Rehabilitation exercise methods for colorectal cancer surgery

Due to the low position of the tumor, the anus cannot be preserved in some cases, and a stoma or artificial anus needs to be created. This brings a lot of inconvenience to the patients and their families. Many patients lose the courage to participate in social activities, and some even lose confidence in life. Some patients are afraid of defecation and dare not eat, so that the body cannot get enough nutrition, which affects the growth of granulation tissue and is not conducive to the healing of the incision.

After the operation, family members should help nurses observe and care for the patient. Some patients have overcome the disease and become strong people in life through careful care and persistent exercise.

Proper exercise can also speed up blood circulation, improve immunity, and promote the excretion of toxins from the body as soon as possible. On the contrary, not exercising can easily lead to intestinal adhesions or intestinal obstruction, which is not conducive to recovery.

Some colorectal cancer patients give up exercise when they have a slight abdominal pain, fearing that it will affect wound healing. It is normal for colorectal cancer patients to feel pain when they move, and the pain will gradually disappear as the exercise continues. Therefore, after surgery, you should get out of bed and move around as soon as possible according to your own situation. Generally, patients who are discharged from the hospital three weeks ago can do exercises such as walking and sit-ups. Appropriate exercise can also speed up blood circulation, improve immunity, and promote the excretion of toxins from the body as soon as possible. On the contrary, not exercising can easily lead to symptoms such as intestinal adhesion or intestinal obstruction, which is not conducive to recovery.

The early postoperative diet of rectal cancer patients should be started under the guidance of medical staff. The nutrients in food can promote the repair of traumatic tissues, help wound healing and postoperative recovery of the body, shorten the course of treatment and replenish nutrients in time, which plays an important role in the recovery of rectal cancer surgery.

In addition to eating some high-nutrition and easily digestible soft foods, patients after rectal cancer surgery should follow the principle of dietary conditioning from less to more, from thin to thick, from simple to diverse, with a low-residue and non-irritating light diet as the main focus, and try to reduce the amount and frequency of fecal excretion in the early stage after surgery.