The main reason for not wanting to eat after surgery is still the inhibition of gastrointestinal function, which requires patients to take proper rest, and the symptoms can generally improve slowly with the recovery of gastrointestinal function.
For the smooth operation, anesthesia will be taken during the operation. During anesthesia, due to the influence of drugs, there will be gastrointestinal function inhibition. The medication is stopped at the end of the surgery, but the effect of the medication will continue for a period of time, which is the main reason for not wanting to eat after the surgery.
Patients should not be too nervous, temporary appropriate rest, with the complete substitution of anesthesia drugs, gastrointestinal function gradually recovered, the symptoms will generally slowly improve. In addition, patients can combine their own situation as well as the appropriate walking in the case of surgery, to promote the recovery of gastrointestinal motility.
In addition, the need for intravenous rehydration therapy after surgery, especially when the infusion of more glucose and intravenous nutrition, can also lead to postoperative poor performance, by reducing the amount of rehydration can alleviate the symptoms of poor performance.