Ward Stories
There is a 35-year-old boy Xiao Song in the ward who has been in bed for a day after undergoing an operation to remove intestinal polyps. On the second day after the operation, he happily took a hot bath, but when he had a bowel movement that night, he found that he was pulling blood, which made Xiao Song anxious.
Why is there blood?
It happened that this scene was seen by the head nurse who was patrolling the room
Did you do anything special today?
I took a hot shower in the morning. . .
Bleeding killer found: hot bath!
Why? Knock on the blackboard to see the key points~
01 Why can’t I take a hot bath?
Intestinal polyps are “small meat balls” that grow in the intestines. After the “small meat balls” are cut off, there will be a “wound” on the intestines, and there will be a large number of capillaries on the surface.
The temperature of the water is relatively high when taking a bath. According to the well-known principle of thermal expansion and contraction:
The telangiectasias, the blood flow in the blood vessels are accelerated, impact the blood vessel wall, and the blood vessels will be easily ruptured, and maybe there will be bleeding!
02 Can I take a cold shower then?
You said that the temperature is too high, so why don’t I take a cold shower?
This guy seems to have a point!
After a bowel polyp is removed, ulcers form on the surface. To prevent bleeding, doctors typically use a method called electrocoagulation to coagulate, forming a “scar” that may further damage. Injury to deep blood vessels. Doctors sometimes also use a “little clip” to close the blood vessel, but these are not completely safe.
Bathing is a kind of exercise, intestinal contractions, it is easy to cause “scars” or “little clips” to fall off, resulting in bleeding!
03 How long should I take a shower?
I stink! Postoperative bleeding can be seen within hours to four weeks after surgery
1. If your polyp is relatively small, less than 1cm, the wound of electrocoagulation is relatively limited, there is no serious infection on the wound surface, and you have not taken blood-activating drugs, and your self-healing ability is relatively young. Strong, generally 2-3 days after surgery, the wound can be basically healed.
2. If your polyp size is greater than 1cm, especially if it is greater than or equal to 2cm, or if the polyp happens to grow in the right colon, the risk of bleeding will increase, so be careful at this time ! The bathing time should be extended appropriately, please ask your doctor for details.
Who knows the pain in my heart!
04 How do I maintain personal hygiene?
Haha, don’t worry, in this case, you can wipe your body with warm water (about 37 degrees) with the help of your family, and you should also prevent colds when the weather is cold.
05 Summary
Careful bathing after surgery
Wound blood vessels will dilate
It is better to wipe with warm water
Safe and hygienic
Hold on, hold on!
It’s time to shower!
Get well soon
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