, seaweed, fruits, etc.

2. In addition, [Postoperative care]

1. Encourage more turning over or bedside activities to promote the discharge of gas in the body and prevent bloating.

2. Keep the wound clean and dry. If there is exudate, inform the nursing staff immediately to change the gauze.

3. If you feel pain in the wound, you can tell the nursing staff and they can give you painkillers according to the doctor's orders.

4. After the gas is discharged, you can eat a light diet, such as white porridge and green vegetables. Do not eat gas-producing foods to prevent bloating, such as milk and beans.

5. The catheter can be removed on the second day after the operation, and the patient should be able to urinate within 5 hours.

6. Dietary recommendations: After passing gas, you can take high-protein, high-iron, high-fiber foods, such as cherries, grapes, fish soup, vegetables, etc., to prevent constipation and promote wound healing.

7. When getting out of bed to move around, avoid using abdominal pressure, such as bending over, squatting, climbing stairs, riding a motorcycle, or riding a bicycle, which may cause pain to the wound.

8. Wipe from front to back after using the toilet to avoid infection.

3. Home care and precautions after surgery

1. People who have had a hysterectomy will no longer have menstruation

2. After 6-8 weeks of surgery, once the deep tissues in the pelvic cavity have recovered, you can have a normal sexual life.

3. 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.

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

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