Recovery timeline usually follows as;
Day 1: Same-day discharge; mild pain/discomfort as anesthesia wears off (6-12 hours); use prescribed pain meds and sitz baths.
Days 2-7: Rest at home, light walking after 2-3 days; soft stools via fiber diet, laxatives; minor bleeding possible.
Weeks 2-4: Full healing; return to work/normal life; follow-up at 3 weeks.
Next Steps
Prevent issues with hygiene, hydration, no straining.
This is most commonly seen in early post operative days. Continue Sitz bath along with high fibre diet and stool softners and this will definitely help you.
Health Tips
Consume high fibre diet like leafy veggies, bananas (if you are not diabetic) and minimise non veg.
Hello, it is difficult to comment without having any information about the surgery, but it is better that you follow the discharge medication as advised by the surgeon and the leakage of stool can be temporary, but if it is massive better, you go and meet the operating hospital doctor
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