Do you still need care for Post Anal fistula treatment? Explain the facts!

Anal fistulas are common and if treated on time, they cannot cause you much trouble. You just have to go see a good doctor who can tell you the right course of treatment. However, in the case of fistulas, treatment is not the only thing you need, you have to follow post-operative care which is very much important. The reason is that in some cases people had to go through painful procedures after the surgery and all because they ignored the post-operative care. Most probably, the treatment process includes surgery which means it will take a couple of weeks for you to get back to your normal routine. So, here let’s see what points you should follow to take care of yourself after the anal fistula treatment. 

Points to follow post-removal of anal fistulas through surgery:

Give the incision site some time to heal properly: 

Even if you are choosing the laser treatment for removing the anal fistulas, there is still a small incision near the anal area which means you have to take care of that first. This is the basic precaution that every doctor would suggest to you after the surgery. In case you fail to do so, the fistula is going to come back and make you go through the same process again. So, this is going to be tough, and to save yourself from all these issues, it’s better you take good care of the incision site and give it enough time to heal. 

Change the dressing as per the doctor’s advice:

If you go with the traditional surgical procedure for removing the anal fistula, then you may need to stay in the hospital for a few days and during that period, the hospital staff shall help you with dressing the wound. However, if you are using the laser technique to remove the fistula, you can go home the same day after the procedure is done. There is no need to stay in the hospital for long because you can take care of yourself at home also. All you need to do is to dress the incision site for a couple of days and check it for any blood stains or abscess draining from the site. 

Don’t do any hard work after returning from the hospital:

I have seen several people taking the risk of lifting heavy things after they reach home from the hospital. After asking them about what they are doing – people say that laser surgery is the safest of all and as the doctor has discharged them, they can go back to their normal life. Well, this is true that laser technology gives you the best shot at anal fistula treatment but it does not mean that you don’t have to take care of yourself for a few days. There should be no heavy weight lifting or doing work that requires a lot of body straining. 

Call your doctor if you feel restless or rising body temperature:

Remember to call your doctor first if you feel restless after reaching home or have a spike in your body temperature. It may not be something serious but it’s better to tell your doctor so that he can suggest you some medication for it. However, if you still don’t feel good, or have nausea, vomiting, and any bleeding from the incision site, it’s time to go back to the hospital and let your doctor take care of all these issues. Do not avoid going to the hospital because these symptoms cannot be treated at home and you need a doctor to tell you why exactly this is happening. 

Follow a nutritious yet fibrous diet for a couple of weeks:

After you come back to the hospital, it’s time to see a few things right. First is to follow and highly nutritious diet so that the body can heal and have enough energy for coming back to your work routine. The second thing is to add a lot of fiber to your diet and this is because it will help in keeping the stool smooth and easy to pass, thus protecting the incision site from irritation, scratches due to hard stool, and pain. In case, you do not add fiber to your diet, it may bring the fistula back causing you the same amount of trouble again. So, it’s good if you avoid any such things in the future. 

Conclusion:

We can conclude this post by saying that fistulas are very painful and irritating making it hard to avoid them. So, to get rid of these, make sure you go to the best colorectal surgeon who can remove it on time and save you from all that hard time. And, for a couple of weeks, you have to follow these above-mentioned post operative tips to take care of the anal area and let the wound heal properly. In this way, you shall never complain of any infection, bleeding, or abscess. Just be smart enough to say no to any risk and never forget that fistulas do come back which means any mistake can make it tough for you.