Piles Surgery News: Recently, a video of a loco pilot that went viral from Lucknow had set social media on fire. After piles surgery, the railway pilot had applied for extension of sick leave, but the officer did not believe him, then loco pilot Rajesh Meena had to take off his pants and show his wounds to the officer. After the video of this incident went viral, people criticized the inhuman attitude of the officer, while the employee union also expressed strong protest and demanded to give leave to the employee, after which he got medical leave.

Although this incident regarding piles surgery has gone viral for the first time, but according to doctors, people often remain under the misconception regarding piles surgery that it is a simple treatment and there will be no need for much rest for it. Whereas only the patient can know how much pain he is suffering.

In this regard, we have been treating piles and doing surgery for the last several decades. Dr. Prabhakar Singh, Ana Rectal Surgeon, Piles Clinic, New Delhi Do you know the answers to many such questions? How many types of piles surgeries are there? How long does it take for a patient to recover after surgery? Is the patient able to drive or do a sitting job eight days after surgery?

How many days of rest is necessary after piles surgery?
The minimum number of days of rest required to recover after piles surgery depends on which procedure has been adopted in its treatment. If a patient has undergone surgery, it is advised to take rest for at least 15 days and maximum for one month. It is seen what is the healing capacity of that patient. First of all, the patient should take rest for at least two weeks, after that the doctor can decide to extend it further after seeing his condition.

How many types of surgeries are done in this disease?
It is not limited to piles only, there are many related diseases like piles, fissure, fistula, rectal prolapse etc. and about 10 to 12 types of surgeries are done. This surgery is done in two ways. The first is allopathic surgery. In these, surgery is done using about 3 types of techniques. Like cryotherapy, open hemorrhoidectomy, rubber band ligation, laser surgery etc. Rubber band ligation is a common surgery with minimal invasiveness, whereas others are different and require a long period of rest.

The second one is Ayurvedic surgery, which includes many treatments like Ksharsutra, Ksharkarma, Agnikarma etc. According to this, if someone has undergone Ayurvedic treatment then he needs to take rest for at least 10 days to 15 days and in case of allopathy treatment, he has to take rest for at least 15 days to one month.

What are the recommended not to do after surgery?
After surgery, patients are told what to do and what not to do. Especially after surgery for piles or fissure-fistula, the patient is asked to minimize sitting and not driving. The patient has the freedom to walk, stand and lie down, but sitting for a long time can cause many problems.

What problem does the patient face due to sitting for a long time?
Long sitting can cause bleeding at the pile site after surgery. The patient’s recovery may be delayed and the chances of developing secondary piles around him increases. Due to which he will have to come again for treatment. This is the center point of the body and the weight of the entire body exerts pressure here, hence the patient is advised to rest. Many times, when patients start bleeding, it has to be reopened.

What would you say in this patient’s case?
In cases like piles surgery, the condition of the patient should be seen, the authorities should understand that this is not a normal surgery but it is as important as any other surgery. If this surgery is done once, it affects the entire lifestyle of the patient. Moolbandh surgery affects the entire body.