Endometritis and metritis in women: symptoms and treatment

Symptoms and Causes of

The cause of inflammatory diseases of the uterus and cervix is ​​most often an infection. The causative agents may be streptococci, staphylococcus, E. coli, fungus, etc. Infectious diseases such as influenza, tonsillitis, scarlet fever, and measles are also a common cause.

Most often, endometritis develops after abortions, childbirth and menstruation, as well as in the performance of diagnostic and treatment procedures, if aseptic rules are violated.

Inflammation is accompanied by pain in the lower abdomen, fever, general malaise, liquid purulent-sucrubic whites. Postpartum metritis is manifested most often on the 3-4th day after childbirth: body temperature rises to 38-39 degrees, chills, general weakness, headache, poor sleep and appetite.

Prevention issues

Preventive measures include hygiene compliance during menstruation( rejection of sexual activity, from vaginal douching, measures that prevent the occurrence of post-abortion or postpartum infection).

Treatment of endometritis and metritis

How to treat folk remedies at home

Althaea officinalis .For pains, do syringing with infusion from of althea root, oak bark and of cuff grass ( taken equally).One tablespoon of the ground mixture pour a glass of boiling water, boil for 15 minutes on low heat, insist one hour, strain. The flowers of the althea, mixed with lard and turpentine, and attached to the lower abdomen, relieve inflammation of the uterus.

Elm plain .Broth of the elm cortex is used in the treatment of inflammatory processes in the uterus as an internal remedy, as well as for washing and douching. One tablespoon of dry crushed bark pour a glass of boiling water, boil on low heat in a sealed container for 30 minutes, cool, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 30 minutes before eating. For syringing, dilute the broth with warm boiled water up to 0.5 liters.

The roots of the crane are used in Tibetan medicine.1 tablespoon dried ground root pour a glass of boiling water, boil on low heat for 30 minutes, strain. Drink one third of a glass 3 times a day. Diluting the infusion to 500 g with warm boiled water, you can use it for syringing. St. John's wort St. John's wort .A tablespoon of herbs pour a glass of boiling water, insist 1 hour, strain. Drink a quarter cup 3 times a day.

Viburnum ordinary .Spoon a tablespoon of flowers with a glass of boiling water, boil for 2-3 minutes, strain. Drink one tablespoon 3 times a day.

Aloe juice .Applied for tampons with slow inflammatory processes in the uterus and cervix.

Sea buckthorn oil is used to lubricate the vaginal mucosa during colpitis and erosions of the cervix.

The fruits of Sophora Japanese are boiled for syringing in inflammatory processes of female genital organs.

Vanga's recipe: 6 blossoms of pomegranate ovary, fallen off the tree, pour 300 g of water and leave for 45 minutes. Then boil for 15 minutes. Drink a tablespoon 3 times a day before meals. Using 120 flowers-ovaries, make a 20-day break, and then repeat the treatment.

For female genitourinary diseases, douching and insertion of tampons with with propolisoderzhaschimi mixes are recommended in the vagina. To prepare the ointment, take 50 grams of liquid honey, 10 grams of propolis , 1 gram of mother of milk , 20 grams of Vaseline .Propolis chop, petroleum jelly and honey heat on a water bath, mix all ingredients and clean in the refrigerator. Hardened ointment apply on a sterile swab and enter the vagina for a couple of hours. Procedures should be done every other day, the course of treatment is one and a half to two weeks.

Well syringing with an aqueous solution of 20-30% propolis .The procedure should be performed daily for 1.5-2 weeks.

In diseases of female genitalia, sedentary baths with herbs and apyproducts are also recommended. For a sedentary bath, take 200 grams of honey , 10 milliliters of 20% tincture of propolis , 50 grams of pollen , and half a liter of boiled water. Heat the mixture to 45 ° C in a water bath. The resulting solution, add three spoons to the basin with boiled water, heated to 40 degrees. In addition to the honey-propolis mixture in the pelvis, you can add infusion of chamomile, St. John's wort, peppermint or mint, 30 grams per liter of water. The procedure lasts thirty minutes.

In addition to the use of propolis ointments and syringings inside take a tincture of propolis 20 drops three times a day for 20-30 minutes before eating. The course is 15-20 days.

In addition to the propolis tincture, you can use perg for 10-15 grams daily for one to two months. It helps to increase the activity of the sex glands and restores and stabilizes the menstrual cycle.

Medicines: preparations

With acute metritis - rest, bed rest, cold on the lower abdomen, antibiotics and sulfonamide preparations. With pain - candles with Belladonna or Pantopone, Baralgin, Analgin. Treatment of metritis is the injection of anti-inflammatory drugs, which are performed intramuscularly or intravenously.

In addition, in a hospital, the uterus cavity is washed with antiseptic solutions, antibiotics and restorative measures are prescribed. The choice of drugs is determined by the sensitivity of the detected microflora. To prevent the formation of adhesions, the absorption of resorptive medications helps.

In the treatment of chronic inflammatory process, increasing the protective forces of the body, as well as physiotherapy procedures, is of great importance.

The external genitalia and perineum are washed at least twice a day with a warm disinfectant solution. Of great importance is the observance of the rules of hygiene and sanitation, cleanliness of the skin, linen, air, rational nutrition, rich in vitamins.

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Source: Allega G.N. Official and traditional medicine. The most detailed encyclopedia.- Moscow: Izd-vo Eksmo, 2012.