I've heard from people that after a surgery you shouldn't eat beef for 40 days because it causes infections in your incision ..
have anyone heard of this before...
I had a c section 29 days ago..and haven't eaten it since..but wonder if i can start now...
thanks
2007-05-30 06:36:02 · 8 answers · asked by Arsh S 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
i had a 6 lbs 12 oz beautiful baby girl.
2007-05-30 06:58:07 · update #1
I've heard about this beef thing too, although in mine, I was told that you don't get an infection, but that the incision area where they cut you will be pinkish-red and bulge, becoming a noticeable ugly hypertrophic scar.
Don't take the chance if you are unsure. Plenty of other foods to eat :-) You can eat beef again, once the incision is fully healed (ie when the stitches come/fall out).
Oh... and congratulation on your new bundle of joy. Boy or girl?
2007-05-30 06:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I also had a c-section a year ago, and they served me beef dishes in the hospital within days of the surgery so I think it's ok to eat beef. I double checked with my friend who is a nurse and she agreed that it is fine to eat beef after a surgery.
2007-05-30 06:45:42 · answer #2 · answered by April W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never heard this one before, and asked my wife, a nurse for many years, news to her also.
In fact, last September I underwent open heart and two days after the surgery they served beef for dinner in the Hospital.
Best to check with your doctor.
2007-05-30 06:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old wives tale - no truth in it absolutely. Actually the beef contains plenty of iron, which would help your haemoglobin levels recover after the c-section, making you less likely to get infections.
2007-05-31 06:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-13 01:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ummmm,
eating beef does not cause infections in a surgical wound.
Or, at least none of my attendings told me that when I was in training.
Never read about it in any surgery texts, etc.
2007-05-30 08:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by Pahd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like an old tale from years and years ago.
Unless your doctor gave you specific instructions, enjoy that steak you're been looking foreward top having.
2007-05-30 06:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never heard that one. Sounds like an old wives tale to me.
2007-05-30 06:40:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋