Patient's question:
Hello doctor. My wife just had an abortion. How can we ensure the fastest recovery of her health? What should we both pay attention to? Including diet, work, and other things?Doctor's answer:
1. Pay attention to rest and enhance nutrition. After an induced abortion, you should rest in bed for 2 to 3 days. After that, you can get up and move around, gradually increasing the duration of activity. Within the first half month after the procedure, avoid heavy physical labor and cold-water labor, and avoid getting cold. Pay attention to increasing nutrition to enhance the body's resistance to diseases and promote the early repair of damaged organs. After the procedure, eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, and soy products, as well as fresh vegetables rich in vitamins, to speed up recovery.2. Maintain cleanliness of the external genitalia and strictly avoid sexual intercourse. After an induced abortion, the cervix has not yet fully closed, and the endometrium also has a healing process. During this time, pay special attention to maintaining cleanliness and hygiene of the external genitalia. Wash and change sanitary pads and underwear frequently. Avoid sitting baths within the first half month after the procedure to prevent dirty water from entering the vagina and causing infection. If sexual intercourse occurs too soon after the procedure, it may lead to acute endometritis, pelvic inflammation, or even secondary infertility. Therefore, sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited within one month after the procedure.
3. Observe the bleeding situation. If vaginal bleeding persists for more than one week after the procedure, accompanied by lower abdominal pain, fever, cloudy and foul-smelling discharge, or other abnormal symptoms, seek medical attention promptly.
4. Persist in practicing contraception. After an induced abortion, ovarian and uterine function gradually recover, and the ovaries resume ovulation on schedule. If contraception is not consistently practiced, pregnancy may occur again very soon. Therefore, after the procedure, choose a reliable contraceptive method as soon as possible. Induced abortion should only be used as an emergency measure when contraception fails and must be based on the principle of prioritizing contraception.