Even if the operation to eliminate a benign tumor has been successful, the patient should understand that after treatment of the polyp the treatment does not end. It is important to take all possible measures to prevent a recurrence. Therefore, at first it is necessary to stay for a while under the supervision of a doctor.
The operation itself takes a little time, depending on the complexity, it can last for 30 minutes, and for an hour, the pain after removal of the polyp is not felt, but the discomfort still remains. It is not connected with the operation itself, but with the preliminary preparation for it. Because of the intake of laxatives, cleansing enemas and washing the intestines with saline solution inside the intestine, pressure and gases form, which lead to a severe swelling of the abdomen. Often there are also cramps. They inevitably disappear after the gases come out. But in order to remove the discomfort, the patient in the first day can prescribe the reception of pain medications.
What is important to know about polyps after surgery?
Postoperative period is an important time for qualitative and effective rehabilitation. Often polyps grow again in the intestine, to prevent such consequences, a set of procedures are performed that can eliminate the cause of the disease and quickly restore the affected area of the mucosa. It is important to make an ultrasound and give one single analysis after removing the polyp - to make a histology of a piece of tumor removed during surgery. He will show the nature of its occurrence and exclude the possibility of development of oncology.
At the time of discharge, each patient receives his or her individual observation card. It will look something like this.
- For two years, every six months, a preventive examination is prescribed.
- In the next two years, the inspection is carried out once a year.
- If there was no recurrence in this time interval, preventive examinations are conducted every five years.
What do you need to know for those who survived the removal of the polyp? Consequences and undesirable complications can occur at any time. Therefore, at the first sign of discomfort, with a hint of bleeding, you should immediately consult a doctor. Do not postpone the visit, if there was a pain in the intestine after removal of the polyp. When nothing bothers you, you still need to periodically do ultrasound after removing the polyp and adhere to the following general recommendations.
General recommendations after removal of polyp
- Do not ignore preventive examinations.
- It is necessary to try to observe in the postoperative period after removal of polyps all appointments prescribed by the doctor.
- It is better to immediately abandon all bad habits, under a total ban alcohol and tobacco smoke.
- Very often, bleeding occurs if the patient has excessive weight.
- Do not overcool, you can not stay in the direct rays of the bright sun for a long time.
- Patient is advised to lead a quiet lifestyle and avoid stressful situations, as well as overwork.
- A good medicine is a healthy rest.
Diet and rehabilitation in the postoperative period
Today after removal of the polyp the patient is immediately sent home, the subsequent treatment is reduced to the proper care of the sick at home and to diet compliance. For a full recovery after an invasive operation, it usually takes two weeks. At this time, you can not drive a car or work with any other major equipment.
Any strain can provoke bleeding, its consequences are very severe. Return to the previous food can be a week, but in the early days it is better to include in the diet dishes made from ground meat and crushed in the blender products. It is important to protect the mucosa from mechanical damage and try to make sure that the stool masses act as little as possible on the affected area. Therefore, you need to try to soften the stool, the diet is simple: fractional meals are welcome by the clock. It is necessary to completely exclude from the diet vegetables and fruits, rich in coarse fiber.
Most patients return to their usual rhythm of life in two days. But in advance the doctor should know when it is possible to take a shower, ask if it is possible to expose the site to the action of water.
Symptoms after removal of polyp
Begin to worry in the postoperative period and call a doctor immediately if the following symptoms of possible complications appear:
- The temperature rises, fever or chills occur.
- Pulls the stomach.
- There is pain, redness, swelling, black resinous stool.
- Tortures constipation.
- There is shortness of breath when walking, chest pain.
- Tortures nausea or vomiting.
- Any other painful ailments.
Removal of polyps is completely painless, but the postoperative period is very dangerous for possible complications, so you can not ignore treatment and further preventive measures. It is important to strictly observe everything that is prescribed after removal of the polyp and necessarily take into account the results of histology. If she confirms the presence of oncology, the treatment will have a completely different character. Knowledge of what is prescribed after surgery, what doctors recommend to do, and what should be discarded, will help to avoid undesirable consequences.
What complications can occur after surgery?
What negative consequences can be expected in the postoperative period? In addition to bleeding from the rectum, perforation of the wall may occur, there may be intestinal obstruction, acute enterocolitis, anemia. It is dangerous such a phenomenon as the formation of fecal stones. But the most complicated phenomenon is the malignancy of a part of the polyp left after the operation. It often happens that benign neoplasms lose their differentiation, and this leads to the fact that the benign polyp is transformed into a malignant tumor.