Can I take a shower after a few days of abortion?

Abortion is a type of miscarriage surgery performed on female friends after an unexpected pregnancy or an abnormal pregnancy. This surgery has an impact on the female body. After the abortion surgery, you should also pay attention to many things. This will not only help the body's recovery, but also prevent various diseases. Therefore, female friends must pay attention to it. How many days after the abortion can you take a shower? This is also an issue that many women who have had an abortion are particularly concerned about. Let’s take a look at it below.

How long after an abortion can I wash my hair and take a shower?

1. Observe the bleeding situation:

Vaginal bleeding after abortion usually lasts within one week. If the bleeding lasts for more than one week and there are abnormal symptoms such as heavy bleeding, lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and smelly leucorrhea, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. These symptoms are often manifestations of abnormal miscarriage or infection, and should be taken seriously. Go to the hospital where the miscarriage occurred for treatment at any time to prevent accidents and cause greater harm to the weak body.

2. Pay attention to reproductive health:

If you do not follow the doctor's advice, do not pay attention to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic after the abortion, or resume sexual intercourse too early, it is easy to cause greater damage to the female reproductive system. After miscarriage, the systemic and local reproductive organs' resistance to pathogenic microorganisms decreases, and infections in the uterus and even fallopian tubes are very likely to occur, which must be taken seriously. Sanitary napkins and other items used after abortion must be clean and hygienic, underwear must be washed, dried and changed frequently, and you should not take a sitz bath within half a month after the operation to prevent contaminated water from entering the vagina and causing infection. Having sexual intercourse too early after an abortion can easily lead to endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease, which can easily lead to secondary infertility.

Through the above introduction, we know that we can take a shower after a few days of abortion. After the abortion, we must pay attention to rest. Not only should the diet be comprehensive and nutritious, but also we should not eat raw or cold food. In addition, we should not get tired. Especially women should pay attention to regulating their mood after the abortion. It is particularly important to maintain a happy mood.