What is the diet menu after intestinal surgery?

Diseases are common in people's daily life and work. Among them, the most common diseases are intestinal diseases caused by some bad living habits. Some serious intestinal diseases require patients to undergo surgery to recover, but because it is only intestinal surgery, the daily diet after surgery must also be changed to avoid recurrence or even aggravation of the patient's sick leave. So, what is the diet menu after intestinal surgery?

First, what is the diet menu after intestinal surgery? After intestinal surgery, you should make reasonable dietary adjustments, avoid cheese and refined foods, and choose a diet rich in fiber. High-fiber foods can absorb and maintain moisture in the small intestine, help soften feces, and facilitate excretion. You need to fast within 24 to 48 hours after intestinal surgery, and your intestinal function will recover within 48 to 72 hours. After the anus is discharged, you can eat according to the doctor's instructions. The dietary principles are: from less to more, from thin to thick, from simple to diverse, step by step, and eat small meals frequently. Generally, the transition is from clear liquid food - liquid food - semi-liquid food with little residue - soft food with little oil - normal food. Observe at any time whether there are abdominal distension, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, and make timely dietary adjustments.

Second, try drinking water at the beginning, only drink a small amount of warm boiled water. If there is no discomfort, you can eat liquid food: such as rice soup, vegetable soup, fish soup, lotus root soup, egg soup, residue-free fruit juice, vegetable juice, etc. The amount of food starts from 20 to 30 ml each time, and gradually increases to 100 to 150 ml each time, and eat 5 to 6 times a day; after 2 to 3 days, change to eating semi-liquid food with less residue: such as rice porridge, steamed egg paste, vegetable puree paste, fruit puree, minced meat, soft noodles, etc., 150 to 200 ml each time (half a small bowl to a bowl), 3 to 5 times a day, and some liquid food can be added between meals; after 2 to 3 days (i.e. 7 to 10 days after surgery), you can transition to soft food, such as mushy rice, bread, biscuits, bananas, oranges, etc., 3 to 4 times a day. You can gradually transition to a normal diet about one month after the operation.

What is the diet menu after intestinal surgery? Generally, milk, soy milk, onions, sweets and other foods that are prone to bloating and irritating foods are prohibited within 1 week after surgery; within 1 month after surgery, especially within 2 weeks after surgery, the intake of foods containing crude fiber is limited, such as celery, cabbage, coriander, garlic sprouts, leeks, toon, winter bamboo shoots, hairy bamboo shoots, pineapples, etc., to reduce the frequency of bowel movements and the friction of undigested crude fiber on the gastrointestinal anastomosis.