Alcohol should not be consumed in the short term after perianal abscess surgery. Drinking alcohol may affect wound healing, cause postoperative local infection and recurrence, alcohol may also conflict with certain drugs, resulting in adverse consequences.
1. Drinking alcohol may affect wound healing: perianal abscess is an acute suppurative infection of the soft tissue space around the anorectal area, if you drink alcohol during the healing process, it is easy to lead to local vasodilatation, so that the local vascular permeability increases, which leads to increased local exudate, affecting wound healing, and may lead to postoperative infection and recurrence of abscess.
2. Causing postoperative local infection and recurrence: drinking alcohol can easily lead to a decline in body immunity, so that the body’s resistance to bacteria, viruses and other invasions decreases, which can easily lead to the recurrence of abscesses.
3. Drug conflict: after perianal abscess surgery, antibiotics may usually be used to prevent infection, if drinking alcohol may lead to alcohol and cephalosporin antibiotics to produce disulfiram-like reaction, serious or even may lead to shock or death.
During the recovery period, you should have a regular routine, eat a light diet, and avoid spicy and irritating foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers. You should also avoid staying up late, and you can eat more fresh vegetables and fruits and drink more water to strengthen your resistance and prevent constipation, which will help your body recover after surgery.
Perianal abscess surgery can not drink alcohol in the short term, so as not to affect the wound healing, postoperative infection, leading to serious adverse consequences and other situations, the emergence of discomfort and timely consultation, so as not to delay the condition.