What are the dietary precautions after thyroid nodule surgery

Patients need to pay attention to the dietary issues after thyroid nodule surgery. After the operation, they should eat less foods high in iodine and eat more foods that can help enhance immunity, such as mushrooms, fungus, red dates, yam and other foods.

1. On the day of thyroid nodule surgery, the patient should fast. On the second day after surgery, he or she can eat liquid food and drink boiled water for the first time to prevent choking and inhalation into the lungs. You can eat semi-liquid food 2-3 days after the operation. If choking occurs, stop eating.

2. Eat less foods high in iodine, such as kelp, seaweed, hair algae, mussels, scallops, clams, jellyfish, sea cucumbers, lobster, hairtail, mackerel, fish maw, cockles, clams, and turtles.

3. Eat more foods that enhance immunity: such as shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms, fungus, walnuts, coix seeds, red dates, and yam.

Diet after thyroid nodule surgery

4. After bilateral subtotal or total thyroidectomy, you should take thyroxine tablets for a long time and observe for any signs of thyroid crisis.

5. It is advisable to eat more foods that have the effect of eliminating lumps and swelling, including water chestnuts, taro, rapeseed, mustard greens, and kiwi fruit.

6. First, observe whether the patient has convulsions in the hands and feet, rigidity and numbness of the muscles on the face, around the lips, palms and soles of the feet. The patient should be given 10% calcium gluconate or calcium chloride 11-20ml. For mild cases, oral calcium supplements should be given, and the patient should control the intake of foods high in phosphorus, such as milk, egg yolk, fish, etc.

7. Avoid smoking and drinking; avoid fatty and fried foods; avoid excessive iodine; avoid spicy and irritating foods, such as pepper, chili, onion, cinnamon, etc.