Diet
Whether you are recovering from organ surgery, oral surgery, bone surgery, laparoscopic surgery, tumor removal surgery, or any other - the right diet plan can have a big impact on the speed of your recovery and healing. Pain, bleeding, swelling, and surgery site inflammation will naturally occur at and around the surgery site. More specifically, by giving your body proper quantities of key nutrients, cleansing protocols, and avoiding the wrong foods can greatly assist in reducing the severity of the pain and swelling.
Water
Dehydration can lead to feelings of fatigue. If your body is imbalanced enough, it can lose its sense of thirst and even mistake it for hunger (for sweets, snacks, etc).
Substituting soda, coffee, black tea, or even fruit/veg juice for your water needs does not hydrate as well as water. Whereas certain herbal teas/extracts can contribute to your daily requirement, and even speed healing, black tea is acidic and diuretic.
Your water should be as pure as possible. That is to say, should not contain chlorine, farming pesticides, heavy metals, microbials, or other chemicals not properly filtered from the municipal recycling systems.
Quantity – since each body and physiological condition is unique, listen to your body’s responses. Activity level, humidity, genetics, stress, and even gender (the Mayo notes that men need more water than women) are factors. Try drinking a single glass of water and check, for example, if it reduces false hunger pangs. Did you know that staying hydrated will actually help you to lose weight? If a person is dehydrated, then their body may compensate by retaining excess water as a protective measure.
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is:
• About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day for men
• About 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women
That may seem like a lot, but these recommendations cover fluids from water, other beverages and food. About 20% of daily fluid intake usually comes from food and the rest from drinks.
Other studies suggest about 6 - 8 glasses (8 oz) of
