Is it okay to do maintenance exercises after rectal cancer surgery?

The most direct way to treat rectal cancer is to use surgery, but not all patients with rectal cancer are suitable for surgical treatment. Postoperative care is also very important. So, is it okay to do maintenance exercises after rectal cancer surgery? The answer is no. You must pay attention to care after rectal cancer surgery. Let's take a closer look below.

1. Observation of the condition

After the operation, we must closely observe the changes in the patient's condition, what methods need to be paid attention to, pay attention to the bleeding, exudate and drainage of the wound dressing, observe the healing of the incision, observe the characteristics and frequency of the patient's bowel movements, and observe whether the patient has abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, constipation, and intestinal obstruction. If any abnormality is found, timely treatment should be given.

2. Diet care

In the postoperative care of rectal cancer, dietary care is essential. Fasting is required for two or three days after the operation. During the fasting days, gastrointestinal decompression, intravenous fluid infusion, and antibiotics are applied. After the intestinal peristalsis function is restored and the anus is exhausted, gastrointestinal decompression is stopped and a small amount of liquid food can be taken. If there is no abdominal distension, semi-liquid food can be taken. Soft food can be taken for about 1 week, and ordinary food with less residue can be taken after 2 weeks.

3. Early Activities

For patients after surgery, they need to lie flat within six hours after treatment. If there are no contraindications, they can also change to a semi-recumbent position and try to get out of bed and move around as early as possible, which can promote the recovery of intestinal peristalsis function and prevent intestinal adhesions.

Warm reminder: Have you understood the postoperative nursing work of rectal cancer through the above explanation? We know that postoperative nursing work starts from three aspects, namely: condition observation, dietary care, early activities, etc. I hope that patients will pay attention to these contents!