Four days of rectal surgery without passing gas is an abnormal phenomenon.
Rectal surgery four days do not exhaust, may be due to intestinal peristalsis has not returned to normal, intestinal adhesions and other reasons. Generally, under normal circumstances, gas is passed around 24 to 48 hours after surgery. Therefore, four days after rectal surgery without exhaustion is an abnormal phenomenon.
Patients should get out of bed and walk around appropriately after surgery to increase bowel movement, which will help the gas discharge from the body. A small amount of high-fiber food, massage the abdomen to promote intestinal peristalsis, can help improve the symptoms. Severe patients with significant abdominal discomfort can choose to take oral Itopride, Domperidone and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor to improve the symptoms.
It is recommended that patients who do not have gas for four days after rectal surgery should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment to avoid delaying their condition.