Daily attention of patients with hemorrhoids

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Adjusting the diet, correcting bowel habits and maintaining a good lifestyle are the basic treatments for all types of hemorrhoids, which help to improve the symptoms of hemorrhoids and try to avoid further aggravation.

Home care

Postoperative family diet and care, after hemorrhoid surgery, keep the anus and perineum clean, rinse 1 to 2 times a day, do not drink alcohol and eat spicy food within two weeks, and should have a light diet.

Daily life management

diet

Patients need to pay attention to adjusting their diet.

Diet recommendation

Non-surgical treatment and preoperative diet recommendations: Drink plenty of water, eat more fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to ensure that there is enough water and crude fiber in the intestine to stimulate the intestinal wall and cause defecation reflex, reduce adverse intestinal irritation and abdominal distension.

Postoperative diet recommendations: No slag, less scum fluid, and semi-liquid diet should be given priority 1 to 2 days after surgery.

Dietary taboos

Drink less alcohol;

Eat less spicy and stimulating foods, such as peppers.

Reduce high-fat foods.

movement

When hemorrhoids attack, try to avoid sitting or standing inactive for a long time;

Exercise regularly, maintain regular gastrointestinal motility, and promote bowel movements.

lifestyle

Adjust abnormal bowel habits, such as hard defecation, sedentary sitting, long squatting, and shorten the defecation time as much as possible;

Try to avoid holding your breath for a long time when lifting heavy objects;

Pay attention to the cleansing of the anus, avoid frequent friction, and try not to use soap and other products that are irritating or allergic;

If necessary, use warm water for a sitz bath, 2 to 3 times a day. Soap and body wash are not needed in the water;

People during pregnancy should sleep on their side to reduce hemorrhoids by reducing the pressure on the pelvic blood vessels.

Daily condition monitoring

Observe for constipation and hard stools, which may aggravate hemorrhoids. Improve your lifestyle, including eating fiber-containing foods, consuming fiber supplements, or taking stool softeners.

If the following situations occur, it is recommended to see a doctor for evaluation in time:

There was no significant improvement after conservative treatment.

Symptoms worsen, such as severe pain, obvious itching, frequent or persistent bleeding.

Hemorrhoids prolapse and need to be manually reset, even if the reset fails.

Special considerations

If you suffer from high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, cardiac insufficiency, and cerebrovascular disease, do not use force blindly when you have difficulty in defecation. It is best to defecate with the help of medicines such as Kaisailu under the guidance of a doctor.

If you have repeated defecation difficulties, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time to avoid straining to defecate, increase abdominal and thoracic pressure and blood pressure, and cause chronic diseases of the circulatory system to aggravate.