What to do if the uterus is prolapsed

For women, the greatest harm to the body is gynecological diseases. Gynecological diseases not only cause irregular menstruation in women, affect fertility, and even cause women to have symptoms such as back pain and inability to sit or stand for a long time. They often have a certain impact on women's physical and mental health. Sometimes it will cause women to be unable to work and study normally. Among them, uterine prolapse is a symptom encountered by many women, and such symptoms are also relatively dangerous. So what should we do if the uterus prolapses outside the body?

What to do if the uterus is prolapsed

Because the operation will have a certain impact on the subsequent vaginal delivery, it is only suitable for severe cases and women who no longer want to have children.

1. Pessary treatment

(1) Pessary and its function Pessary has been used to treat uterine prolapse for a long time. Patients can control it by themselves, but those with severe uterine prolapse and excessive vaginal relaxation should not use a support.

(2) The size of the pessary should be slightly larger than the genital (pubococcygeus muscle) fissure. Generally, the maximum transverse diameter of the fissure is 4 cm, so a medium-sized pessary is often used. After a period of time, the pubococcygeus muscle gradually recovers its elasticity, the tissue edema disappears, the weight is reduced, and the uterus will no longer prolapse after the prolapsed part is restored.

(3) The best time to use it is to put it in the morning before work, take it out at night and wash it. It is best not to use during menstruation. The surface of the plastic tray is smooth, it is not easy to deteriorate when exposed to acids and alkalis, and it has little irritation to tissues. After wearing the support, the symptoms disappear and the patient can participate in various activities without pain.

2. Precautions for self-treatment

(1) Pay attention to bed rest. When sleeping, it is advisable to raise the hips or feet to a height of two bricks.

(2) Do not get out of bed and move around too early after giving birth, especially do not engage in heavy physical labor too early.

(3) Avoid standing for long periods of time, squatting, holding your breath, and other actions that increase abdominal pressure.

(4) Maintain smooth bowel and bladder function.

(5) Timely treat diseases that increase abdominal pressure, such as chronic bronchitis and diarrhea.

(6) Breastfeeding should not exceed two years to avoid atrophy of the uterus and its supporting tissues.

(7) Engage in appropriate physical exercise to improve physical fitness.

(8) Increase nutrition and eat more foods that have the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing the kidneys, such as chicken, yam, lentils, lotus seeds, water chestnuts, loaches, clams, leeks, and jujubes.

(9) Exercise moderation in sexual intercourse.

The above is what to do if the uterus prolapses out of the body. After understanding it, we know that if such symptoms occur, try not to choose surgical treatment if the condition is not particularly serious, especially for many childless women, otherwise it will affect their fertility again. In addition, we should also pay attention to other things in life and try to have less sexual intercourse.