Surgeons have advised patients against consuming heavy meals shortly after complex procedures involving the abdomen or gastrointestinal system, warning that it could trigger life-threatening complications.
The physicians said the digestive system becomes temporarily inactive after surgical procedures, making it unsafe for patients to resume normal meals immediately.
According to them, incorrect feeding after surgery can trigger vomiting, abdominal pain, or more severe complications.
Speaking exclusively to PUNCH Healthwise, a Professor of Surgery at Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Paingha Alagoa, explained that the period surrounding surgery requires deliberate management of food intake.
He noted that the intestines undergo a period of rest and must be reintroduced to food slowly to avoid upsetting the digestive process.
He said, “The period before and after surgery is characterized by fasting. The intestines are rested, and so just like we do after fasting for prolonged periods, we commence oral intake gradually.”
Alagoa stated that patients are first introduced to clear fluids before progressing to more substantial meals as their bodies adjust.
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