How long does pain last after fracture surgery?

Fractures are very common in normal times, and most of the causes of fractures are accidents. Generally speaking, if you want to know how long the pain will last after surgery, this generally needs to be determined based on the specific condition. If the fracture is more serious, the recovery time may be longer, but if it is not particularly serious, the pain after surgery may not last too long, and the recovery time may be shorter.

How to care after fracture surgery

The first stage: is the early stage of fracture. At this time, the fracture patient has just undergone treatment, and the fracture site is still swollen, there is large blood stasis, meridians are blocked, and qi and blood are blocked. At this time, the diet should focus on promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and promoting qi and dissipating. The diet should be light, such as vegetables, eggs, fruits, lean meat, etc. Avoid spicy, hot, and greasy foods. This is conducive to the elimination of blood stasis, the unobstructed flow of blood vessels, and is more conducive to bone healing. It is beneficial to the recovery of joint function.

The second stage: This is the most important stage, when the patient's symptoms have basically regressed. As bones begin to heal, the diet should focus on nutrition to meet the needs of bone growth and promote bone healing. Eat more bone soup and animal liver to supplement more vitamin A, D, calcium and protein. Eat some vegetables rich in vitamin C, such as green vegetables, cabbage, and radish, to promote callus growth and wound healing.

The third stage: is the stage of post-care. At this time, the fracture has basically healed, the blood vessels are very unobstructed, and bone healing has entered the final stage. Diet is mainly for health care and prevention. To promote the formation of stronger callus, relax muscles and tendons, so that the adjacent joints of the fracture can move freely and flexibly, and restore their previous functions. Eat some old hen soup, pork bone soup, mutton bone soup, stewed water fish, etc. There are no longer so many dietary taboos.

Fractures can easily occur if a fall or injury occurs, especially in the elderly. Fractures during this period are more difficult to heal, so treatment requires dietary measures to help bones heal. Patients must pay attention to their diet after a fracture. A good diet can ensure the distribution of nutrients in the body and promote wound healing.

Except for mild systemic symptoms in the first few days, fracture patients generally have no systemic symptoms at other times. Therefore, they can just choose a variety of foods rich in various nutrients, similar to the daily diet of healthy people. Pay attention to making food easy to digest and absorb, and be cautious when using spicy foods that have adverse effects on the respiratory and digestive tracts (chili peppers, raw onions, mustard, pepper, etc.). When systemic symptoms are obvious, so-called soft meals should be given, which are between normal diet and semi-liquid diet. The food provided must contain less residue and be easy to chew and digest. It must be chopped and boiled soft when cooking. It should not be fried or deep-fried.

Avoid drinking less water: Bedridden patients with fractures, especially those with fractures of the spine, pelvis and lower limbs, have great difficulty in moving, so they try to drink less water to reduce the frequency of urination. Although this reduces the frequency of urination, greater troubles will also arise. If bedridden patients have less activity, weakened intestinal motility, and drink less water, it is easy to cause constipation. Long-term bed rest and urine retention can easily induce urinary stones and urinary tract infections. Therefore, bedridden patients with fractures can drink water whenever they want without having to worry too much.

Avoid eating too much white sugar: After consuming a large amount of white sugar, it will cause rapid metabolism of glucose, thereby producing metabolic intermediates such as pyruvate, lactic acid, etc., which will cause the body to be in a state of acidosis. At this time, alkaline calcium, magnesium, sodium and other ions will be mobilized immediately.

Generally speaking, patients who have been injured for 1 to 2 weeks need a light, easily absorbed and digestible diet. They should be given more vegetables, fruits, fish soup, eggs, soy products, etc., and should be mainly steamed or stewed, and eat less spicy, greasy and fried food. In particular, you can eat more honey and bananas, because bedridden patients will mostly have symptoms such as constipation, and these foods can help defecation.

For fracture patients who have been injured for 2 to 4 weeks, their bodies are no longer so weak, and their appetite and gastrointestinal function have recovered. At that time, they can supplement nutrition appropriately. Foods such as bone soup, fish, eggs and animal liver are better. At the same time, they should also eat more radishes, tomatoes, green peppers, etc. These foods can meet the needs of bone growth and promote wound healing.