Thursday 15 June 2017

Precautions to be taken post a uterus removal surgery

Hysterectomy or uterus removing surgery is a complicated procedure and its side-effects stay long after the surgery.  Adopting a healthy lifestyle is the only way to fight these post-surgery side-effects. In case you are highly troubled by sudden weight gain, insomnia, and irritability due to fluctuating emotions, it’s high time you start taking the post-surgery precautions a little seriously. Here is what you need to do after a hysterectomy or an ectopic pregnancy surgery.

Weight loss is the key: One should not do exercising and heavy weight lifting right after the surgery but after 2-3 months, you can continue with your exercising schedule. More exercising means, more muscle building and eventually your immune system will become stronger. Once you have lost a few pounds, you can do things normally. Besides being physically painful, the uterus removal surgery is also mentally and emotionally tiring for a woman. Once you will start exercising, your body will start coming in proper shape and you will be able to handle your mind and emotions in a much better way.

Take a nourishing and fulfilling diet: Increase the intake of fruits like grapes, oranges, limes, or any citrus based food in your daily diet as they are great antioxidants and increase immunity. Also add grains like oatmeal, brown-rice, and cereals in your daily diet to add a high amount of fiber and protein to your palate. We suggest you to be a bit careful while choosing proteins and fats. Avoid taking trans-saturated fats it can adversely affect whatever changes that are going in your body.  

Add a good amount of calcium in your diet: After uterus removal surgery, the body starts secreting estrogen and pro-estrogen in minimal amounts, which in turn affects a woman’s body adversely. There are high chances of one becoming prone to osteoporosis as the bone density is also affected due to small secretion of these hormones. In order to stay away from these issues, women should increase the intake of calcium in their daily diet. They can either rely on natural sources such as milk, cheese, or green veggies or take synthetic Vitamin D capsules.     

Go brisk walking: This is perhaps the best way to start your exercise routine. 20-30 minutes of walking everyday can help you reduce a lot of weight. It will help in healing your body and make you feel active. You can start brisk walking one month after the surgery. Just make sure, you do not exert yourself.