{"id":618,"date":"2025-03-12T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westmedical.com\/lahernia\/?page_id=618"},"modified":"2025-03-19T06:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:20:22","slug":"hernia-surgery-recovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westmedical.com\/hernia\/hernia-surgery-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Hernia Surgery Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"618\" class=\"elementor elementor-618\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b4947 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63b4947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fcd6a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7fcd6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hernia Surgery Recovery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ff37f elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"39ff37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hernia Surgery Recovery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e86ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10e86ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b3cb8 e-con-full dot-color e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47b3cb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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manage pain, and limit movement.<\/li><li><strong>1-2 Weeks:<\/strong> Light activities can resume, but avoid heavy lifting.<\/li><li><strong>4-6 Weeks:<\/strong> Most people fully recover and return to normal activities.<\/li><li><strong>Several Months:<\/strong> Minor swelling or tightness may persist as the body fully heals<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4941c9a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4941c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a372c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a372c5\" 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e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4be8ccf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cfd09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1cfd09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diet &amp; Bowel Care<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d7891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20d7891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Eat a high-fiber diet to prevent constipation and avoid straining.<\/li><li>Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.<\/li><li>Take a stool softener if 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