Diet taboos after abortion surgery

There are only three types of food that must be avoided after abortion surgery - iced drinks, highly alcoholic drinks, and raw and cold food that are not fully cooked.； There is no unified standard answer to other hotly debated questions such as whether you can eat spicy food, whether you can touch "fat food", and whether you can drink milk tea. You can adjust it based on your own body tolerance and past eating habits. There is no need to follow the same "post-operative recipes" on the Internet, which will make you unable to eat well and sleep well, which will slow down your recovery.

Talking about these three types of foods that must be avoided, each of them is based on the experience gained from clinical mistakes. It is really not just to scare people. Last week, I treated a girl who was just in her second year of college. She went shopping with her friends the day after the operation. She was greedy for a bowl of mango smoothie. That night she felt pain in her lower abdomen and broke into cold sweats. She also had a low fever. When she went to the emergency department for a B-ultrasound, it was found that the blood in the uterine cavity could not be drained out. It took several days to recover. Think about it, the uterus that has just undergone surgery is in a state of contracting and expelling lochia. As soon as something cold enters the intestines and stomach, the blood vessels throughout the body will contract and the cervix will tighten. The residual blood and decidua that should be discharged are blocked in the uterine cavity, causing mild abdominal pain and low back pain. In severe cases, a second uterine evacuation is required. This is completely unnecessary. The harm of high-level alcohol is more direct. Whether it is liquor, vodka, or fruit wine or sparkling wine with an alcohol content of more than 10 degrees, drinking it will dilate blood vessels and increase the amount of bleeding in the wound. Originally, a small amount of bleeding within a week after the operation is normal, but after drinking alcohol until the bleeding cannot stop for more than ten days, I have seen many patients who ended up with anemia. As for uncooked sashimi, soft-boiled eggs, medium-rare steaks, etc., it is better to stay away. The body's immunity is much lower than usual for about a week after the operation. If you eat normal bacteria and parasites, you may suffer from vomiting and diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis. Increased abdominal pressure will stretch the wound of the uterus, which will increase the risk of infection.

As for the "suspected taboos" that everyone is arguing about the most, I don't think it is necessary to kill them all at once. Different medical systems have different opinions, and you can choose according to your needs. Take for example whether you can eat spicy food. In the Western medicine system, there has never been a saying that you cannot eat spicy food after surgery. If you are born in Sichuan, Chongqing and Hunan, you cannot live without spicy food, and you will not suffer from stomachache or constipation after eating it. It is perfectly fine to eat some hot and sour rice noodles and chopped pepper fish heads to appetize after the surgery. It is better than forcing yourself to drink salt-free white porridge for a week, which will make you dizzy and unable to replenish nutrients. But the view of traditional Chinese medicine is also reasonable. Spicy food is pungent and warm, and it may indeed aggravate local congestion. If you rarely eat spicy food, and you get angry, constipated, and have blisters at the corners of your mouth when you eat spicy food, it is not bad to endure it for the first two weeks after the operation.

There is also the mythical "fawu" taboo. You are not allowed to touch any beef, mutton, seafood, or mangoes. There is no unified standard. From the perspective of Western medicine, these are good sources of high-quality protein and vitamins. As long as you are not allergic to them before, eating more steamed fish and boiled beef after surgery can actually help the wound heal faster. I have seen the most exaggerated patient. He only dared to drink millet porridge and boiled vegetables for half a month after the operation. When he came for a follow-up examination, his hemoglobin was as low as 90 and his face was sallow. He was worried that he would bleed after eating "fat food", which was completely due to choking. Of course, if you are allergic, you will easily get rashes and upset stomach when eating shrimps and crabs. It is not wrong to temporarily avoid it for 1-2 weeks during the period when your immunity is low after the surgery. It is not too late to eat again after your physical condition is stable.

Some girls asked if they could drink milk tea and eat small cakes? What's wrong with this? You are already in a bad mood just after the surgery. Drinking a cup of hot milk tea and eating your favorite cake can make you happy for a long time. A good mood is no less helpful for recovery than taking supplements. Just don’t drink milk tea as water every day. Too much sugar intake will not only make you gain weight, but may also affect blood sugar, which is not conducive to wound repair.

I have been in the gynecology clinic for almost 8 years. I have seen too many girls who make post-operative diet a hard work. They dare not eat anything and then recover slowly. I have also seen too many girls who are so arrogant that they go out for drinks and ice cream just after the surgery, which eventually causes problems. In fact, there are really not that many messy rules about diet after abortion. The core is that you can eat comfortably, supplement nutrition, and avoid the three minefields that must not be touched. After all, eating well, resting well, and keeping a good mood are the fastest shortcuts to recovery.