Can I eat before appendicitis surgery

Appendicitis is a common clinical disease. The onset of this disease is related to many factors. Clinically, appendicitis is mainly divided into acute appendicitis and chronic appendicitis. Surgery is a relatively common treatment for appendicitis, but there are many things to pay attention to before surgery, such as dietary precautions. So can patients with appendicitis eat before surgery?

1. Before surgery, you are generally required to fast and not drink water, as anesthesia will affect intestinal function. The contents of the intestine will be vomited due to the cessation of intestinal function, and there is a possibility of accidental aspiration into the trachea. Therefore, fasting and drinking water are usually required before surgery. The same is true for appendectomy. So you can't eat. You need to not eat for 8 hours and not drink water for 6 hours before general anesthesia. You cannot eat before appendicitis surgery to avoid cancellation of the surgery. Rest more before the surgery and don't be nervous. Do not eat for 8 hours.

2. After appendicitis surgery, you should get out of bed and move around the bed on the same day or the next day to promote recovery of intestinal function and avoid intestinal adhesion. You can eat only after the anus is exhausted. It usually takes three days for the gas to be discharged normally and then you can eat liquid or semi-liquid food. Generally, do not eat difficult-to-digest food within one month and eat more liquid or semi-liquid food.

3. In addition, patients who have undergone appendicitis surgery can generally eat as long as they pass gas. Passing gas means that the intestines have resumed peristalsis and they can eat. If there is no passing gas, it means that the intestinal peristalsis function has not recovered, which can easily lead to intestinal obstruction after eating, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease. Therefore, you can eat as long as you fart. If the gas is discharged normally after the operation, you can generally eat liquid food. If the bowel movements are normal, you can eat normally. Generally, you need to discharge gas before eating after the operation, and the food should be easily digestible. You need to do some proper exercises and you can eat after you have exhausted the gas. You can eat foods like millet porridge, which will help your intestines adapt.