Are uterine fibroids serious?

Uterine fibroids are a very serious disease. If not treated in time, they can cause a variety of diseases and cause great harm. Uterine fibroids are usually treated by surgical removal. If the uterine fibroids are severe, it is best to remove the uterus to prevent them from growing again. After suffering from uterine fibroids, you should pay attention to adjusting your daily diet, avoid eating spicy foods, and it is best not to eat foods that are prone to fibroids.

Are uterine fibroids serious?

What are the dangers of uterine fibroids? Most uterine fibroids have no obvious symptoms and are difficult to detect. If not treated in time, they can easily cause a variety of hazards, such as infertility, miscarriage, induced gynecological inflammation, secondary anemia, etc. The main hazards of uterine fibroids are:

1. Infertility or miscarriage

If fibroid tissue appears in the uterine cornu, it may compress the entrance of the fallopian tube, preventing sperm from ascending to the fallopian tube and combining with the egg, thereby affecting conception; it may cause deformation of the uterus, hinder the implantation of the fertilized egg and hinder conception. Even if the fertilized egg has implanted, larger fibroids combined with pregnancy can easily cause miscarriage due to mechanical obstruction of embryonic development and uterine cavity infection .

2. Cause gynecological inflammation

Uterine fibroids can cause pelvic congestion and infection, among which the infection caused by fibroids is mostly caused by pedicle torsion. After infection, abscesses may form in the fibroid tissue of a few patients, and suppuration may occur. At the same time, pathogenic bacteria after fibroid infection can invade other nearby organs, causing gynecological diseases such as adnexitis and pelvic inflammatory disease.

3. Secondary anemia

Uterine fibroids can cause excessive menstrual bleeding in patients. Over time, patients will develop secondary anemia, manifested by symptoms such as general fatigue, pale complexion, palpitations and shortness of breath.

4. Malignant lesions

In a small number of women, malignant changes in uterine fibroids may be sarcomas, which may cause vaginal bleeding in patients.

Treatment of uterine fibroids

There are individual differences in the size of uterine fibroids that require surgery, but generally speaking, uterine fibroids larger than 5cm indicate a more serious condition and require surgical removal. If the uterine fibroids are less than 5cm, drug treatment can be used to control the growth of the fibroids. Asymptomatic uterine fibroids do not require treatment. A single fibroid can be removed surgically. If the uterine fibroids are multiple and the patient has no fertility requirements, a hysterectomy is recommended to prevent the fibroids from growing again. The treatment method for uterine fibroids needs to be determined based on individual age, clinical manifestations and endocrine conditions. It is recommended to go to a professional hospital for examination and clarify the treatment plan under the guidance of a doctor.

Diet for uterine fibroids

What should not be eaten when suffering from uterine fibroids? If you suffer from uterine fibroids, you should not eat spicy foods such as chili peppers, peppercorns, garlic, mustard, pepper, ginger, etc., so as to avoid irritation to the body. Other foods that are prone to recurrence should not be eaten too much, such as mutton, shrimp, eel, cuttlefish, etc., as they can easily lead to recurrence. At the same time, women with uterine fibroids should not eat foods such as red dates, longan, and donkey-hide gelatin.