Does pelvic inflammatory disease require enema treatment?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease in women. If it is not treated in time, it is likely to be complicated by other diseases, and the consequences can be quite serious. There are many ways to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, and many people think that enema is the most ideal way to treat pelvic inflammatory disease. So, does pelvic inflammatory disease require enema treatment? Let’s take a look at the professional introduction below.

Pelvic inflammatory disease refers to inflammation of the female upper reproductive tract and its surrounding tissues, mainly including endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, and pelvic peritonitis. The inflammation can be limited to one part or affect several parts at the same time. The most common ones are salpingitis and salpingo-oophoritis. According to its disease course and clinical manifestations, it can be divided into acute and chronic. This inflammation mostly occurs in sexually active, menstruating women. It rarely occurs in women before menarche, after menopause or unmarried people. When it occurs, it often spreads to adjacent organs.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease belongs to the category of leucorrhea, abdominal pain, and abdominal masses, which are mostly caused by irregular breathing, excessive strain or physical weakness, improper regulation, or improper treatment in the acute phase, which prolongs the course of the disease. The characteristics of syndrome differentiation are deficiency of the root and excess of the symptoms, and a mixture of deficiency and excess. Deficiency of spleen and kidney yang is the root, and cold, dampness and blood stasis are the symptoms.

In addition to taking Chinese medicine for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, it is also recommended that patients with pelvic inflammatory disease use Chinese medicine enema for treatment, 20 grams each of red vine, dandelion, Patrinia herb, and Houttuynia cordata; 10 grams each of Corydalis yanhusuo, Plantain gentian, Trillium, Curcuma zedoaria, and Paeonia lactiflora. Boil in water until the soup reaches 100 ml, filter with gauze, and set aside when cooled to about 39°C. Before taking the medicine, the patient should empty his stool, lie on his side, raise his hips, and use an enema to inject the medicine into the rectum and retain it for about 30 minutes. Take the medicine once every night before going to bed. 10 days is a course of treatment, and there are 3 courses in total.

The above is an introduction to whether pelvic inflammatory disease requires enema treatment. I hope it will be helpful to everyone’s understanding. Enema is a commonly used method for treating pelvic inflammatory disease, but it is not the only method that can treat it. The key is to determine the treatment that is suitable for you based on your condition. It is recommended that women go to a regular gynecological hospital for comprehensive diagnosis and treatment, so as to obtain the best treatment effect.