External compression of the subcutaneous tissues and skin provokes a violation of their blood supply and nutrition, which leads to a serious deterioration in trophism. As a result, bedsores are formed - treatment at home should be done constantly, paying due attention to prevention. Prolonged absence of therapy can be complicated by inflammatory processes and suppuration, the appearance of deep ulcers.
Treatment of decubitus in the home by folk remedies
Use of drugs of alternative medicine in this problem is only an auxiliary measure of therapy, which should complement the main scheme of the drug approach.
It is important to remember that folk treatment of bedsores at home involves the use of herbs and natural oils, which often cause hypersensitivity reactions and allergic manifestations. Therefore, their use must be consistent with the doctor.
The following are recommended for application:
- Sea buckthorn oil. When treating second-stage pressure sores, replace it with essential oil of tea tree .
- Juice of the leaves of the lungwort. The solution must be freshly squeezed.
- Fish fat. It is better to buy a sterile drug in a pharmacy and do with it a compress for the night, soaking a special napkin.
- Young black elder leaves. Preliminary, scald them with boiling milk.
- A mixture of celandine and aloe juice. The proportions are 1: 1. Strengthen the effect can be, if you add a little honey (2: 2: 1).
In the treatment of bedsores on the heels and feet at home, food potato starch is very helpful. They need to pour the affected skin and leave for a few hours, then gently rinse the product with warm water and a soft tissue.
Drug treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers 1 and 2 stages at home
Formed, but not expressed, skin lesions are subject to such therapeutic measures:
1. Cleansing and washing:
- saline;
- hydrogen peroxide;
- camphor alcohol .
2. Treatment with drugs that improve blood circulation in tissues:
- Solcoseryl;
- Actovegin.
3. Drying:
- Xeroform;
- Tentorium Lux-Pro;
- powder-powder with betulin.
4. Applying transparent film and hydrocolloid dressings:
- Hydrophilm;
- Tegaderm;
- Blisterfilm;
- Cosmopor;
- Duoderm;
- Hydrocoll.
5. Applying other bandages:
- Hydropolymer semipermeable - Thielele;
- polyurethane spongy - Pemaf;
- hydrogel - Hydrosorb.
6. Use of plasters:
- Multiferm;
- Comfil Plus.
In the presence of inflammatory reactions and the progression of pathology, antibacterial therapy is required, which is developed by the doctor.
Effective treatment of deep bedsores 3 and 4 stage at home
The development of ulcers with pronounced necrosis of subcutaneous fat and dermis is indicative of the third stage of decubitus. Therapy, first of all, consists in surgical cleansing of the wound and its subsequent sanation through antibiotics and antiseptics. After the given manipulation it is possible to proceed to medicamental treatment in house conditions:
1. Anti-inflammatory drugs:
- Algophine;
- Vulnuzan;
- Hydrocortisone;
- Dexamethasone.
2. Stimulants of tissue repair:
- Vinylin;
- Methyluracil;
- Curious;
- ointment of Kalanchoe;
- Bepanten;
- Vul'tinoumulin.
3. Medicines with necrolytic action:
- Terrylithine;
- Collagenazine;
- Chymotrypsin;
- Deoxyribonuclease;
- Trypsin.
4. Drugs that improve microcirculation of lymph and blood:
- Tribenozide;
- Pirikarbat.
5. Local remedies - creams, ointments, gels:
- Dermazin;
- Argosulfan;
- Sulfargin;
- Iruksol;
- Levomekol;
- Levosin;
- Metrogil;
- Intrasite.
6. Plasters:
- Biaten AG;
- Proteox-TM.
Treatment in house conditions of bedsores of the 4th stage with an open wound and purulent discharge in terms of the drug approach is similar to therapy of pathology of the third degree, including surgical removal of dead tissue. Additionally, physiological procedures are carried out:
- UHF;
- darsonvalization;
- ultrasound;
- phonophoresis;
- massage of healthy tissues;
- electrophoresis;
- D.C;
- mud applications;
- low-intensity laser;
- electroacupuncture.