Guide To Getting A Hemorrhoidectomy

Exercise After Surgery

Most patients have moderate pain levels for between a week and ten days following a hemorrhoidectomy. This pain may naturally limit their physical activity levels, preventing them from getting back into their normal exercise routine. Most individuals who undergo a hemorrhoidectomy are told to rest during the first ten days following their procedure regardless of the pain to help promote healing. A patient who has had a hemorrhoidectomy should begin their exercise routine with short walks that increase in frequency each day. If a patient is in pain when performing any physical activity or feels tired, they should stop what they are doing and rest.

It is natural to feel pain when exercising for the first month or so following a hemorrhoidectomy because physical activity increases the amount of blood flow to the pelvic area. Any type of vigorous exercise regimens should not be resumed until cleared by the patient's physician, and it has been a minimum of six weeks since the hemorrhoidectomy.