Do’s and Don’ts of Anal Fistula

Patients with anal fistula need to pay attention to the following aspects: 1, defecation: after defecation to use warm water to wash the wound thoroughly, as far as possible, defecate once a day, before and after defecation to use warm boiled water to sit in the bath to reduce pain, keep the anus around the clean and dry, you can also take a small amount of lactulose to help defecation, or some laxative to help defecation; 2, correct bad habits: postoperative need to pay attention to Rest, do not stay up late, avoid exertion, avoid sitting and standing for a long time; 3, wound cleaning: anal fistula surgery need to timely wash the wound, clean up pollutants, avoid causing wound infection, suture wound every time after the bowel movement need to be cleaned, disinfected and changed; 4, post-surgical review: need to do outpatient follow-up after discharge, usually half a month to be regularly rechecked, regular checkups. The specific number of visits to the hospital and check the project, need to be treated by the doctor specifically; 5, post-surgery exercise: adhere to the exercise of anal function, lifting the anus is a kind of both simple, and practical anal functional exercise method, which has a dual role in the prevention and treatment of anal diseases.