Post-operative flatulence is common, mainly related to factors such as incomplete recovery of intestinal function after surgery. Symptoms can be relieved through appropriate activities, physical therapy, medication and other means.
1. Appropriate activities: If the patient’s condition permits, encourage the patient to carry out moderate activities as early as possible, which can effectively help the recovery of intestinal function and relieve the symptoms of intestinal flatulence. If the patient can not get out of bed temporarily, can be appropriate to turn over and other small bed movement, also helps to help intestinal peristalsis, relieve intestinal flatulence.
2. Physiotherapy: Appropriate hot compresses, massage, etc., to promote intestinal peristalsis, to help rapid exhaust, to achieve the purpose of relieving intestinal flatulence. If the condition permits, you can also carry out anal tube exhaust.
3. Drug therapy: long time after surgery, intestinal flatulence, can be applied under the guidance of the doctor to stimulate peristalsis of the digestive tract, to achieve the purpose of exhaust.
It is normal to have intestinal flatulence in a short period of time after surgery, mostly related to the effect of anesthesia during surgery, which can be relieved after a period of time. If the flatulence occurs for a longer period of time, and the patient is unable to pass gas or has other uncomfortable symptoms, the patient should inform the doctor in time for treatment.