After hernia surgery

What kind of disease is hernia? Maybe everyone doesn’t know much about it. Hernia is an internal medicine disease and is quite common in life. Simply put, hernia is a slight displacement of organs in the body, which leads to body disharmony. Generally, hernia needs to be treated through surgery. Patients only need to pay attention to some care after the hernia surgery. If the care is done well, the body will heal quickly.

Hernia surgery may be considered a major operation, but it is not. After hernia surgery, the patient and his family should know how to take good care of the patient's body, and there are also some nursing precautions that should be clear.

1. After the operation, when you are fully awake from anesthesia, you can drink a small amount of boiled water first. If there is no vomiting, you can start eating. If vomiting occurs, you need to temporarily not eat for four hours. Please keep the wound clean and dry after adult hernia surgery, and remember to return to the hospital for follow-up visits as instructed by the doctor.

2. You should lie flat on the bed after the operation. If you want to sit in a semi-lying position, you should bend your knees to avoid increasing abdominal pressure. Usually, you can get out of bed and move around on the day of the operation, but you should avoid squatting to avoid involving the wound. If the wound or scrotum is swollen, you need to stay in bed and wait until the swelling disappears before getting out of bed. If you find that the wound is red, swollen, hot, painful, has secretions, odor or bleeding, please return to the doctor for treatment as soon as possible.

3. To prevent complications of anesthesia, please take deep breaths and cough frequently, and turn over frequently. If you have phlegm, please cough it out, but remember to hold the wound with your hand when coughing to avoid increased abdominal pressure or involving the wound, which can relieve discomfort. Avoid straining during bowel movements, sit-ups, climbing stairs, and riding a bicycle or motorcycle for one month after surgery.

4. The wound should be kept clean and dry after surgery to avoid infection. If the gauze is wet, please tell the medical staff to change it for you. Most of the stitches used to sew the wound can be absorbed by themselves and do not need to be removed; but due to different surgeries, you should still ask the doctor whether the stitches need to be removed. Avoid strenuous exercise, strenuous work, or heavy lifting within three months after surgery.

5. After the operation, the wound will feel tight and painful. This phenomenon may last for 1-2 weeks. It is normal. The doctor will prescribe painkillers for you to relieve the pain of the wound. Develop a regular life, eat more high-fiber foods and drink plenty of water to prevent constipation and increase abdominal pressure due to straining during defecation, so as not to increase the possibility of hernia recurrence.

The above is an introduction to some things you need to pay attention to after hernia surgery. I hope you can understand it after reading it. Don’t think that after the surgery, you are healthy again. If you don’t follow the regulations during the care process, it will easily cause a recurrence of hernia, which is not good.