Anti-inflammatory drugs are drugs that have the ability to weaken the development of the inflammatory process. In this case, the hormones of the adrenal cortex have the most active effect, as well as their analogues of synthetic origin, which are called glucocorticoids.
As a rule, these medications have some side effects that often occur after the start of medication. Typically, these anti-inflammatory drugs can cause metabolic disturbances, impaired excretion of sodium and water, an increase in blood pressure, as well as an increase in the quantitative volume of plasma, a decrease in the protective function of the body and the development of peptic ulcer of the duodenum and stomach.
When these drugs are used for a long time, the synthesis of natural hormones in the adrenal glands is significantly reduced. Therefore, the cessation of their use can lead to insufficient work of the adrenal cortex, which entails a violation of health.
Painkillers, so-called non-narcotic analgesics (analgin, acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen and others) also act as anti-inflammatory drugs. These anti-inflammatory drugs for children are allowed to use to lower the temperature. However, if we analyze their anti-inflammatory effect, it should be noted that they are significantly inferior to glucocorticoids in degree of activity. However, their side effect is less pronounced, and therefore their widespread use for the treatment of diseases of the joints, muscles and many internal organs is known. Also, these drugs are most easily tolerated by the children's body.
Astringents have some antibacterial effect (among them dermatol, tannin, tanalbine and others). Anti-inflammatory drugs of this group are used as topical agents, which are applied for lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
The essence of their action is that they create, together with the protein substances that make up the tissues, a film designed to perform a protective function. It protects the mucous membranes and tissues from further irritation, which stimulates the slowdown of the inflammatory process.
Very often, when the development of inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract is diagnosed, especially in children, medications are used for the coating, for example, rice broth. These drugs have no effect that should reduce the level of inflammation. They only reduce the degree of irritation of the mucous membrane. Also, medications of this nature must be used in those cases when you use medicines that have increased irritating ability.
Anti-inflammatory drugs, as a rule, do not eliminate the cause of inflammation. As for chemotherapeutic drugs, among which antibiotics and sulfanilamide drugs are distinguished , they have an effect that is based on the suppression of the vital activity of certain bacteria and viruses. And this, in turn, becomes an obstacle to the further development of pathogenic processes.
There are many indications in which it is recommended to use anti-inflammatory drugs in gynecology. The thing is that problems in this area often cause the development of pain. That is why those drugs of a non-steroid nature that have a strong analgesic effect are very widely used. They improve blood circulation and reduce the degree of permeability of capillaries, and therefore have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antiplatelet effects.