How long does it take for the intestines to heal?

More and more people are suffering from gastrointestinal diseases in life. Some people even need to undergo intestinal resection to treat the disease. People who have undergone intestinal resection are concerned about how long it will take for the intestines to heal after being connected? Generally, the intestine can heal completely within 5-7 days after intestinal resection surgery. The incision can usually heal in more than a week. Therefore, there is no need to worry too much. This is just a minor operation. As long as you take good care of yourself after the operation, it will not cause any harm to your body.

How to adjust your diet after colectomy? First: The general cause of colon polyps is related to diet. If the diet is unhealthy and unhygienic, it will cause bacteria and bile acid to interact, which may cause the formation of adenomatous polyps. There are also other reasons that can cause colon polyps. For colon polyps, patients must maintain a good attitude, seek medical attention in time after discovering abnormalities, and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.

Second: After colon polypectomy, you should pay attention to your own care after the operation. Because the intestinal environment is relatively weak after the operation, it is not easy to eat some heavy-tasting foods and foods that require a lot of digestive function. It is generally recommended to eat light, easy-to-digest foods that are conducive to postoperative recovery, and the intake of food is also recommended to be relatively small to avoid increasing the burden on the intestine.

Third: When facing colon polyps, patients should discover them as early as possible, pay more attention to their own condition, and observe whether there is anything unusual after bowel movements. If abnormal conditions such as bleeding after bowel movements are found, seek medical attention in time, adjust your mentality, and don't be anxious. If surgery is required, cooperate with the surgery, pay attention to postoperative recovery and related conditioning, and strive for a speedy recovery.

1. Nutritional supplement method: Take an appropriate amount of protein powder, multivitamin tablets and calcium tablets as nutritional supplements every day; 2. Dietary adjustment method: Restore and maintain the body's normal digestion and absorption function through dietary adjustment, which is a long-term solution. We arranged various broths, soy milk (with some peanuts and sesame seeds added in, which not only tastes good but is also rich in nutrition), fruit juice, vegetable juice (some easily digestible vegetables such as tomatoes and broccoli can be eaten directly after cooking without using a juicer to make juice), whole grain porridge, etc. as his daily diet, to gradually supplement the nutrients he needs.

Precautions: You are not allowed to get out of bed for a period of time after the operation to prevent bleeding. You should pay attention to changes in diet so that the patient can better recover his health. You should also pay more attention to hygiene when eating. In this regard, you may wish to refer to the diet introduced above.