How patients should pay attention to self-care after hemorrhoid surgery

Whether it is outpatient surgery or inpatient treatment, hemorrhoid patients should pay attention to self-conditioning after surgery in order to cooperate with the treatment, mainly should pay attention to the following aspects: Keep the stool open The first bowel movement after hemorrhoid surgery is usually only possible after 24 hours. During this period of time when defecation is prohibited, you should drink more water and consume lubricating beverages such as honey, fruit juice and vegetable juice, which can promote urination and avoid constipation. Since the surgery damages the skin of the anal canal and causes spasm of the sphincter muscle, the first bowel movement should be taken orally with laxative drugs such as Shu Tai Qing, Diyu Sophora Pills and Du Mi Ke. If the constipation is serious, you can use a corked enema. Before the stool warm water bath, so that the anal sphincter muscle relaxation, can make the anal pain caused by defecation can be reduced. Generally speaking, the first bowel movement is often accompanied by a small amount of blood, which is caused by fecal abrasions, and is a normal phenomenon, so there is no need to panic. In the future, you should get into the habit of defecating in the morning every day and take a bath to change the medicine after defecation. To prevent dry stools, you should eat a diet high in fiber and high-fat oils, and should not rely on laxatives for daily bowel movements. If you have constipation, you can take Shu Taiqing, Diyu Sophora Pills, Du Mique, Niuhuang Detoxification Tablets orally before going to bed, and should stop immediately after the stool becomes soft. Sitz bath after stool Sitz bath is a simple and effective way to clean the anus, promote wound healing and anti-inflammatory. Method: Each time after the stool must sit in the bath, sit in the bath first with hot air, wait for the water temperature is moderate, and then the anal perineum into the basin washing sit bath, each time about 20 minutes. The actual bath can be warm pepper salt water, Chinese medicine or 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, etc. Medication change After hemorrhoid injection, you can fill the anal canal with Tai Ning suppositories and Anal Tai suppositories. In addition to the above suppositories, Vaseline oil gauze, Chinese herbal medicine or comfrey oil gauze should also be filled into the anus and used to protect the trauma in order to facilitate trauma drainage. Postoperative activities Generally speaking, during the period when the surgical wound is large and the wound is not completely healed, you should try to walk as little as possible, so as to avoid the formation of edema at the edge of the wound due to forceful friction and prolong the healing time of the wound. Do not ride a bicycle for a long time for about 3 months after healing to prevent bleeding due to excessive friction on the healing wound.