The precautions after valve replacement include drinking water, medication and diet, etc. If you feel unwell, you should consult a doctor in time and inform him/her that you have a history of heart valve replacement.
1. Drinking water: If the patient’s heart function has not returned to normal in the early postoperative period, or if the patient had heart failure before the surgery, the amount of drinking water needs to be controlled after the surgery, and it is strictly prohibited to increase the burden on the heart by drinking too much water, which may cause heart failure.
2. Drugs: patients with biologic valves need anticoagulation for about half a year, and patients with mechanical valves need lifelong anticoagulation, during which they need to avoid the use of drugs interacting with anticoagulant drugs, and the use of drugs must be carried out under the guidance of the doctor.
3. Diet: there is no special dietary taboos after valve replacement surgery, avoid spicy stimulation, but prohibit the consumption of alcohol, alcohol will affect the efficacy and metabolism of anticoagulant drugs.
After the operation, you should follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, and regular review. If you feel uncomfortable, you should consult a doctor in time.