Dietary taboos after surgery

Digestive tract and abdominal surgery are closely related to dietary taboos and must be paid attention to.

1. The intake of any food is taboo. After major surgery on the digestive tract and abdomen, the intestines are in a low-function state and fasting is required.

After 2-3 days after the operation, if the anus is exhausted, it indicates that the intestinal function has begun to recover. At this time, a small amount of liquid diet can be given. After 5-6 days, you can switch to a semi-liquid diet with less residue. During this period, the liquid should be light and nutritious, and should be taken warm to avoid bringing coarse food residue into the liquid. When changing to a low-residue semi-liquid diet, avoid eating soups with chicken, ham and various vegetables. Even if these foods have been cooked thoroughly, you have to wait

It can only be given as appropriate 10 days after surgery.

2． Avoid greasy food Even on the 10th day after surgery, when the body can tolerate soft meals, you should not eat greasy food too early.

3. Two weeks after the surgery, hair removal is prohibited. Although the recovery is good and the sutures have been removed, the body's resistance is still very weak during this period.

The risk of inflammation still exists, so hair growth must be contraindicated. .

Digestive tract and abdominal surgeries include surgeries on the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, and gallbladder. However, some minor surgeries, such as appendicitis surgeries, only require fasting for one day after the surgery

Liquid food can be given on the second day, semi-liquid food can be given on the third day, and soft rice can be given on the fifth day; for anorectal surgery, the patient must be fasted for 2-3 days, and then given clear liquid and less residue. Semi-liquid. Limit foods containing crude fiber in the diet, such as celery, Chinese cabbage, coriander, garlic sprouts, leeks, Chinese toon, winter bamboo shoots, hairy bamboo shoots, pineapple, etc., to reduce the frequency of bowel movements and undigested crude fiber. Friction of wounds; oral and throat surgery, fasting within 6 hours after surgery, hot liquids within 1-2 days, cold liquids should be the mainstay.