Ward story
In the ward, a 35-year-old young man, Xiao Song, underwent a intestinal polyp removal operation and lay in bed for a day. The day after the operation, he took a hot bath with joy and jumping, and found that when he urinated that night, he found that he had pulled blood, but he had broken Xiao Song's anxiety.
Why is there blood?
It just so happened that this scene was seen by the head nurse who patrolled the room
Did you do anything special today?
I took a hot shower in the morning...
The bleeding murderer has been found: a hot bath!
Why? Knock on the blackboard to see the point~
01 Why can't I take a hot bath?
Intestinal polyps are "small meat balls" that grow in the intestine, and after the "small meat balls" are cut off, there will be a "wound" on the intestine, and there will be a large number of capillaries on the surface.
The temperature of the water is relatively high when bathing, according to the well-known principle of thermal expansion and contraction:
Capillaries dilate, blood flow in the blood vessels accelerates, impacting the walls of blood vessels, blood vessels will easily rupture, perhaps - bleeding!
02 Can I take a cold shower?
You say that the temperature is high, so why don't I take a cold shower?
This guy seems to have a point!
After the intestinal polyp is removed, ulcers will form on the surface, and in order to prevent bleeding, doctors will generally use a method called electrocoagulation to coagulate, forming a "scar", which may further hurt deep blood vessels. Doctors sometimes use a "small clip" to clip the blood vessels shut, but these are not completely safe.
Bathing is a kind of exercise, the intestines contract, it is easy to cause "scars" or "small clips" to fall off, resulting in bleeding!
03 How long does it take to take a shower?
I stink! Postoperative bleeding may occur from a few hours to four weeks postoperatively
1. If your polyps are relatively small, less than 1cm, the wound of electrocoagulation is more limited, there is no serious infection on the wound, nor have you taken blood-activating drugs, and the ability to heal at a young age is relatively strong, generally 2-3 days after surgery, you can achieve basic wound healing.
2, if your polyp size is greater than 1cm, especially greater than or equal to 2cm, or just the polyp grows in the right half of the colon, the risk of bleeding will increase, this time especially beware! The bath time is appropriately extended, ask the doctor specifically.
Who knows if my heart is bitter!
04 How to maintain personal hygiene?
Haha, don't worry, in this case, you can wipe yourself with warm water (about 37 degrees) with the help of your family, and the cold weather should also prevent colds.
05 Summary
Postoperative bathing should be done with caution
Wound blood vessels dilate
It is better to wipe yourself with warm water
It's safe and hygienic
Hold on, hold on!
Ready to take a shower right away!
I wish you a speedy recovery
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