The recovery of the body after laparoscopy will take a certain amount of time, although not as long as in abdominal surgery. Its duration depends on the type of manipulation (diagnosis or treatment), the type of procedure (which organ was examined), the appearance of complications and can take 2 to 4 weeks. During this period, a series of diverse events do not stop in a person's life, including those related to the reason for alcohol consumption. Therefore, patients often find out when alcohol can be taken after laparoscopy.
Attitude towards alcohol during the recovery period after laparoscopy
| Type of laparoscopic surgery | Important adaptation features associated with drinking |
| Gynecological procedures | During the adaptation period after endovid surgery, the woman has to deal with nausea and bloating. With the onset of pain, the doctor prescribes the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and, if an infectious-inflammatory focus is suspected, antibiotics. After laparoscopy of the ovarian cyst, a woman needs to drink hormonal medications to correct the hormonal background. Therefore, beverages containing alcohol are not allowed for a month and a half, since the drugs are absolutely incompatible even with small doses of alcohol. |
| Appendicitis removal | Alcoholic beverages are prohibited after laparoscopic appendectomy, as they severely damage the liver, threatening the development of cirrhosis. In addition, ethanol causes inflammation of the mucous membranes of all digestive organs. Due to the danger of swelling and the appearance of flatulence, even the use of beer is prohibited, as the drink is a fermentation product, although natural. The result of increased gas formation can be scattered seams, after how long you can taste the alcohol, the attending physician decides in each case |
| Gallbladder removal | After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, patients need to adjust significantly not only their diet, but their entire lifestyle. The body must be helped to adapt to special operating conditions, and some medications can last a lifetime. Therefore, after the intervention, alcohol is not only prohibited, but definitely contraindicated, as the organ responsible for the degradation of alcohol has been removed. Without meeting all the doctor's requirements, a favorable outcome is in question |
For successful rehabilitation after any type of laparoscopy, it is important to follow simple rules for full body recovery. Even with the total rejection of alcohol, life does not end, but it takes on a new meaning, and the colors of reality become brighter.
The moment when the risks of taking ethanol are minimized
Drinking alcohol after surgery is undesirable. It is considered that after:
- abdominal surgery, the first minimal dose of ethanol can be taken a month later;
- tooth extraction - after 2-3 days;
- appendectomy (for purulent appendicitis) - after 2-3 weeks;
- gynecological operations (for uterine fibroids or ectopic pregnancy) - after 4 weeks.
- plastic and cosmetic surgery - after 3 weeks.
The time factor is influenced by the patient's age and physical condition. If the average withdrawal time during appendectomy is 2 to 3 weeks, in young people aged 25 to 30 it can be 10 to 14 days, and in people over 35 years of age - 1, 5 to 2 months.
If it is not possible not to drink alcohol, it is best to check with your doctor the approximate "safe" withdrawal periods. This applies, first, to generalized operations at:
- column for removal of intervertebral discs with hernia, as well as lesions of the coccyx;
- rectum (for hemorrhoids);
- thyroid gland;
- joints of the limbs;
- prostate (for cancer or adenoma);
- testis (varicocelectomy for varicocele);
- knee area (at the knee joint);
- leg veins (for varicose veins).
Alcohol affects differently
Unfortunately, not everyone listens to the advice of a tattoo artist. Consequently, several types of consequences often arise. There is no harmless alcohol. Some people may think - what happens if I drink a bottle of beer or a glass of vodka? Let's take a look at how specific types of alcoholic beverages affect the body after getting a tattoo.
Cognac and whiskey fans should refuse these drinks a few weeks after the procedure. The fact is that they will have a direct effect on blood vessels, expanding them. As a result, the image may become much darker, about half. Damaged skin takes longer to heal and the wound can bleed.
Drinking vodka after the tattoo can cause the design to become distorted and blurred. The ink is washed very hard. As for the seemingly harmless beer, you will also have to refrain from drinking it. Foamy drinks contribute to a slight increase in blood pressure, which will affect the lymph, more precisely, the amount of its production.
Important! After drinking alcoholic beverages, a rough scab will appear on the skin for several days after applying the tattoo. As a result, scars, scars or swellings may appear which, even after the complete healing of the skin, do not disappear.
Alcohol and anesthesia
Anesthesia - loss of tissue sensitivity for a short period of time under the influence of anesthetic agents. These drugs block the transmission of nerve impulses, preventing signals from reaching the brain, which means that the body's response to irritation in the form of painful sensations is also absent.
Local anesthesia lasts another 2. 5 hours after surgery. However, when drinking alcohol, the anesthetic effect of the drug disappears instantly, developing an acute attack of pain, which cannot be suppressed even with anesthetics.
The situation is much more complicated with the general anesthesia used in abdominal surgery, when the body needs to be protected from shock and pain.
After recovery from anesthesia, the following complications may occur:
- headaches;
- nausea;
- weakness or tension in the muscles;
- throat discomfort;
- turbidity of consciousness;
- drop in blood pressure;
- hallucinogenic delirium.
Why can't you drink alcohol after anesthesia?
This combination can lead to critical conditions, such as anaphylactic shock and nervous disorders. The grace period for anesthetics depends on the type of medication, its dosage and the patient's health status. As a rule, the main part leaves the body one day after the operation and the residual part in 2-3 days.
What could be the consequences
Not all antibiotics are created equal: some are mild and others are more aggressive. Below are the groups of drugs that should be taken strictly according to the doctor's instructions, excluding any health experiments:
- chloramphenicol;
- tetracycline;
- nitroimidazole; macrolide
- ; cephalosporin; lincosamide;
- aminoglycoside.
Serious health problems are inevitable if restrictions are neglected. The person is facing:
- heart attack;
- course;
- allergic reaction; Suppuration of the
- tissue can turn into gangrene.
The medicine Biseptol is similar in action to disulfiram (it is used to code alcoholism). If mixed with alcohol, the patient's temperature rises, heart palpitations appear, accompanied by intense vomiting, headache. From vasospasm in the brain, bleeding can occur. As a result - a heart attack, coma or death.
Rules for drinking alcohol after gallbladder removal
If a person after cholecystectomy does not feel bad at first, it does not mean that alcohol is allowed. Especially in this case, systematic drinking of intoxicating drinks is dangerous. In many patients with the gallbladder removed, the body spontaneously reacts to alcohol with indomitable vomiting or severe pain. This is due to the fact that the digestive organs after the operation begin to function in extreme conditions.
Cholecystectomy itself forces many patients to reconsider their diet and get rid of bad habits. Only in this case long-term remission is possible and it becomes possible to live without constant pain in the hypochondrium.
After removing the gallbladder, it is more correct to completely forget alcohol in any form and quantity. And there are many patients who have managed to completely remove alcohol from their lives. However, not everyone can stop drinking alcohol completely - after all, most traditions of Slavic culture are associated with the compulsory use of strong drinks.
Therefore, it is important to know what are the basic rules for drinking alcohol after gallbladder removal, what you can drink in a similar situation and how much. A compromise between the title "white crow" and damage to one's health may be restrictions in the form:
Usually, gallbladder removal is associated with the development of chronic inflammatory processes in the bile ducts or liver. With these diseases, the absence of the gallbladder is no reason to relax and start to absorb everything. In addition to alcohol, patients at least 2-3 years old are prohibited from eating fatty, fried, smoked and spicy foods. This period after cholecystectomy is considered restorative and is associated with special restrictions for the patient.
Gallbladder removal is performed very frequently and, after this operation, it is perfectly possible to live a full life. However, such an intervention imposes on a person the need to monitor their health more carefully, adhere to a diet and eliminate alcohol from life as much as possible.
Only in the case of a regulated lifestyle and refusal of addictions, a long-term remission with good health for the patient is possible. The need to severely limit or exclude alcohol does not prevent many people from living with pleasure, preferring to find genuine reasons for joy.
How much alcohol should not be drunk
Ethanol dilates blood vessels and increases blood circulation, which is very dangerous in the presence of an open wound in the mouth. Drinking can cause heavy bleeding that can be difficult to stop.
After removal, a blood clot forms in the wound, which protects it from infections. As bleeding increases, it can disappear and inflammation cannot be prevented. As a result - spasms, swelling, suppuration, fever. We will have to go to dentistry again, clean the pus, open the gums and take antibiotics.
In addition, ethanol can trigger an allergic reaction to the pain reliever. No one can predict this, because each organism reacts to pain blockers in its own way. The most common manifestations: skin rash, itching, edema, difficulty breathing. Even anaphylactic shock is possible.
The period during which the use of strong drinks is prohibited is defined individually. Before starting to drink, the patient must make sure that the wound is healed and does not bleed any more in case of accidental mechanical damage. The gums are healthy, there is no swelling, and when pressed, there is no pain. There is no putrid, purulent taste in the mouth.
Also, you need to wait until the anesthetic is removed from the blood. This process takes from one day to several days: the time depends on the injected dose, the individual metabolic rate and the type of anesthetic. As a rule, on the third night, traces of the drug in the blood no longer remain.
Extraction of the tooth is a relatively harmless operation, but even after that, some restrictions must be observed, especially if the doctor used anesthesia. You must be careful when drinking alcohol - even a small portion can have serious consequences.
The effect of alcohol on blood circulation
Surgery sometimes damages not only soft tissues, but also the blood vessels that feed certain parts of the body. With a favorable result, they are restored, so no organ suffers from a lack of oxygen and excess carbon dioxide.
Surgeons note that such a result is only possible with strict compliance with all recommendations regarding the recovery period. In particular, circulatory problems are likely if a person disobeys the doctor and drinks alcohol. Alcohol negatively affects the condition of the vascular bed.
Small doses of alcohol are believed to have a beneficial effect on blood circulation, but this only applies to totally healthy people. After the operation, the situation is different.
Even a small amount of any of the strong drinks can be harmful. Doctors explain this by the fact that, under the influence of ethyl alcohol, the smooth muscle tissue undergoes a strong contraction. In other words, the walls of the arteries and veins enter a state of increased tone. Its lumen narrows and blood flow speed slows.
As a result, the patient's blood pressure drops and the oxygen supply to tissues and organs deteriorates. This means that healing after surgery will be slower and the rehabilitation period will drag on indefinitely.
Dangers of alcohol before surgery
The presence of ethanol in the body is unacceptable not only after surgery, but also during preparation for it. Even if the operation is performed with the modern method of endovidosurgery, which does not require standard cavity incisions. Drinking alcoholic beverages before surgery contributes to the disturbance of the cardiovascular system, which threatens heart failure with the likelihood of death.
In some cases, blood alcohol can cause problems with the action of anesthesia, the duration of which is short-term, without easing the pain. Sometimes, patients ask if it is possible to drink beer or another carbonated drink before intervention in the abdominal cavity. These drinks before surgery contribute to irritation of the gastric mucosa with carbon dioxide and, in combination with ethanol and anesthesia, cause gastrointestinal bleeding.
Even small doses of alcohol, taken before handling with the administration of anesthetics, cause a very difficult recovery from general anesthesia. Due to the symptoms of a strong hangover, doctors will have to bring the operated person to consciousness, fight delirium tremens and withdraw from anaphylactic shock. Therefore, doctors warn that, after laparoscopy, you can only drink clean water, which does not contain carbon dioxide, and even more - alcohol. Especially after endovid surgery with removal of ovarian cyst, when antibiotics can be prescribed to the woman to protect against the possible development of inflammation.
Postoperative complications
According to medical statistics, the risk of complications in patients who drink alcohol before or after surgery is much higher. Ethyl alcohol and anesthesia are completely incompatible. Anesthesia is a temporary loss of tissue sensation under the influence of medicinal anesthetic substances. Its main task is to block the transmission of nerve impulses. As a result, the signals do not reach the brain, so the patient does not feel pain.
The effect of anesthesia after the operation lasts an additional 2 to 3 hours. If you drink a little alcohol after surgery, the painkiller's effect disappears instantly.A similar reaction can occur if you drink alcohol before the operation.
In this case, additional anesthesia will not bring the desired result.
Any surgical intervention for the body is stress. Drinking alcohol after surgery can cause serious problems. Potential complications include:
- headache;
- turbidity of consciousness;
- nausea;
- reduction in blood pressure.
Ethyl alcohol has a negative effect on blood clotting. This makes it very thick. The erythrocytes in the blood unite and form clots that clog blood vessels and small capillaries. Drinking alcohol after surgery can cause stroke, heart attack or bleeding.
Many alcoholics, who go to a hospital bed with a disappointing diagnosis that requires surgical intervention, ask themselves, "When can I drink alcohol after surgery? " If someone doesn't know when. This is especially true during illness, including pre- and post-operative periods. Today we will touch on the subject in more detail and learn about the physiology of the effect of ethyl alcohol on the body, which was recently operated on.
After surgery
After surgery, the patient's body needs a long-term quality recovery. For this, a significant list of drugs is usually assigned to facilitate the process. Intoxication approximately interferes in the recovery process, exerting a direct negative effect on the body and the immune system and interacting with drugs.
Due to the fact that alcohol causes blood thickening, its ingestion even after surgical procedures is dangerous - it affects the veins, leads to terrible consequences in the form of thrombosis of the vessels that have not yet recovered after the surgeon's intervention. Depending on the alcohol concentration, both the smaller capillaries and the larger vessels may overlap, significantly reducing blood circulation and recovery processes.
The liver and kidneys of alcoholics face serious difficulties at work, often complicated by cirrhosis and other chronic illnesses. In the post-operative period, the body is already under significant stress to remove powerful drug breakdown products. Alcohol significantly increases the additional risks.
The combination of alcohol and drugs in the postoperative period leads to a delay in the elimination of toxins from the body. The negative symptoms of this combination are manifested as follows:
- heart rhythm disorders;
- difficulty breathing;
- increased sweating;
- dizziness;
- reduction in blood pressure;
- blood rush to the head.
Most of the time, to protect against postoperative complications, powerful antibiotics are prescribed, which are absolutely incompatible with any alcoholic product. Alcohol under general anesthesia has a depressive effect on the central nervous system, often leading to delusional states, hallucinations and other manifestations of damage.
Alcohol during rehabilitation
As with other types of surgical procedures, drinking any type of alcohol is especially dangerous after laparoscopy. This is especially true in the field of gynecology. Since after the manipulations of endovidosurgery associated with the appearance of postoperative pain and inflammation, patients usually receive certain medications. Taking painkillers and antibacterials is incompatible with alcohol, it is strictly forbidden to use it.
Reasons to ban alcoholic beverages after laparoscopy:
- instead of restoring immunity, the body will have to expend energy to remove alcoholic toxins;
- when treating an ovarian cyst with a laparoscopic method, if a woman drinks some beer before the operation, this will threaten her with inflammatory complications;
- drinking alcohol along with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs leads to the death of hepatocytes;
- drinking alcohol after anesthesia slows down the regeneration processes and also leads to the exacerbation of latent diseases, chronic problems;
- causing vasodilation, alcohol after anesthesia threatens internal bleeding, bleeding, can cause heart attack or stroke;
- alcohol thickens the blood strongly, which causes the clogging of small capillaries with agglomerated erythrocytes, leading to the appearance of blood clots;
- the use of alcoholic beverages that depress the nervous system can cause confusion, the appearance of a delusional state and hallucinations.
Antibiotic rules
The most important rule for taking antibiotics is to use them only in situations where you cannot do without them. Indications for use are the symptoms of an acute bacterial infection, which the body is unable to cope with alone. In order to obtain the desired therapeutic effect, the use of antibiotics cannot be indiscriminate.
It is essential that you follow the instructions below:
- You cannot prescribe an antibiotic aloneif you have no medical training. Only a doctor can determine the cause of the disease - a virus or bacteria. With a viral infection, antibiotics do not help, on the contrary, they can aggravate the course of the disease;
- Do not interrupt the prescribed course of treatment if you feel better.The disease may recur;
- Do not change the dosage of the antibiotic during treatment. A decrease in dosage threatens that the bacteria will develop resistance to the drug, and an increase is fraught with side effects or overdoses;
- Do not drink the antibiotic with tea, juice and especially milk, otherwise taking the medicine will be useless. Milk, dairy products and fermented dairy products are incompatible with antibiotics, as they reduce the effect of the drug. You can drink the drug only with water, about 0, 5-1 glass;
- Do not take antibiotics at the appropriate times.It is important to follow the medicine's instructions and use the medicine as described, namely: before, during or after meals. In addition, it is important to note the frequency of administration (1 time after 24 hours, 2 times after 12 hours, 3 times after 8 hours and so on) to create the desired concentration of antibiotics in the body;
- Do not combine antibiotics with physical activity;
- Do not drink alcohol during the course of antibiotic treatment.
Before prescribing an antibiotic, you should inform your doctor about the following:
- medications in use;
- pregnancy or lactation;
- kidney or liver disease;
- diabetes mellitus.
And also if noted before:
- occurrence of side effects;
- development of allergic reactions;
- recent use of antimicrobial agents.