Quick and Easy Ways to Detoxify from Anesthesia After Surgery
Recovering from anesthesia, whether after breast reconstruction or explant surgery, involves more than just rest. While anesthesia is generally short-acting, older individuals aged 60 and above may experience prolonged effects like brain fog, memory issues, migraines, and balance problems that can linger for weeks or even months.
To support faster and more efficient recovery, consider adopting this comprehensive protocol enhanced with a recovery diet, lipotropic formulas, glutathione IV drips, and multivitamins that facilitate detoxification and overall recovery.
Here are Optimalbody effective strategies to support your body’s detoxification process post-surgery:
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Adopt an Anesthesia Recovery Diet
Certain foods help flush fat-soluble toxins from your system swiftly, while others can delay this process. Incorporating an Alkaline vegan diet that is low in fats and processes carbs speed up elimination and recovery. Toxins like to hide in the fat tissues so starving the body from fats will induce elimination of the medications out of your system.
Opt for foods like pears, green leafy vegetables, low sugar fruits such as berries, and apples, and vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, artichokes, beets, and carrots, which contain compounds supporting detox. Avoid refined sugar, alcohol, and saturated fats—opt for plant based whey powder for protein. Incorporate the Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie to help you build up your blood cells while eliminating heavy metals from your body.
- Hydrate with Alkaline Water
Proper hydration is crucial for flushing the lymphatic system. Aim for at least eight glasses of Alkaline water daily, increasing to one glass per waking hour during recovery.
- Take Lipotropic Formulas for Faster Recovery
Lipotropic formulas support fat metabolism and liver health, essential for detox. They typically include choline, inositol, methionine, betaine, L-carnitine, B vitamins, and other nutrients promoting metabolic function.
- Milk Thistle Supplement
Milk thistle helps protect liver cells and boosts glutathione levels, aiding detoxification. Take 70 mg three times daily, starting one week pre-surgery and continuing for at least two weeks post-surgery. Avoid if allergic to ragweed or with a history of hormone-related cancers.
- Castor Oil Application
Applying cold-pressed, organic castor oil to the liver area may support detoxification by reducing inflammation and stimulating the lymphatic system. Massage gently and consider applying warmth for enhanced absorption.
- Consider IV Drip Therapy
IV drip therapy delivers nutrients directly into the bloodstream, bypassing digestion for immediate effect. This method is preferred for enhancing recovery with glutathione and antioxidant-rich multivitamins; “IV drip therapy is preferred over oral supplements as it delivers nutrients directly into the bloodstream, bypassing the digestive system for immediate bioavailability,” says Randall Feingold, MD, co-founder of NYBRA, who offers his patients IV drip therapy before and after surgery.
Post-Anesthesia Gut Health
Antibiotics administered post-surgery can disrupt gut microbiota temporarily, affecting overall health. To restore gut health, focus on a diverse range of prebiotic foods such as fresh vegetables, leafy greens, legumes, nuts, fruits, and fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, and sauerkraut.
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Benefits of IV therapy before and after surgery Randall Feingold, MD and Moran Cohen, PA