Pay attention to the symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease after gynecological surgery

If you experience the following symptoms similar to acute pelvic inflammatory disease after gynecological surgery, you should pay special attention. As a common gynecological disease, acute pelvic inflammatory disease is extremely harmful to patients, their families, and fetuses. It is very necessary to understand some symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease and to detect and seek medical treatment in time.

Patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease may have undergone total hysterectomy, surgical delivery, childbirth, artificial abortion, etc. before the onset of the disease. Generally, the symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease appear within 1 week to half a month after infection.

The initial symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease include fever, chills, persistent lower abdominal pain, severe pain, and even more pain when touched, accompanied by soreness and heaviness in the waist. After the onset of the disease, the patient will have a persistent high fever, accompanied by chills. When the inflammation spreads to the pelvic cavity and peritoneum, the pain may radiate to the buttocks and thighs.

Gynecological examination can reveal edema of the tissues around the uterus, especially the tissues in front of the uterus, which are severely thickened and tender, with limited movement, lower abdominal pressure, rebound pain and abdominal muscle tension. If the patient's illness started after a total hysterectomy, symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease such as purulent or bloody exudate at the vaginal stump and infection around the vagina can be found. If an abscess has formed, a mass can be felt on the side and back of the uterus, with tenderness.

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The pain of patients during acute pelvic inflammatory disease is indescribable. If the disease is not treated for a long time, it will develop into chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and other complications, which are killers of human health. It is recommended that you consult after gynecological surgery to understand some symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease and take early prevention.