Appendicitis: postoperative period

The condition after appendicitis surgery can be considered quite severe, even if everything happened in a timely manner and without the manifestation of pathologies on the operating table. It is necessary to take seriously the recovery period after appendicitis and, together with the doctors, try to survive it without complications. Proper nutrition, maintenance of sleep and wakefulness, a positive and responsible attitude to medical procedures and manipulations contribute to the speedy recovery in the postoperative period after removal of appendicitis

How to recover faster after an operation to remove appendicitis, the general terms of rehabilitation

The patient returns to normal life after a couple of days, if the recovery process after surgery is going well. Speaking about sports achievements, about lifting weights - the duration of rehabilitation after appendicitis in adults with the best development will be 3 months before returning to stress. By strictly following the advice of doctors, you can try to rehabilitate a little faster. But, in any case, for the first two months in the life of a patient who has undergone an appendectomy, one should not do hard work and lift or carry weights. Otherwise, an inflammatory process may begin at the site of the removed appendix inside the abdomen in the abdominal cavity, which can only make itself felt many days later, during the treatment of appendicitis after surgery.

The operation itself usually lasts about half an hour, if complicated variants, gangrenous type of appendicitis and others are detected, the duration of the operation increases. In the first hours after anesthesia, you can’t eat or drink, you can only wet your lips. Drinking is allowed after 12 hours, after a day you can take low-fat broth. The diet in the first days is supported by unloading, which is explained by the desire to protect the patient from attempts to defecate, to ensure mild digestion. get up and walk after the operation of appendicitis in a day, with the permission of the doctor, you need to lie still for the first few hours in order to cope with the state of recovery from anesthesia and help the body defeat possible bacterial infections. Two days later, the patient is recommended therapeutic exercises without tension of the walls of the peritoneum, physical inactivity is as dangerous as excessive activity. From the stagnation of the lymph, complications may also appear, adhesions in the intestines may occur. Doctors allow to live sexually 2-3 weeks later, depending on the condition of the person's sutures. Sick leave in the standard course of the postoperative period after appendicitis is given for two weeks.

Removal of stitches

With positive dynamics, good tests in the patient, doctors suggest removing sutures 3-4 days after the intervention. This generally painless procedure takes no more than 5 minutes for a small incision, such as after a laparotomy. If the surgeons were forced to enlarge the incision, free the patient from the spilled appendix and inflamed tissues - after such an operation for appendicitis , the sutures are removed later, sometimes in several visits, choosing the most healed sutures. Sometimes, for local treatment after the suture, healing creams are used, Lassar's eavesdropping paste. It is recommended to wash not earlier than a day after removing the seams in the shower with warm water without the use of funds, without rubbing the overgrown seam with a washcloth.

Factors affecting recovery

The condition of the patient during the rehabilitation period after appendicitis is influenced by many factors. The most important are emotional stability, it is a positive attitude and a friendly attitude towards the medical staff that allows patients to quickly and without consequences go through the entire wellness course. Compliance with the regimen prescribed by the doctor, proper nutrition, complete rejection of bad habits contributes to the rapid restoration of all body functions.

Diet in the postoperative period

During the recovery period after the removal of appendicitis, doctors adhere to strict recommendations. You can switch to food that is gentle on the intestines at the end of the second day after suturing. Food should not be overly salty, sour, sweet. This rule is observed in order not to cause unnecessary fermentation processes in the intestines during rehabilitation after removal of appendicitis .  

Nutrition in the early days consists of water, liquid cereals, boiled vegetable puree, low-fat kefir, jelly and milk. Food should be warm so as not to cause unnecessary contractions, spasms of the stomach and intestines.

A gradual transition to the usual diet can be made by the end of the first week after the removal of appendicitis . Products for second courses are recommended to be steamed. Physical activity after eating is absolutely unacceptable, in order to avoid problems with digestion, after eating you need to rest a bit, allowing food to be digested normally.

Do's and Don'ts after Appendicitis Surgery

Many points regarding various aspects of life should be considered when going through recovery in the postoperative period after appendectomy .

For example, you cannot:

• drink immediately after laparoscopy, vomiting may occur, causing tension of the entire muscles of the peritoneum, which can adversely affect the healing of the suture;
• refuse to eat 48 hours after appendicitis surgery , even if the patient does not feel hungry, as it is necessary to establish the process of digestion, the passage of food through the intestines;
• take soda, alcoholic beverages;
• drugs that affect intestinal activity, without the knowledge of a doctor.

All medicines, while in the hospital in the period after the operation to remove appendicitis, can be taken only with the permission of the doctor. After all, any medicine can change the nature and course of the recovery process, unpredictably affect the result of treatment, harm the patient, and only the doctor knows what is possible after appendicitis .

What can be done after appendicitis surgery:

• add bread with butter to the diet for 4-5 days;
• eat vegetables and fruits, take warm kissels, compotes already in the first week of recovery after appendicitis surgery ;
• moderately consume sparing sweet desserts a week after surgery.

A balanced diet during rehabilitation after appendicitis is necessary for every patient, especially those who have suffered a complicated illness.

Complications in the postoperative period

Patients should be careful about their own health and not neglect the advice of doctors. arising in the postoperative period of appendicitis can have various causes, for example, health problems can occur when:

• divergent seams;
• the beginning of the adhesive process in the postoperative period after laparoscopy of appendicitis ;
• in case of intoxication of the body in case of insufficient medical treatment of the inflamed area during surgery or intoxication of the appendix stump;
• excessive physical exertion after removal of appendicitis ;
• infection that appeared in the postoperative period.

In each case of complications, it is necessary to contact doctors for help to develop effective measures to combat the disease.

How diverging seams appear

For various reasons, the surface of the skin may not immediately begin to heal, while in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe suture there may be redness, moisture at the junction of the sections, swelling and the appearance of blood droplets. Doctors, noticing what is happening in a timely manner, will choose the appropriate treatment tactics.

To prevent this complication, the regimen prescribed by the doctor should be observed; obese patients are advised to wear a bandage for the first 3-7 days after the operation.

Features of recovery after appendicitis surgery

The characteristics of each organism are individual, but there are clear guidelines for the recovery process, for example, recovery after appendicitis with laparoscopy is much easier than with the usual surgical method of extracting an inflamed appendix. A short incision and reduced trauma require less body strength, the rehabilitation period after appendicitis surgery becomes shorter, and healing inside the peritoneum is faster.

In addition to the well-known features of recovery, there are many subtleties that doctors will definitely tell the patient about. Tips on proper nutrition, on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and on a systematic return to an active life, you must definitely remember and try to follow them. Particular attention should be paid to sparing nutrition, physical activity after removal of appendicitis and timely monitoring of the health of the body as a whole.