A person is not immune from diseases, they can overtake him at any time and at any age. But you should not immediately run to the pharmacy with the first symptoms and start taking medications. Sometimes you can try treatment at home. True, I immediately want to make a reservation that this does not apply to all diseases, but also be sure to listen to your body, and you will understand everything yourself. Now the conversation will be about how the treatment of trophic ulcers occurs at home.
What is a trophic ulcer?
This is a defect in the skin, mucous membrane, which occurs due to malnutrition of tissues. It is not worth joking with this disease, as it can lead to:
- eczema
- suppuration;
- fungal infection;
- erysipelas;
- swelling of the skin and subcutaneous tissue;
- thrombophlebitis;
- inflammation of the periosteum;
- arthrosis of the ankle joint.
Ulcers have different shapes and sizes. The edge of the wound is always sealed, protrudes above the surface of the skin. The bottom of the ulcer is shallow and flat. There are almost no discharges, and if there are, then they are scarce.
The causes of the disease
A trophic ulcer can occur due to pathology from the side of blood circulation and from the side of damage to skin tissues, especially injuries.
Diseases that cause ulcers:
- atherosclerosis of the arteries of the lower extremities;
- varicose veins and other diseases of the legs;
- inflammation of the lymph nodes;
- frostbite;
- burns;
- diabetes;
- chronic dermatitis;
- impaired blood flow in the lower extremities;
- damage to nerve trunks.
It is not worth joking with a disease such as a trophic ulcer. Patient reviews boil down to the fact that only on time treatment started can give a positive result. After all, this ailment often appears after complications arising from diseases such as varicose veins and thrombophlebitis. Venous blood stagnates in the small veins, thereby violating the tone of the capillaries. The most severe are ulcers caused by diabetes. It is necessary to scratch a little, and pathology can begin.
Symptoms of a trophic ulcer
In order to begin treatment of trophic ulcers at home or immediately consult a doctor, you should know what symptoms precede this disease:
- soreness;
- swelling;
- constant heaviness in the legs;
- skin burning ;
- itching
- frequent night cramps;
- skin changes, it becomes stretched with a purple tint, sometimes purple spots appear, the skin becomes rough, it hurts when touched.
These symptoms have a trophic ulcer of the leg, treatment can be prescribed only by a specialist. There are home recipes, but for faster healing, you will have to perform many procedures. Fortunately, there are a large number of folk remedies that will help cope with the disease. We will return to this topic.
Venous ulcers
Trophic ulcer of the foot and lower leg is the result of a complication of a neurovascular disease of the lower extremities. Most often, it develops on the lower leg. Appears in violation of venous blood flow of the lower extremities and as a complication of varicose veins. The following symptoms appear that precede the appearance of wounds:
- swelling of the calf;
- legs are heavy;
- cramps appear at night;
- veins appear on the limbs, which eventually turn purple;
- the skin is thickened;
- clamps appear that are very similar to flakes.
If at this moment you do not start treatment, then you will have varicose trophic ulcers on your limbs. They have an unpleasant odor, and pus is released from them.
Four stages of the course of the disease
The first phase is an ulcer in the progression stage. At this stage, it is necessary to stop its development. For this, drugs are used that improve tissue nutrition, which contributes to wound healing.
The second phase is the cleansing of the trophic ulcer. Surgical treatment of the ulcer occurs. Only after this procedure can local wounds be applied to the wound. Thanks to them, a trophic ulcer can go to the next phase.
The third phase is granulation. Wound scarring occurs. Local and general treatment drugs are used.
The fourth phase is complete healing. This period is the most dangerous. Something must be done wrong, and healing may stop and return again to the first phase.
Home treatment
Treatment of trophic ulcers at home is possible and effective. A huge number of healing methods, now we will talk about some of them. Just remember that the conditions must be sterile so that pathogenic microbes do not get into the wound.
- Take the same amount of honey and egg white, whisk everything thoroughly. Using a cotton swab, apply the mixture to an ulcer. Wrap the leg with the back of the burdock, wrap it and tightly bandage it, leave it overnight. The procedure is done from five to ten days.
- Apply hydrogen peroxide to the ulcer. Wait for her to dry out a bit. After that, sprinkle with streptocide. Put a napkin soaked in boiled water upstairs. Wrap your foot in cellophane, apply a warm bandage. Bandaging do two to three times a day. Streptocide sprinkles as soon as the wound becomes wet.
- You will need a tablespoon of unrefined sunflower oil and one yolk of boiled egg. Mix the ingredients, fry in a pan. Squeeze the mass that turned out through the cotton cloth. Wash the wound with hydrogen peroxide, apply the obtained ointment to it and put a leaf of Kalonchoe. Before you put the leaf on the wound, rinse it with boiling water and remove the film from it. Bandage your leg. The procedure is done in the morning and evening for two months.
- If you can find a plant like a golden mustache, use it to treat ulcers. Cut the leaves of the plant, previously washed in boiled water, into small pieces. Mash it until juice appears. Put the mass that turned out on the wound, cover with a napkin and fix it with a bandage.
Disease prevention
A trophic ulcer is a disease that can “return” to you at any time. In order to prevent this from happening, you will have to carry out preventive treatment at least twice a year. Be sure to monitor the state of the blood vessels. Places where ulcers were, periodically lubricate with oil, which is infused with St. John's wort and calendula. Try not to give your legs heavy loads. Perform exercises that increase the elasticity of blood vessels.
Conclusion
Treating trophic ulcers at home will require a lot of patience. After all, in one day this disease cannot be cured, you will have to spend a lot of time. Remember, no matter how difficult it is for you, do not interrupt treatment at all. Only after the specialist makes a diagnosis, you can proceed to the procedures.