Why do I always feel heavy when I have a bowel movement one week after hemorrhoid surgery?

Why do I always feel heavy when I have a bowel movement one week after hemorrhoid surgery?

One week after hemorrhoid surgery, stool was associated with wound edema, anal irritation of sutures, hemorrhoid recurrence, and anal stenosis.

The specific analysis is as follows:

1. Wound edema: Hemorrhoids usually grow at the lower end of the rectum. Surgery will leave wounds in the rectum, and intestinal fluid exists in the intestine. Intestinal fluid stimulates the wound at the end of the rectum, causing local edema. Edema can cause anal swelling, especially when you want to defecate. Postoperative edema is a common complication and is a normal physiological factor. After washing with warm water, you can apply anti-edema drugs, and the edema will gradually disappear after it subsides.

2. Sutures for the anus: Some hemorrhoids require sutures after surgery, especially bleeding points. The thread ends left after sutures have a certain impact on the surrounding intestinal wall and anus, and may cause falling during defecation. Generally speaking, the feeling of falling will disappear after the thread ends fall off.

3. Recurrence of hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids are a disease that is prone to recurrence. Even if the hemorrhoids are surgically removed, if you do not pay attention to postoperative care or diet, work and rest, hemorrhoids will grow. The main symptom of hemorrhoids is the feeling of falling during defecation. You can use hemorrhoid cream or take hemorrhoid treatment drugs such as hemorrhoid tablets, Sophora japonica pills, and hemorrhoid tablets under the guidance of a doctor to relieve the symptoms.

4. Anal stenosis: Improper hemorrhoid surgery can cause anal stenosis. The typical symptom of anal stenosis is anal fall. The symptoms are obvious during defecation, accompanied by pain. At the same time, local inflammation can also cause a sense of falling and pain. If it is mild stenosis, it can be treated with laxatives or anal dilation. If the situation is serious, surgery is required.

Regardless of the type of hemorrhoid surgery, patients should not sit for a long time after surgery to avoid compressing the anal wound and causing edema. They should lie in bed to rest after surgery, lie on their side as much as possible, change their posture at any time, and try to reduce walking within 7-10 days after surgery to avoid complications from improper postoperative care. After discharge, insist on anal exercises so that the feeling of swelling in the stool can gradually disappear.