I just finished hemorrhoids surgery. Do I have to change my dressing every time I defecate?

After the first defecation after operation, sit in the bath with warm water for 20 minutes, and then ask the doctor or nurse to change the medicine through the anus.

Change the dressing once a day, preferably immediately after defecation, and take a warm bath 15-20 minutes before each dressing change. After dressing change on the fifth to seventh day, finger expansion must be carried out, either by a doctor or by the patient himself. Apply a small amount of lubricated antibiotic ointment or hemorrhoid ointment to the right finger, massage at the anal orifice for 1-2 minutes, and then slowly extend into the anal canal to expand the anal canal in four directions: forward, left, back and right. Don't be afraid of pain at this time, for fear of pain will lead to adhesive scar contracture of the wound.

When changing the dressing, the doctor will do some pruning according to the growth of the wound and granulation tissue, and the patient will listen to the doctor's instructions and cooperate appropriately.

As the saying goes, "three-point operation, seven-point dressing change" shows that a successful hemorrhoids surgery, to a certain extent, dressing change is more important than the operation itself. If the operation is done well and the dressing change is not timely and correct, it may not be cured in the end.