Guide To Getting A Hemorrhoidectomy

Diet Tips After Surgery

A patient who has a hemorrhoidectomy can help prevent complications, pain, and discomfort by keeping to a diet of clear liquids. A clear liquid diet helps prevent constipation, nausea, and vomiting following a hemorrhoidectomy. Soup, juices, carbonated beverages, gelatin desserts, and popsicles are some common components of a liquid diet following surgery. An individual who has had a hemorrhoidectomy should stay well hydrated by drinking at least eight full glasses of water every day. They can begin to eat a regular diet of green leafy vegetables, whole grains, and fruits around forty-eight hours after their procedure.

All foods consumed within the first week after a hemorrhoidectomy procedure should be easy for an individual to digest. Easy to digest foods can help prevent complications associated with straining and irritation at the site of the incision. Foods such as red meat, frozen dinners, cakes, pastries, drinks with caffeine, dairy products, pizza, pasta, pies, and doughnuts should be avoided for the first couple weeks after a hemorrhoidectomy.