How long after the uterine cleaning can I take a bath?

Artificial abortion generally requires uterine cleaning, which will cause certain harm to women, but generally speaking, the harm will not be particularly great. If you can have a good rest and pay more attention to some precautions after curing the uterus, your body can recover as soon as possible. There are generally certain restrictions on the time for bathing after curing the uterus, and you cannot take a bath immediately. How long after curing the uterus can you take a bath?

1.How many days after the curettage can I take a shower and wash my hair?

You can wash your hair 5 days after curettage, but you cannot take a bath earlier than one week.

Curettage and dilation refers to a surgery to scrape and collect endometrial tissue in the uterus. It is a common surgery in obstetrics and gynecology and is also one of the methods of artificial abortion. Normally, once the patient feels well enough (usually the same day), they can resume normal activities. Due to trauma to the endometrium after curettage, there will be vaginal bleeding within two weeks after the operation. Generally, the amount of blood is less than or similar to the menstrual amount, which is normal. Generally speaking, you have to wait at least five days after curettage before washing your hair. After five days, you can wash your hair with warm water, but avoid using cold water. After washing your hair, blow dry it immediately or wipe it dry with a towel to prevent it from catching a cold. You need to wait until the bleeding stops before taking a bath. If the bleeding lasts for a long time and there are no other discomfort symptoms, you can choose a hot shower and pay attention to keeping warm. But you cannot use soap or anything else, only clean water, and it is strictly forbidden to come into contact with water within one week after curettage. Therefore, it is recommended to take a bath after a week, and it must be a shower, not a tub bath, and do not use cold water. Therefore, you can wash your hair 5 days after curettage, but you cannot take a bath earlier than one week.

2. Precautions for washing hair after curettage

1. After curettage, avoid contact with cold water and wash your hair and take a bath less often. The stimulation of cold water can induce arthritis, leaving behind pain in the joints and muscles in the cold areas. Do not be blown directly by the wind to avoid catching a cold.

2. When washing your hair after the curettage, be sure to use warm water and blow dry it in time after washing. It is best to keep the temperature at around 37°C. After washing, it should be quickly dried with a hair dryer (hot) air. Avoid cold water and wind to prevent colds, and do not take a tub bath.

3. Generally speaking, the hair becomes oilier and more prone to hair loss after an abortion, so do not use shampoos that are too irritating.

4. Some clean-loving women are advised to take a good bath and wash their hair before curettage, because they should not be exposed to damp and cold air within a few days after curettage.

5. If women take a bath, it is best to do so one week after the curettage. Avoid taking a tub bath and a shower is best.

6. Try to avoid catching a cold while washing your hair. Because a woman's body is extremely weak after a miscarriage and she is quite intolerant to cold, she will catch a cold immediately if she gets a little cold.

3. Precautions for bathing after curettage

The temperature should not be too high. Whether in hot summer or cold winter, the temperature of bath water should not be too high. If the temperature of bath water is too high, it will cause skin dehydration and may cause fainting. It is not good for the skin and will damage the skin. Under normal circumstances, the water temperature should be around 37 degrees.

The time should not be too long. Bathing time should not be too long, because when bathing, the air is not well circulated and there is water vapor, which will make the bathroom stuffy and prone to hypoxia. In addition, the water temperature causes the capillaries to dilate, and more blood flows to the limbs and less to the brain, causing hypoxia of the brain and prone to fainting. The best time to take a bath is about 3 minutes.

Bathing must be ventilated. You must ventilate when taking a shower, otherwise you may feel dizzy and faint or suffocate. You can open the window a little when taking a bath. If there is no window, you need to turn on the ventilation of the bathroom heater.

Disable cold water. Women are physically weak after curettage and are absolutely forbidden to bathe in cold water. So as not to cause colds and breed bacteria.

No tub bathing. After curettage, there will be wounds in the female vagina, and the bath water will flow back and may enter the vagina and cause infection, so bathing in a tub is absolutely prohibited.

4. The harm of taking a bath and washing your hair too early after curettage

After curettage, women generally need to rest for half a month or a month. People call this period of time after abortion curettage "small confinement month". The trauma on the endometrium will not recover immediately after curettage. The cervical opening will become relaxed, and the original mucus plug in the cervix will disappear at this time. They originally had the function of preventing bacteria from entering the uterine cavity. Therefore, before the new mucus plug is gone, vulva hygiene is very important and the vulva needs to be kept clean and hygienic. While changing sanitary napkins frequently, you need to wash the vulva with warm water once or twice a day. In addition, you also need to be careful to avoid catching cold and wind. If you take a bath or wash your hair too early, the cold wind can easily invade your body and cause physical weakness. Moreover, after curettage, women's body resistance is weak and they are prone to catching colds, which causes double trauma to the body. The body needs some time to recover after curettage, and you should rest for a while like you would during the confinement period. Don't catch a cold. It's best to rest for a few days and then consider going to work, traveling, etc. after your body has recovered.

5. Health Tips

Women who have undergone therapeutic curettage should go to the hospital for a check-up one week later and have a color ultrasound to see whether the procedure was done well and whether the discharge was complete. If heavy bleeding occurs, antibiotics should be taken for treatment, and the patient should also maintain a good attitude, which is very beneficial for recovery. It is also important to keep your mood stable and avoid emotional excitement. If bleeding continues after two weeks, you must go to the hospital. Women at this time are particularly in need of care and love, so as a lover you must comfort and enlighten them. At the same time, you should also pay attention to your diet and eat nutritious and healthy food. Don't eat spicy food and don't have sex.