A member asked:

Is it safe to wlk and stand for up to an hour following laproscopic rectal prolapse surgery? also, is it normal to experience bleeding/a smear or so?

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Dr. Daniel Popowich answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

YES: Yes, early ambulation is key to most Surgical procedures to prevent DVT, pneumonia, ileus etc... If a resection was done with the surgery you had, there will always be a small amount of bleeding early on with BMs

Answered 11/28/2017

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