How to take care of yourself after hysterectomy?

In modern society, women’s life pressure is no less than that of men. Not only do they have to take care of the family, but they also have to strive for their careers. Frequent fatigue, staying up late, unhealthy diet, etc. can easily lead to the occurrence of some diseases. Women of childbearing age are particularly prone to uterine fibroids. Usually, when uterine fibroids reach about three centimeters, they must be removed by surgery. So how should they be cared for after the operation?

The duration of postoperative indwelling catheter is generally 3 to 5 days, and the condition requires about 10 days. During the period of retaining the catheter, the patient should be encouraged to drink more water to keep the urethra unobstructed, clean the urethral opening with cotton pads every day, and apply <Drug Name Omitted> ointment to the urethral opening and catheter to reduce the chance of urinary tract infection. Before removing the catheter, the catheter needs to be clamped and opened regularly (once every 4 hours for 2 days) to restore bladder function.

Six hours after the catheter is removed for radical hysterectomy, the residual urine is measured after urination. If the residual urine exceeds 100 ml, it should be maintained for 3 days and then the residual urine should be measured again. Repeat this process until the residual urine is less than 100 ml. If patients want to achieve satisfactory treatment results after hysterectomy, they must pay attention to the precautions after hysterectomy so as to do a good job of various nursing work.

What to eat after a hysterectomy? The following dietary considerations should be taken after uterine fibroid surgery:

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.

This article introduces the daily maintenance precautions for patients who have undergone hysterectomy, and reminds everyone to pay attention to dietary taboos after the operation. Generally, after a hysterectomy, the patient's body is relatively weak, especially her gastrointestinal function has not yet recovered, so special attention must be paid to diet.