Clear the pelvic "dead corners" to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease

1. Not paying attention to hygiene during menstruation

During menstruation, the endometrium is shed, the blood sinuses in the uterine cavity open, and blood clots are present, which are good conditions for bacterial growth. If you do not pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, use sanitary napkins or toilet paper that do not meet hygiene standards, or have sexual intercourse, it will provide bacteria with an opportunity for retrograde infection and lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.

2. Spread of inflammation to adjacent organs

The most common occurrence is when appendicitis and peritonitis occur. Since they are adjacent to the female internal reproductive organs, the inflammation can spread directly and cause female pelvic inflammation. When suffering from chronic cervicitis, the inflammation can also cause pelvic connective tissue inflammation through the lymphatic circulation.

3. Postpartum or post-abortion infection

The patient is weak after childbirth or miscarriage, and the cervical opening has not yet closed well after dilation. At this time, the bacteria in the vagina and cervix may ascend and infect the pelvic cavity.

4. Infection after gynecological surgery

During artificial abortion, IUD insertion or removal, tubal insufflation, salpingography, endometrial polyp removal, or submucosal uterine myoma removal, if disinfection is not strict or there is existing chronic inflammation of the reproductive system, postoperative infection may occur. Some patients do not pay attention to personal hygiene after surgery, or do not follow the doctor's orders after surgery and resume sexual life too early, which can also allow bacteria to ascend and cause pelvic inflammatory disease.

Clear the pelvic "dead corners" to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease

The treatment of acute pelvic inflammatory disease and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is different. The main treatment for patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease is to get more rest. If conditions permit, they can be hospitalized. They should also pay attention to eating more high-protein nutritious foods. In addition, they should pay attention to the balance of electrolytes and replenish water. The most important thing is to use some anti-inflammatory antibiotics. Before using antibiotics, bacterial culture and drug sensitivity tests of vaginal secretions should be done.

The most appropriate drug is selected through drug sensitivity testing. It should be noted that the dosage must be large enough and the time must be long enough. Clinically, some patients stop taking the drug after the symptoms disappear after a few days of use. This can easily cause recurrence and even lead to the occurrence of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Therefore, the treatment must be thorough. In addition, Chinese medicine can choose to use heat-clearing and detoxifying, phlegm-resolving, blood circulation and blood stasis-removing treatments according to the patient's symptoms, and it also has a good therapeutic effect when combined with Western medicine's antibiotic treatment.

Since the treatment course of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is relatively long, it is more complicated to treat than acute pelvic inflammatory disease. It is usually treated with comprehensive Chinese medicine therapy, which includes oral Chinese medicine, intravenous Chinese medicine drip, Chinese medicine enema, acupuncture treatment, and can also be combined with Chinese medicine hot compress and ion introduction.

Let’s take a look at the process of hot compress and ion introduction. Chinese medicine enema is to put the Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis into a cloth bag, steam it in a steamer and place it on the patient’s lower abdomen. Through the warm effect and the penetration of the medicine, it can achieve the effect of anti-inflammatory and eliminating pelvic adhesions.

The ion introduction of traditional Chinese medicine is to boil the traditional Chinese medicine and then use an ion introduction device to introduce the traditional Chinese medicine ions into the local area of ​​the lesion. It also plays a role in loosening pelvic adhesions and eliminating pelvic inflammation. The effect of oral Chinese medicine alone is not as good as comprehensive treatment. Generally speaking, a Chinese medicine ion introduction takes about 20 minutes, and a Chinese medicine hot compress treatment can last about 2 hours. Usually a course of treatment takes three months. Treatment is not given during menstruation. Treatment is started after the menstruation is over.

Health care measures

The first thing is to pay special attention to the cleanliness of the vulva. The vulva should be cleaned and underwear should be changed every day. We advocate using warm boiled water as the cleaning liquid because it has been disinfected after boiling.

In addition, attention should be paid to the choice of cleaning utensils. Every woman should have a special basin for washing the lower body to prevent other infections from entering the vagina. Usually it is sufficient to wash your lower body once a day, and it is best to wash it after defecation. In addition, when choosing sanitary napkins, you should choose good quality sanitary napkins, and both men and women should wash their lower body before having sex.