Whether you can eat leeks half a month after orthopedic surgery depends on the patient’s surgical recovery and gastrointestinal function.
After orthopedic surgery, generally speaking, if the gastrointestinal function is not impaired after surgery, you can eat a normal diet, you can eat leeks, will not give the gastrointestinal burden. However, it should be noted that leeks are multi-fiber food that is difficult to digest, if the patient’s gastrointestinal function is weak or consume a large amount of leeks at one time, it may increase the burden on the gastrointestinal function, resulting in nausea, vomiting or flatulence and other symptoms.
Leek will not affect fracture healing. At the same time, it is recommended that patients after orthopedic surgery to eat more food containing calcium and high quality protein, timely rehabilitation training to prevent strenuous exercise, will be more conducive to postoperative recovery.