Dietary care of patients after hemorrhoid surgery

Dietary care for patients after hemorrhoid surgery is important. The patient the day after surgery to the next day due to surgical trauma and increased abdominal pressure, easy to cause perianal tissue edema, at the same time due to the incision pain reflex caused by sphincter spasm in the bladder, can cause urination and defecation difficulties. Because of this, hemorrhoid surgery after the day to the third day, should be clear heat and detoxification, diuretic swelling meals. Such as lotus root powder, green bean soup, cucumber, spinach and so on. The patient’s postoperative activity is reduced, and even some bed rest, resulting in a reduced diet, causing gastrointestinal peristalsis to slow down and cause constipation. Therefore, postoperative 2-4 days diet can eat more rice porridge, noodles, chicken soup, honey, soybean milk, fresh vegetables, fruits and so on. Postoperative 5-8 days for the hemorrhoid shedding period, the patient defecation is easy to cause trauma bleeding. At this time to eat water chestnuts, white radish, lotus root, etc., these foods have a certain degree of hemostasis astringent effect. 15-20 days after surgery avoid spicy and stimulating foods, such as chili, onion, ginger and garlic, mutton, dog meat, beef, tobacco, alcohol, coffee, strong tea, mustard, etc., seasonings should not, these foods and seasonings can stimulate the intestinal tract, causing intestinal spasm, can also lead to constipation, delaying the recovery from surgery.