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When can I walk after appendicitis?
If an appendectomy is performed for uncomplicated catarrhal, phlegmonous or gangrenous appendicitis, you can and should walk as early as 5-6 hours after the operation. Early activation of patients is always welcome.
Complicated forms of acute appendicitis (gangrenous-perforative, peritonitis, periappendicular abscess) are forced to refrain from walking for 1-2 days. It all depends on the actual capabilities of the patient and is decided individually in a particular case. It is better if you sit on the bed with your legs down for a few minutes before walking on your own. Only after that, under the supervision of medical staff or relatives, get up and take a few steps. Subsequent walking will be much easier and painless.
Can I swim after appendicitis?
Full bathing after an appendectomy before the removal of sutures is out of the question. Local washing of certain parts of the body is not only allowed, but must be carried out daily.
The main condition is that water and hygiene products should not fall on the postoperative wound. Full bathing can only be allowed after the stitches are removed. It is better if for two weeks it will pass with the help of a shower. After this time, swimming in any form is allowed.
Physical activity after appendicitis
Appendectomy involves a sparing regimen for a month after the operation. Heavy physical activity is contraindicated for 3 months. This means that patients have the right to be on sick leave for 30 days from the date of the operation.
Loads in the amount of ordinary life (unhurried and short walking, housework) are allowed. Avoid prolonged standing. Compliance with such a sparing regimen is necessary for normal scarring of the postoperative wound and the prevention of its failure in the form of divergence of edges or hernias.
Sports after appendectomy
For a month after the appendectomy, professional sports are out of the question. Physiotherapy exercises are required to maintain the shape of athletes. Its main focus is on the work of the muscles of the limbs. The muscles of the press during this period should be at rest. A month later, you can also include them in a set of exercises, but not very intense.
It is also better to refrain from running during this time. It is replaced by slow walking and leg exercises. Weightlifting in full is permissible no earlier than after 3 months. The same rule must be observed by fans of active sports games (football, volleyball, basketball, etc.).
When can I drink alcohol after appendectomy?
The abuse of alcoholic beverages is categorically contraindicated in any case and does not depend on the duration of the postoperative period. Low-alcohol drinks and strong alcohol can be consumed in moderation no earlier than after 3-4 weeks.
Can I smoke after appendicitis?
If an experienced smoker is operated on for acute appendicitis, then no recommendations and warnings from doctors will affect his decision to smoke in the postoperative period. Smoking does not have a direct effect on the course of the wound process. But a negative effect on the respiratory tract and lungs is characteristic. Therefore, it is better to refrain from smoking for 3 days with a typical course of the postoperative period, so as not to provoke laryngospasm. In more difficult cases of complicated appendicitis, this period should be continued as long as possible.
Is it possible to have sex after appendicitis?
In the first week after an appendectomy, it is better to refrain from having sex, especially after complicated forms of appendicitis. The typical postoperative course allows unforced intercourse, which is not accompanied by strong abdominal tension for 4-5 days of the postoperative period. Full sex is acceptable a week after the stitches are removed.
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