What are the precautions after colonoscopy polypectomy?
1. After the operation, you must be hospitalized, rested and observed, and you can't leave the hospital or work immediately.
2. Try to stay in bed within one month after operation to avoid overwork. Especially if the wound hasn't healed completely within one week after operation, it is necessary to avoid frequent getting out of bed activities, so as to avoid strenuous activities. You should not do some activities that will increase abdominal pressure, such as squatting or suddenly exerting strength, carrying heavy loads, coughing violently or laughing.
3. Try to relax after the operation and avoid emotional tension or excitement, otherwise it will slow down the recovery of the body and even increase the chance of infection. In addition, we should also pay attention to using various effective methods to relieve mental stress in daily life, otherwise it may lead to the recurrence of polyps.
4. Pay attention to personal hygiene and cleanliness after operation, but don't take a hot bath or shower on the day after operation. Wear comfortable and loose clothes at ordinary times to prevent the abdomen from being oppressed and affect the recovery speed.
Generally speaking, you don't need to eat the next day after colonoscopy takes out polyps. You can eat some liquid foods with less residue, such as milk, lotus root starch and rice porridge. For three weeks after the operation, you should keep a light diet and never overeat. It is best to give priority to foods with low cellulose content, and don't eat vegetables, fruits, coarse grains and other foods containing crude fiber. In addition, you should not drink alcohol or eat other spicy food within one week after operation.
6. Most patients will not have obvious discomfort symptoms after operation, but the surgical wound will have slight pain symptoms. But generally no special treatment is needed, as long as some antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs are taken orally under the guidance of a doctor. If there are symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloody stool and vomiting after operation, it is necessary to pay attention to it, and it is best to inform the medical staff in time.
It is worth mentioning that after 3 days of colonoscopy polypectomy, you can ask the competent doctor or go to the electronic colonoscopy room to get the pathological examination results. Then decide whether the next treatment is needed according to the examination results. Generally speaking, patients with simple intestinal polyps need to do colonoscopy in time 3-6 months after operation to grasp the status of surgical incision and whether polyps recur.