How to pay attention to living and eating after hemorrhoid surgery

Generally speaking, you can eat on the day after hemorrhoid surgery, usually a liquid or semi-liquid diet, such as soup, milk, egg soup, juice, thin rice, noodles, etc. On the 3rd-4th day after surgery, after the bowels are clear, you can eat a normal diet. After the surgery, patients should be encouraged to eat normally and supplement nutrition in time. The diet should be easy to digest, well-nourished and rich in fiber and vitamins, such as eggs, meat, fish, fresh fruits and vegetables. At the same time, attention should be paid to dietary hygiene, not to drink alcohol and not to eat spicy and stimulating food. After 3 days of surgery, bed rest is the main thing, after that you can get out of bed and move around a little, but the amount of activity should not be too much, especially in the 7-10 days after surgery for hemorrhoid ligation tissue necrosis shedding period, at this time excessive activity is likely to induce hemorrhage. Prevent colds and coughs, which can cause anal pain. Patients should also pay attention to anal hygiene, after defecation should be warm water with a small amount of potassium permanganate sitz bath, sitz bath time should not be too long, about 3 minutes is appropriate, hemorrhoid ligature line off completely, at this time do not sitz bath, to clean the anus mainly. Hemorrhoid surgery is a minor surgery, but it can cause some pain to the patient after the surgery, and many patients are afraid to defecate and change their medication after the surgery. It is important to know that early defecation after surgery is good for the recovery and exercise of post-operative anal function.