The recovery of the body after laparoscopy will take some 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 is examined), the appearance of complications and can take 2-4 weeks. During this period, a series of different events do not stop in a person's life, including those related to the cause of alcohol intake. 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 adaptive characteristics related to drinking |
| Gynecological procedures | During the adaptation period after endovideosurgery, the woman has to deal with nausea and bloating. With the onset of pain, the doctor prescribes the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and if an infectious-inflammatory focus is suspected, antibiotics. After laparoscopy of the ovarian cyst, the woman should take hormonal medications to correct the hormonal background. Therefore, beverages containing alcohol are allowed no earlier than a month and a half, as drugs are absolutely incompatible even with small doses of alcohol. |
| Removal of appendicitis | Alcoholic beverages are prohibited after laparoscopic appendectomy because 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 bloating and 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 stitches, after how long you can try alcohol, the doctor decides in each case |
| Gallbladder removal | After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, patients need to significantly adjust not only their diet but also their entire lifestyle. The body needs help to adapt to the special conditions of functioning and taking certain medications can happen for a lifetime. Therefore, after the intervention, alcohol is not simply not allowed, it is definitely contraindicated, as the organ responsible for the breakdown of alcohol is removed. Without fulfilling all the requirements of the doctor, the favorable result is questionable |
For successful rehabilitation after any type of laparoscopy, it is important to follow simple rules for complete recovery of the body. Even with the complete rejection of alcohol, life does not end, but acquires a new meaning and the colors of reality become brighter.
The time when the risks of ethanol intake are minimized
Drinking alcohol after surgery is undesirable. It is considered that after:
- abdominal surgery the first minimum 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 surgeries - after 3 weeks.
The time factor is influenced by the age and physical condition of the patient. If the average abstinence time during appendectomy is 2-3 weeks, then in young people aged 25-30 years can be 10-14 days, and in people over 35 years - 1, 5-2 months.
If it is not possible not to drink alcohol, it is better to consult your doctor about the approximate "safe" periods of abstinence. This applies in particular to the widespread operations of:
- spine to remove intervertebral disc herniation, as well as injuries of the coccyx;
- rectum (for hemorrhoids);
- thyroid gland;
- joints of the limbs;
- prostate (for cancer or adenoma);
- testis (varicocelectomy for varicocele);
- area of the knee (of the knee joint);
- veins of the legs (in varicose veins).
Alcohol affects in different ways
Unfortunately, not everyone listens to a tattoo artist's advice. Therefore, different types of consequences often occur. There is no harmless alcohol. Some people may think - what if I drink a bottle of beer or a glass of vodka? Let's look at how specific types of alcoholic beverages affect the body after a tattoo.
Fans of cognac and whiskey should refuse these drinks within a few weeks after the procedure. The fact is that they will have a direct effect on blood vessels, dilating them. As a result, the image may become much darker, approximately half. Damaged skin takes longer to heal and the wound may bleed.
Drinking vodka after a tattoo can distort and blur the drawing. The paint washes off very strongly. As for the seemingly harmless beer, you will also have to refrain from drinking it. Sparkling drinks contribute to a slight increase in blood pressure, which will affect the lymph, more precisely the amount of its production.
Important! After consuming alcoholic beverages, a rough crust will appear on the skin for several days after applying the tattoo. As a result, scars, scars or bumps may appear, which even after complete healing of the skin will not disappear.
Alcohol and anesthesia
Anesthesia - loss of tissue sensitivity for a short period of time under the influence of anesthetics. Such drugs block the transmission of nerve impulses, so the signals do not reach the brain, which means that the body's reaction to irritation in the form of painful sensations is absent.
Local anesthesia continues for another 2. 5 hours after surgery. However, when drinking alcohol, the anesthetic effect of the drug disappears instantly, an acute attack of pain develops, which can not be suppressed even with anesthetics.
The situation is much more complicated with general anesthesia used in abdominal surgery, when the body needs to be protected from shock and pain.
After recovery after anesthesia, the following complications may occur:
- headache;
- nausea;
- weakness or tension in the muscles;
- throat discomfort;
- clouding 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 withdrawal period of anesthetic drugs depends on the type of drug, its dose and the patient's health. As a rule, the main part leaves the body within one day after the operation, and the rest within 2-3 days.
What could be the consequences
Not all antibiotics are the same: some are mild and some are more aggressive. Below are the groups of drugs that should be taken strictly according to the doctor's instructions, except for any health experiments:
- chloramphenicol; tetracycline;
- nitroimidazole;
- macrolide;
- cephalosporin; lincosamide;
- aminoglycoside.
Serious health problems are inevitable if restrictions are ignored. The person faces:
- heart attack;
- blow;
- allergic reaction;
- heating of the tissues can turn into gangrene.
Biseptol is similar in its action to disulfiram (used to code for alcoholism). If you mix it with alcohol, the patient's temperature rises, palpitations appear, accompanied by severe vomiting, headache. Hemorrhage can occur from vasospasm in the brain. As a result - heart attack, coma or death.
Rules for drinking alcohol after removal of the gallbladder
If a person does not feel unwell after a cholecystectomy at first, this does not mean that alcohol is allowed. Especially in this case, the systematic intake of intoxicating drinks is dangerous. In many patients with a removed gallbladder, the body reacts spontaneously to alcohol with uncontrollable vomiting or severe pain. This is due to the fact that the digestive organs after surgery begin to work 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 best to completely forget about alcohol in any form and quantity. And there are many patients who have managed to completely eliminate alcohol from their lives. However, not all people are able to completely stop drinking alcohol - after all, most traditions of Slavic culture are associated with the mandatory use of strong drinks.
Therefore, it is important to know what are the basic rules for drinking alcohol after removal of the gallbladder, what you can drink in such a situation and in what quantity. Restrictions such as:
they can become a compromise between the title of "white crow" and harm to one's own health.Usually the removal of the gallbladder is associated with the development of chronic inflammatory processes in the bile ducts or liver. In such diseases, the absence of the gallbladder is not a reason to relax and start absorbing everything. In addition to alcohol, patients aged at least 2-3 years are forbidden to eat 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 done very often and after such an operation it is quite possible to live a full life. However, such an intervention imposes on a person the need to monitor their health more closely, to adhere to a diet and to eliminate alcohol from life as much as possible.
Only in the case of a regulated lifestyle and withdrawal from addictions is long-term remission with good health for the patient possible. The need to strongly limit or exclude alcohol does not prevent many people from living happily, preferring to find real 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, which can be difficult to stop.
After removal, a blood clot forms in the wound, which protects it from infection. In case of increased bleeding, it can be washed off, after which the inflammation cannot be avoided. As a result - shivering pain, swelling, suppuration, fever. We will have to go to the dentist again, clear the pus, open the gums and take antibiotics.
In addition, ethanol may cause an allergic reaction to the pain medication. No one can predict it, because each organism reacts to pain blockers in its own way. The most common manifestations: skin rash, itching, swelling, difficulty breathing. Even anaphylactic shock is possible.
The period during which the use of strong drinks is prohibited is determined individually. Before drinking, the patient should make sure that the wound has healed and no longer bleeds in case of accidental mechanical damage. The gums are healthy, there is no swelling and there is no pain when pressed. There is no putrid purulent taste in the mouth.
You should also wait for the anesthetic to be 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 anesthesia. As a rule, by the third night the traces of the drug in the blood no longer remain.
Tooth extraction is a relatively harmless operation, but even after that, some restrictions must be observed, especially if the doctor has used anesthesia. You need to be careful with drinking alcohol - even a small portion can cause serious consequences.
The effect of alcohol on blood circulation
Sometimes surgery damages not only the soft tissues but also the blood vessels that feed certain parts of the body. With a favorable result, they recover, so no organ suffers from a lack of oxygen and excess carbon dioxide.
Surgeons note that such a result is possible only in strict compliance with all recommendations regarding the recovery period. In particular, circulatory problems are likely if a person does not obey his doctor and drinks alcohol. Alcohol negatively affects the condition of the vascular bed.
Small doses of alcohol are thought to have a beneficial effect on blood circulation, but this only applies to completely healthy people. After the operation the situation is different.
Even a small amount of one of the strong drinks can be harmful. Doctors explain this by the fact that under the influence of ethyl alcohol, smooth muscle tissue undergoes a sharp contraction. In other words, the walls of the arteries and veins become in a state of increased tone. Their lumen narrows and the speed of blood flow through them decreases.
As a result, the patient's blood pressure drops and the oxygen supply to the tissues and organs deteriorates. This means that recovery 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 the preparation for it. Even if the operation will be performed with the modern method of endovideosurgery, which does not require standard incisions of the cavity. Drinking alcohol before surgery contributes to the disruption of the cardiovascular system, which threatens heart failure with the possibility of death.
In some cases, blood alcohol can cause problems with the effects of anesthesia, which last for a short time without dulling the pain. Sometimes patients ask if it is possible to drink beer or another carbonated beverage before the intervention in the abdominal cavity. Such drinks before surgery contribute to the irritation of the gastric mucosa with carbon dioxide and in combination with ethanol and anesthesia lead to gastrointestinal bleeding.
Even small doses of alcohol taken before the manipulation of anesthetics cause very difficult recovery from general anesthesia. Due to the symptoms of a severe hangover, doctors will have to bring the operated person to consciousness, fight delirium tremens and withdraw from the state of anaphylactic shock. That is why doctors warn that after laparoscopy you can drink only clean water, which does not contain carbon dioxide, and even more - alcohol. Especially after endovideosurgery with removal of the ovarian cyst, when the woman may be prescribed antibiotics to prevent 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 sensitivity under the influence of medicinal anesthetics. Their 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 surgery lasts another 2-3 hours. If you drink a little alcohol after the operation, the painkiller effect disappears instantly.A similar reaction can occur if alcohol has been drunk before surgery.
In this case, additional anesthesia will not lead to the desired result.
Any surgery on the body is stressful. Drinking alcohol after surgery can cause serious problems. Potential complications include:
- headache;
- clouding of consciousness;
- nausea;
- lowering blood pressure.
Ethyl alcohol has a negative effect on blood clotting. Makes it too thick. Erythrocytes in the blood stick together and form clots that clog blood vessels and small capillaries. Drinking alcohol after surgery can cause a stroke, heart attack or bleeding.
Many alcoholics who have reached a hospital bed with a disappointing diagnosis requiring surgery ask themselves, “When can I drink alcohol after surgery? "If someone doesn't know when. This is especially true during the disease, including the pre- and postoperative period. Today we will touch on the topic in more detail and understand the physiology of the effect of ethyl alcohol on the body, which has recently undergone surgery.
After operation
After the operation, the patient's body needs long-term high-quality recovery. For this, a significant list of drugs is usually defined to facilitate the process. Intoxication severely interferes with the recovery process, having both a direct negative effect on the body, the immune system, and drug interactions.
Due to the fact that alcohol causes thickening of the blood, its use after surgical procedures is dangerous - it affects the veins, leads to terrible consequences in the form of vascular thrombosis, which have not yet recovered after the intervention of the surgeon. Depending on the concentration of alcohol, both the smallest capillaries and larger vessels can overlap, significantly slowing blood circulation and recovery processes.
The liver and kidneys of the alcohol abuser experience serious difficulties in their work, often complicated by cirrhosis and other chronic diseases. In the postoperative period, the body is already exposed to a significant load to eliminate the breakdown products of powerful drugs. 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 as follows:
- heart rhythm disorders;
- difficulty breathing;
- increased sweating;
- dizziness;
- lowering blood pressure;
- rush of blood to the head.
Most often, powerful antibiotics are prescribed to prevent postoperative complications, which are absolutely incompatible with any alcoholic product. Alcohol with general anesthesia has a depressant effect on the central nervous system, often leading to delusions, hallucinations and other manifestations of harm.
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. Because after the endovideosurgery manipulations associated with the onset of postoperative pain and inflammation, patients are usually prescribed certain medications. The intake of painkillers and antibacterial agents is incompatible with alcohol, its use is strictly prohibited.
Reasons for banning alcoholic beverages after laparoscopy:
- instead of restoring immunity, the body will have to expend energy to eliminate alcohol toxins;
- when treating an ovarian cyst with a laparoscopic method, if a woman has drunk even a little beer before the operation, it threatens her with inflammatory complications;
- taking alcoholic beverages with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs leads to hepatocyte death;
- drinking alcohol after anesthesia slows down the regeneration process and also leads to exacerbation of latent diseases and chronic problems;
- causing vasodilation, alcohol after anesthesia threatens internal bleeding, hemorrhage, may cause heart attack or stroke;
- alcohol strongly thickens the blood, which causes blockage of small capillaries with accumulated erythrocytes, which leads to the appearance of blood clots;
- The use of alcoholic beverages, which depress the nervous system, can cause confusion, the appearance of a delusional state, hallucinations.
Antibiotic Rules
The most important rule for taking antibiotics is to use them only in situations where you can't do without them. Indications for use are the symptoms of an acute bacterial infection, which the body is unable to cope on its own. In order to obtain the desired therapeutic effect, the administration of antibiotics cannot be indiscriminate.
It is mandatory to follow the instructions below:
- You cannot prescribe an antibiotic yourselfif you do not have a medical degree. Only a doctor will be able to determine the cause of the disease - a virus or a bacterium. In case of a viral infection, antibiotics do not help, on the contrary, they can worsen the course of the disease;
- Do not stop the prescribed course of treatment if you feel better.Recurrence of the disease may occur;
- Do not change the dose of the antibiotic during treatment. Dose reduction threatens that the bacteria will develop drug resistance, and the increase is fraught with side effects or overdose;
- Do not drink the antibiotic with tea, juice and especially milk, otherwise taking the drug will be useless. Milk, dairy and fermented dairy products are incompatible with antibiotics, they reduce the effect of the drug. You can drink the drug only with water, about 0, 5-1 cup;
- Do not take antibiotics at any convenient time.It is important to follow the instructions for the medicine and use the medicine as described, namely: before, during or after a meal. In addition, it is important to observe the frequency of administration (1 time after 24 hours, 2 times after 12 hours, 3 times after 8 hours, etc. ) to create the desired concentration of antibiotic in the body;
- Do not combine antibiotics with physical activity;
- Do not drink alcohol during the entire course of antibiotics.
Before prescribing an antibiotic, you should tell your doctor about the following:
- medicines currently being taken;
- pregnancy or breastfeeding;
- kidney or liver disease;
- diabetes mellitus.
Also if observed before:
- side effects;
- development of allergic reactions;
- recent use of antimicrobial agents.