Douching with thrush

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Thrush is an extremely common disease. Due to the presence in the body of women of the predisposing environment, they get sick much more often than men. What is this disease and how to get rid of it?

Such pathology is caused by fungi of the Candida type. In the body of a healthy woman, they are constantly present in the vagina and belong to the conditionally pathogenic flora. When moving the acidic environment, these microorganisms turn into pathogens, begin to multiply vigorously and cause a whole range of unpleasant symptoms. Patients in such a period note:

whitish cheesy vaginal discharge;
burning and itching sensation in the vulva;
irritation, redness and swelling of the genitals;
soreness during intercourse;
discharge with bloody streaks after intercourse.

There is a fungal infection of the vaginal mucosa, usually as a result of reduced immunity. Violent reproduction of Candida albicans yeast-like fungi or their pathogenic strains causing candidiasis is often marked against the background of disturbances in the activity of the endocrine system or during pregnancy, when the body's hormonal changes take place.

For the treatment of thrush is usually inside prescribed antifungal drug Fluconazole, taken according to the scheme. Usually his reception occurs on the first and seventh days from the start of therapy.

Since this does not guarantee complete cure, treatment of a local nature is also used in combination with it. As it is recommended vaginal tablets or vaginal suppositories with clotrimazole or nystatin for 10 days at night, and before using them - douching and baths with antiseptic and anti-inflammatory solutions. For the period of treatment should refrain from sexual intercourse, exclude alcoholic beverages, as well as products containing yeast. To avoid re-infection after the end of treatment, it is necessary that it has passed and the sexual partner.

Let us consider in more detail what role does douching play in the treatment of thrush and how to properly perform it?

The role of douching in thrush

Douching is a therapeutic and hygienic procedure, which consists in washing the vagina with medical solutions. It is impossible to cure candidiasis with the help of it alone, but its use in combination with other measures significantly speeds up recovery.

With the help of douching can:

change the vaginal environment;
remove excessive secretions;
ease unpleasant symptoms;
have anti-inflammatory effect.

Douching with therapeutic solutions makes it possible to restore the changed acid-base balance. Purified from excessive secretions of the vaginal mucosa better absorbs the active substances contained in candles or vaginal tablets, so their treatment is more effective. In addition, additional solutions that make douching have an additional positive effect, which also speeds recovery.

So, douching for thrush is a good and inexpensive way to alleviate its unpleasant symptoms, and also serves as an effective supplement to the basic medical treatment.

The procedure is performed once or twice a day for 7-10 days, preferably at night.

How to do syringing with thrush?

Before performing douching should understand how to properly perform this procedure?

First you need to choose the right position for the procedure. To do this, it is recommended to lie in the bathroom on your back and raise your legs on its sides. You can hold douching leaning forward on bent legs. Some women prefer to squat with legs wide apart.

A rubber pear with a volume of 0.5 l. Is used for this. It is pre-wiped with alcohol and washed with boiled water. In it the warm solution prepared in advance is typed. The tip is inserted to a depth of 5-7 cm in the vagina and press on the pear, with the result that the fluid inside it is injected inside. Do not perform the procedure under too much pressure so that the solution does not penetrate into the uterus. The washing is repeated until the solution is complete. After its introduction should try to keep it in the body as long as possible.

A more successful device for therapeutic douching is the Esmarch circle. It allows continuous administration of large quantities of the solution. All its tips must be boiled. To perform the procedure, the Esmarch cup is suspended at a distance of 75 cm. Above the lumbar region.

It should be noted that in order to avoid the transfer of pathogenic microflora, different tips should be used for the vagina and rectum.

The normal duration of the procedure is 10-15 minutes. At the end of it should be kept lying about 20 minutes.

In the preparation of therapeutic solutions for douching use drugs, herbal infusions, antiseptic substances. They are prepared using only boiled water. The finished solution at the time of application should have a temperature close to the body temperature and be about 37-38 ° C.

Most often used in douching solutions of baking soda, chamomile, potassium permanganate and chlorhexidine.

Soda douching

Soda is a universal remedy to combat various diseases of the female intimate sphere.

Often used soda solution for syringing and thrush, in combination with antifungal drugs, it is fully capable of destroying the fungus. It is believed that a positive therapeutic effect from the use of soda is observed in half of the patients. The mechanism of action is based on the ability of an alkaline medium, which soda solution creates, to destroy the vital activity of a fungus. First, there is a slowdown in the spread of fungal infections, and then its complete destruction.

Preparing the solution as follows: for 1 liter of boiled warm water take 1 teaspoon of soda and stir.

After the end of the procedure, the patient must be with a raised pelvis for some time so that the solution penetrates well and creates an alkaline environment that is detrimental to Candida.

Douching with potassium permanganate

Douching with weak solutions of potassium permanganate is also often prescribed by gynecologists for various diseases, including thrush. She is a powerful antiseptic and for this reason many doctors believe that she does more harm than good. It is commonly believed that it can burn the vaginal mucosa and destroy the beneficial microflora.

In order to avoid burns, it is necessary to ensure that all the grains of potassium permanganate dissolved in water are dissolved. It is better to dissolve the substance separately in another container. The resulting solution must then be poured into boiled water, which serves as the basis for the future solution for douching. In this case, you need to make sure that it acquires the desired pale pink color, but in no case is not saturated purple.

The principle of action of potassium permanganate is based on the ability to release atomic oxygen. When it is combined with proteins, albuminates are formed, which have an antimicrobial, tanning and drying effect. Potassium permanganate has the ability to neutralize toxins secreted by Candida-type fungi and normalizes the acid-base environment of the vagina.

Chlorhexidine douching

Chlorhexidine is an inexpensive and reliable antiseptic that has a wide range of applications. It is used in various fields of medicine - dentistry, urology, dermatology.

For douching, it is used only after consulting a doctor, because this drug requires individual dosages. It is recommended when a broad-spectrum drug that is active against fungi and bacteria is needed at the same time.

The drug has an impact on chlamydia, ureaplasma, gonococcus, pathogens of fungal diseases, as well as the herpes virus. It is part of the vaginal candles Hexicon and Hexicon-D. Dosage form for douching is very convenient to use, is sold in pharmacies in finished form, which does not need to be diluted.

For douching chlorhexidine, lie down and insert the vial of the bottle into the vagina. Having squeezed out a small amount of the solution, you need to lie for a while so that it penetrates better inside.

Quite often, douching with this drug provokes allergic reactions. In such cases, they are replaced by vaginal suppositories or douching with other solutions.

Douching Chamomile Infusion

Traditional medicine in this case offers douche infusion of chamomile. Antibacterial, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory properties of pharmaceutical chamomile can be widely used for candidiasis or, simply speaking, for thrush. Its pharmacological action is due to a complex of natural substances, primarily azulene and mitricin.

To prepare the broth take 2 tablespoons of dried flowers per 1l. boiling water. Flowers pour boiling water, put on the fire and bring to a boil. Once the infusion has cooled to 37-38 degrees, it can be used for douching.

Such a wonderful natural antiseptic like a pharmaceutical chamomile to enhance the effect can be combined with oak bark, taken in an equal ratio. Chamomile douching can be alternated with soda treatment.

Features douche during pregnancy

Thrush often accompanies pregnancy. In this state, the immune status of the organism changes. The fetus is perceived as an alien body, and in order to avoid spontaneous abortion the body is forced to suppress the action of its own immunity. As a result, the conditionally pathogenic flora is activated and thrush occurs.

This disease is treated in pregnant women as well as ordinary women. But douching in this case can not be used, because it can create a threat of spontaneous abortion.

The fact is that during this procedure, not only the medicinal solution, but also air is injected into the vagina. Since this occurs at a slightly increased pressure, air through the cervix may enter the cavity of the uterus, creating a threat of miscarriage. In addition, an unwanted infection can enter the uterus along with the solution and air.

Precautionary measures

Despite the apparent benefit of douching in the treatment of thrush cannot be abused because they are a very controversial procedure. In world practice, some gynecologists have already moved away from it and replaced it with less aggressive methods.

The duration of such procedures should not exceed the period recommended by the doctor, because, according to some doctors, douching for thrush can aggravate dysbiosis . Indeed, with this procedure, not only pathogenic, but also beneficial microflora of the vagina is washed out, which increases the level of imbalance of the vaginal microflora.

And, of course, you need to take into account all possible contraindications to douching. These include:

acute inflammatory diseases of the sexual sphere;
menstruation;
pregnancy;
recovery period after abortion or childbirth.

You can not douche in the absence of the disease for the purpose of prevention, it violates the balanced vaginal environment and is the cause of vaginosis of the same thrush.

Finally, you can not douche before a gynecological examination. This makes the picture of the disease fuzzy, and the smear taken by the doctor to analyze the vaginal flora loses its meaning after douching.

| 7 January 2015 | | 13 322 | Diseases in women