What are the postoperative care for uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are very harmful to women's bodies. They can make women lose their fertility. However, the general treatment for uterine fibroids is through surgery. In severe cases, the uterus needs to be removed. However, surgery is very harmful to the body. The human body will become very weak and the uterus will be damaged. Therefore, it is also very important to take care of the body after surgery. Let's take a look at the postoperative care of uterine fibroids.

What are the postoperative care for uterine fibroids?

How to maintain uterine fibroids after surgery? Many people know that most uterine fibroids do not require treatment. A small number of patients need corresponding treatment due to symptoms such as long-term excessive menstrual flow, pain and compression. The following experts will give you a detailed introduction on how patients with uterine fibroids should maintain themselves after surgery.

1. Regular follow-up: In order to closely observe the treatment effect, patients with uterine fibroids should go to the hospital for regular follow-up after surgery. The follow-up content includes: B-ultrasound, gynecological examination, mainly to check whether the uterine fibroids have recurred, the size of the uterus, whether the uterine wall wound has healed, and the condition of the adnex.

2. Diet adjustment: Diet adjustment can promote rapid recovery of the body. Patients should not eat too early after surgery. They should drink a small amount of water first. If there is no discomfort, they can start to eat liquid food (such as porridge) and resume normal diet the next day. Since wound healing requires protein, high-protein foods (such as fish, lean meat, eggs...) should be consumed to accelerate wound healing, and irritating foods should be avoided to avoid stimulating gastric acid secretion and causing gastrointestinal discomfort (such as peppers, cigarettes, oil, coffee).

3. Precautions for sexual life: Sexual life is strictly prohibited within the first month after the operation. For subhysterectomy and total hysterectomy, sexual life can be resumed after three months of follow-up examination in the hospital if the results are normal.

4. Pain care: After uterine fibroid surgery, there will be pain in the wound. Patients should handle it carefully. If the pain is obvious, check whether it is red or swollen to rule out the possibility of infection. If pus is squeezed out, go to the hospital to change the dressing. Mild soreness will generally improve on its own after a few days of rest. If the soreness is obvious, you need to go to the hospital to rule out the sequelae of anesthesia and use some medication if necessary.

The above is an introduction to the postoperative care for uterine fibroids. After understanding it, we know that we must pay more attention to rest after uterine fibroids surgery, pay attention to nutritional balance in diet, and eat more high-protein foods. In addition, do not have sex before uterine fibroids recover, and go to the hospital for regular check-ups.