What should I pay attention to after hernia surgery?

Hernia is a disease that endangers any health. Once such a disease is discovered, it must be treated in time to keep the disease under control. Hernia disease is generally more common in boys. There are many ways to treat hernia, but the most common one is surgery. This method can control the disease well. Therefore, precautions after hernia surgery must also be taken.

What are the precautions after hernia surgery? The following is a detailed introduction so that we can have a good understanding of such issues and know how to best care for such patients in daily life.

Things to note after hernia surgery:

Diet

1. Do not eat or drink anything, including water, within four hours after the operation.

2. After four hours, if the gastrointestinal motility is normal, you can drink boiled water first. If there is no vomiting or other discomfort, you can eat soft and easily digestible food.

3. Drink more boiled water and eat more vegetables, fruits and other fiber-rich foods.

Activities

1. Avoid actions that put excessive force on the abdomen

2. To avoid bladder distension, remember not to hold your urine.

Wounds

1. The wound must not be exposed to water after the operation and do not take a bath for the time being.

2. Keep the wound clean and dry at all times, and change the dressing on time as directed by the doctor.

3. If the wound shows bleeding, redness, swelling, heat, pain, exudate, high fever, etc., please return to the hospital for treatment immediately.

other

1. Take painkillers on time.

2. Go to the hospital for a follow-up visit as directed by your doctor.

3. If you find that you have a fever of over 38 degrees, or there is secretion from the wound, redness and swelling, wound rupture, or severe swelling of the scrotum on the affected side, please come to the hospital for treatment immediately.

4. If male patients find abnormal swelling of the scrotum or recurrent hernia, please notify medical staff immediately.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the precautions after hernia surgery, especially for this type of patients, they should pay more attention to diet. At the same time, when treating this type of disease, it is also necessary to make psychological adjustments to the patients, so that they can actively proceed when treating the disease.