How to provide postoperative care for colon cancer

Most cancer diseases require surgical treatment, and colon cancer is no exception. Most patients' families do not know much about postoperative care for colon cancer . Next, let's talk about the knowledge of colon cancer in detail.

1. For patients with colon cancer who have undergone anal reconstruction surgery, since the artificial anus has no sphincter and has an abnormal smell all over the body, patients often have a mental burden. Therefore, more explanations and encouragement should be given, and help and guidance should be given to patients with colon cancer to take good care of the artificial anus. This is one of the postoperative care for colon cancer.

2. In the early stage of postoperative sleep, patients with colon cancer should sleep in a side-lying position, with one side of the artificial anus on top, to avoid infection caused by feces contaminating the wound. Postoperative care for colon cancer requires that the skin around the artificial anus should be kept clean. After each bowel movement, it should be cleaned with warm water and coated with vaseline ointment to protect the skin of patients with colon cancer. The artificial anus should be expanded regularly with fingers wearing finger cots. When the stool becomes thinner, expansion is more necessary.

3. Postoperative care for colon cancer patients should gradually develop the habit of regular bowel movements. If there is no bowel movement for a few days, colon cancer patients can take laxatives or go to the hospital for artificial rectal enema. To prevent diarrhea, pay attention to food hygiene and eat less fiber foods or raw, cold, and greasy foods.

The above are all explanations of the postoperative care measures for colon cancer. I hope that it can help colon cancer patients to a certain extent and cure colon cancer as soon as possible. If you have other questions about colon cancer, you can contact our online experts to answer your questions.