Precautions for postoperative diet of patients with anal fistula
How can patients with anal fistula recover as soon as possible after operation? Experts pointed out that dressing change after anal fistula surgery is the key to the success of the operation. Even if the operation is successful, if the dressing change of the wound is ignored, the operation is often easy to fail. In addition, more attention should be paid to the postoperative eating habits. Correct and scientific diet is very helpful for the recovery of patients with anal fistula. So, what are the dietary precautions for patients with anal fistula after operation?
Eat more foods rich in vitamins. After operation, you should eat more light foods rich in vitamins, such as fresh vegetables and fruits such as mung beans, radishes and wax gourd. Establish normal eating habits, chronic anal fistula is mostly virtual. Eating more foods containing protein, such as lean meat, beef and mushrooms, is beneficial to the recovery of anal fistula.
Diet should be light. This is the most important point in the postoperative eating habits of patients with anal fistula. Eat more foods containing protein and vitamins C and E. In addition, be sure to drink more water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and don't eat spicy food or hot food. Eat less beef, mutton and seafood in your diet. At the same time, keeping the anus clean and the stool soft is very important for wound healing.
Avoid greasy food. Because the occurrence of anal fistula is related to damp-heat, it can be endogenous to greasy diet, so patients with anal fistula should pay attention not to eat too many foods that are easy to get angry, such as fried fast food, drink more water, regulate intestinal function, and eat foods rich in dietary fiber, such as grains and vegetables, to regulate intestinal function, which can enhance the coordination between intestinal peristalsis and intestinal peristalsis, promote the contraction of intestinal wall, regulate intestinal microecology, correct intestinal dysfunction, improve constipation and maintain intestinal function. Don't eat irritating food, because these foods are easy to cause gastrointestinal damp-heat, turbid qi and blood stasis placed in the anus, leading to recurrence of anal fistula.
What to eat after anal fistula surgery?
1, you should eat less for greasy diet, which can be endogenous to damp heat, so you should not eat more.
2, should eat light foods rich in vitamins, such as mung beans, radishes, melon and so on. Fresh vegetables, mung beans, radishes, wax gourd, etc. It is suitable for patients with anal fistula.
3. Patients with prolonged anal fistula should eat more food containing protein. For chronic anal fistula, it is mostly deficiency syndrome. Eat more foods containing protein, such as lean meat, beef and mushrooms.
It is very important to prevent postoperative recurrence of anal fistula.
Improper management of anal gland: According to recent research, anal gland infection is an important cause of anal fistula, so it is necessary to cut the anal gland and anal gland catheter with inflammation in and near the inner mouth.
Postoperative dressing change is not in place, and the wound adheres prematurely, forming false healing; Incomplete resection of fistula branch and fistula cavity: that is, failure to scrape necrotic tissue or fistula branch during operation may lead to recurrence.
Complex internal orifice: When the fistula has two or more internal orifices, the internal orifices are not completely found, leading to recurrence. In addition, some patients have perianal abscess due to anal gland infection, leading to new anal fistula; Combined with systemic diseases, such as diabetic anal fistula, the anal fistula of such patients must be treated with hypoglycemic therapy in addition to local treatment. Only in this way can a good therapeutic effect be achieved.
Tell patients with anal fistula to stay in bed, avoid frequent excessive activity, and guide patients with anal fistula to exercise properly. A patient with mixed hemorrhoids complicated with anal fistula heard that he had to lie on his side after operation, and his limbs were numb and he dared not move. After careful inquiry, she knew it was because she was afraid that turning over would cause pain and bleeding in the wound. After patient's explanation, it shows that proper activities will not affect the wound, and patients with anal fistula will eliminate the psychological burden and feel more comfortable after changing the correct sleeping position.
Postoperative pain of anal fistula: After the operation, with the disappearance of anesthesia, the wound will generally feel pain, making the patient nervous. Nurses should understand the feelings of patients with anal fistula, care about the degree of pain of patients, explain more, help them relieve pain, and give pain relief according to the doctor's advice if necessary.