Postoperative diet regimen for patients

Because certain diseases may require surgical treatment, the damage to a person's vitality after the operation is relatively large, and timely conditioning is needed, especially in terms of diet. A good diet helps the body to gradually recover and helps to restore the body's immunity. There are many types of surgeries, and the diet will also have an emphasis. For example, if the patient has abdominal surgery, he needs to pass gas after the operation, and he should eat some liquid or semi-liquid food.

Postoperative diet regimen for patients

1. Patients undergoing non-thoracic or abdominal surgery can generally eat after the anesthesia reaction disappears or after a minor operation. They can be given cold liquid food first, liquid food on the second day, and changed to semi-liquid food on the third day. After oral surgery, patients should be allowed to eat as appropriate, preferably semi-liquid food and soft food. The diet should be nutritious and the food should be fine, soft and rotten, such as milk, yogurt, soy milk, tofu brain, lotus root powder, batter, vegetable puree, meat puree, etc. Avoid hard or spicy food.

2. For patients who have undergone abdominal or gastrointestinal surgery, they will pass gas 3-4 days after the operation, and then they can eat a small amount of clear liquid food, and then change to a full liquid food; after a few days, they can change to a semi-liquid food with less residue, and it will take a period of time to transition to a soft food. After they have adapted, they cannot eat a normal meal.

3. For patients undergoing head surgery and those who are in a coma after surgery, reasonable dietary care can promote the patient's early recovery and reduce the occurrence of complications. Comatose patients can generally be given high-calorie, high-protein liquid food through nasogastric feeding.

4. After digestive system surgery, the diet should be light and delicate. At this time, what should be considered is to facilitate the reconstruction and recovery of gastrointestinal function. Some protein crude fiber or plant crude fiber should be consumed with caution.

5. After cardiovascular surgery, it is advisable to eat foods rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic acid, and foods rich in vitamin C to help keep blood vessels unobstructed and reduce embolism formation. Pork and beef are not suitable for consumption at this time because they contain more saturated fatty acids.

6. After surgery, mothers should choose warm food to promote physical recovery, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, as well as promote uterine contraction. High-protein animal foods such as beef, chicken, pigeon meat, etc. can be used as the main ingredients, supplemented with blood stasis-dispersing ingredients such as ginger, carrot, kudzu root or safflower.

Dietary guidelines after surgery

After the operation, you should eat more foods that are high in nutritional value, light and easy to digest and absorb, especially high-quality animal protein; secondly, you should supplement trace elements, especially zinc and potassium. The second is the supplement of various vitamins and fiber. They can increase the ability to fight infection, while vitamins A, C, and E can also promote wound healing.

1. Eat enough protein and starch. Protein mainly comes from lean meat, chicken, fish, eggs, legumes, etc. Starchy substances such as noodles, rice, potatoes, etc. A bowl of noodles, a slice of cheese, a sandwich, as long as you make sure you have the above two types of food at every meal, it will be very effective.

2. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables are rich in plant fiber, which is good for preventing constipation after surgery. Vitamin C and beta-carotene also help wound repair.

3. Eat small meals frequently. If you have a poor appetite, you can eat 5 meals a day. Eat fruit, such as half an apple, and a small amount of vegetables between meals. Drink soup in the afternoon, such as mixed vegetable soup, mushroom corn soup, etc. Snack on some chocolate and nuts during breaks.

4. Supplement trace elements and vitamins. Supplement zinc sulfate or zinc gluconate 1-3 times a day, 200-220 mg each time. It is also recommended to supplement with 10 micrograms of vitamin D.