How to take care of prostatic hyperplasia after surgery

At present, the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia can be through surgery, but many patients do not do a good job in postoperative care, resulting in another injury to the prostate, so, after surgery, what kind of nursing work should patients do in their lives?

1. Diet after prostatic hyperplasia: after the recovery of intestinal peristalsis, you can eat a high-protein, nutritious and easy-to-digest diet to keep the stool smooth, avoid bleeding from the prostatic fossa due to straining in defecation, drink more water, 2500-3000ML per day.

2. The speed of bladder irrigation fluid is appropriate, too fast will cause frequent physiological contraction of the bladder, causing spasmodic pain, too slow to flush out the bleeding in time, easy to form blood clots to block the drainage tube.

3. Deep breathing exercises can be done when pain, pain can be relieved by applying analgesics if necessary, and the incision can be reduced by protecting the incision with hands when coughing.

4. Position: In addition to paying attention to the postoperative diet of prostatic hyperplasia, the patient's supine position should also be understood, and the semi-recumbent position should be changed to a semi-recumbent position 3 days after surgery, and continuous bladder irrigation should be performed to prevent the catheter from twisting, compressing and falling off.

5. Coughing, phlegm, and deep breathing can prevent pneumonia.

6. During bed rest, limb activities should be carried out to prevent venous thrombosis. Prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease in elderly men, for prostatic hyperplasia, the thick taste, spicy and sweet ointment is often easy to cause dampness and heat endogenous, and inhibit the flow of qi and blood.Therefore, the elderly suffering from prostatic hyperplasia should pay attention to a light diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, quit smoking and less alcohol, fill spicy food, and keep the stool smooth.

After surgery, patients need to pay attention to their diet first, use more digestible diet, pay attention to their body position when sleeping, avoid compression of the affected area, affect recovery, and most importantly, patients should do more physical activities to help themselves recover better.