Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, that is, the appendix, located in the cecum. In the event of an acute attack, an emergency operation is necessary. Both men and women are equally affected by inflammation. According to statistics, the disease most often occurs between the ages of 10 and 30 years.
So, if appendicitis bothered you, surgery is inevitable. It lasts an average of 2 hours. But there are cases when peritonitis occurs and the operation is delayed up to 7 hours. There is a faster way to remove the appendix - laparoscopic appendectomy. It is used provided that the patient is under 45 years old and his condition is stable. A person is given general anesthesia, an area is cut in the lower abdomen, and an inflamed process is removed through the hole. If the operation is successful, the patient remains in the hospital for only a couple of days.
If appendicitis was removed in the usual way, after surgery, the patient’s rehabilitation period can vary from a week to a month. Most slowly, young children under the age of 10 recover. In this case, the fact under which circumstances the appendix was removed played a big role: it burst in the patient’s body or the doctors managed to remove it on time.
Have you recently had appendicitis excised? After the operation, it is advisable not to perform any physical activity for two days. It is necessary to adhere to a lying regimen, since even ordinary walking can cause complications. Laughter, coughing, sneezing are natural reactions of a person. If you experience them, then try to hold your stomach with your hand, otherwise the seams can break.
When appendicitis is removed, doctors prescribe painkillers after surgery . But there are times when medications do not help, then you must definitely tell your doctor about this.
If you have just cut out appendicitis, you must follow a certain diet after surgery. During the first day you can only drink low-fat kefir and water. They will not create heaviness in the intestines. A fermented milk product will help restore normal microflora after antibiotics and anesthesia.
Nutrition after appendicitis surgery must be greatly adjusted. Useful products in this case are bananas, beets, carrots, cereals. Refrain from any citrus fruits, they can be eaten only 7 days after the operation. Vitamin C contained in them will help heal wounds from cuts.
It is very useful to eat broths and mashed soups. They are best cooked in water or a decoction of vegetables. You can add vegetables such as onions, carrots, potatoes, beets, zucchini to the soup. All components must be ground or crushed in a blender. You can add greens, but avoid salt and pepper. Exclude borsch, okroshka, pea soup from the diet. As a second, you can cook omelettes from fish and vegetables. It is advisable to eat mushrooms, pasta casseroles. Mayonnaise, ketchup and other greasy dressings should not be added. Potatoes should be consumed with caution, as they contain large amounts of starch. You can eat porridge from buckwheat, oatmeal, rice. It is recommended to eat sea fish, as well as dietary meat (rabbit) in small quantities. Low-fat dairy products are shown: yogurt, milk, kefir. You need to drink them warm, but not cold and not hot. From fruits and berries you can eat: tangerines, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, oranges, pomegranates. Pears, nectarines and grapes are useful in small quantities. Drink jelly, rosehip broth, green tea, eat jelly.
Food should be consumed in small portions, not more than 200 g at a time. Breaks between meals should be approximately 2 to 2.5 hours.
Physical activity should not be practiced for about 2 to 3 months. After this period, you can begin to process the seam with a special cream for faster healing.