Whether or not you can sit one week after surgery for a perianal abscess depends on the size of the abscess, the degree of drainage patency after incision surgery, and the patient’s own nutritional status. The specific situation should be decided according to the doctor’s advice.
If the abscess is not very big, and the drainage is given in time, the pus secretion is reduced, the pain in the perianal area disappears, and the nutritional status of the body is not bad, you can sit in a week or so.
If the abscess drainage is not very thorough, the secretion is still a lot, and there is still pain around the incision, then for the time being one week after the operation is not recommended to sit, because sitting will press around the incision, affecting the drainage of pus or making the infection worse, it takes about two weeks after the time can sit.
Therefore, patients should live a regular life, pay attention to rest, and combine work and rest. Regular diet, nutritional balance rich. And keep the bowel movement, drink more water, appropriate exercise. Maintain the local cleanliness and hygiene of the anus, each time after defecation and before going to bed should be warm water sitz bath cleaning, keep the perianal area clean and clean, is conducive to the recovery of the disease, reduce the chances of infection, and reduce the chances of recurrence of perianal abscess after surgery.
After the operation of perianal abscess, do a good job of changing the medication care, more communication with the doctor, actively cooperate with the treatment, as far as possible to achieve satisfactory healing.