In the treatment of certain diseases, injecting drugs is indispensable. However, in some cases, very unpleasant consequences appear after such treatment - bruises on the buttocks. Most often, this is the effect of rapid administration of the drug. Bruises and bumps can occur from a single injection or as a result of multiple intramuscular manipulations.
Main reasons
In some cases, the cause of bruising on the buttocks after injections becomes excessively sensitive skin or very fragile capillaries. Some patients have a sufficiently large layer of subcutaneous fat, and this is the cause of the appearance of a hematoma.
Possible reasons include:
- poor blood coagulation in the patient;
- long-term use of drugs that contribute to blood thinning;
- the proximity of blood vessels to the surface of the skin.
But, according to statistics, these factors very rarely lead to bruises, and the inexperience of medical personnel, neglect of their duties - this is the main reason for the appearance of a hematoma after injections.
Allergic reaction
This symptom must be distinguished in a separate category. If you are allergic to a certain drug, then it is not necessary that there will be a bruise. But if there is redness at the injection site, itching, choking, coughing and lack of oxygen are observed, then you should immediately consult a doctor, most likely that the patient is allergic to a certain drug.
Anemia Treatment
It is necessary to know that iron preparations that are administered intramuscularly necessarily leave bruises. Although not actually such, it is a natural pigmentation that can last for months, and possibly remain forever. Therefore, in the treatment of anemia, intramuscular administration of drugs is rarely prescribed, only in extreme cases.
Rules for the manipulation
In order to prevent bruising from injections on the buttocks, the zone is conditionally divided into 4 parts. The drug is injected into the right or left upper section.
If several drugs are administered at a time, then their introduction into one buttock is not allowed, since this will inevitably lead to the appearance of a hematoma.
During the injection, the patient is required maximum relaxation of the muscles of the buttocks.
What measures are prohibited
If a bruise appears on the buttock after the injection, then in no case should you warm this place, since such actions can lead to serious complications. It is not allowed to put a new injection in a place where there is a hematoma, and even more so a bump. If the inflammatory process has begun, then pus is not allowed to be squeezed out.
You can use medicines and folk remedies for bruising only after consulting a doctor.
When to seek help from doctors
If the area of the bruise began to increase, inflammation appeared, then you should definitely consult a doctor. A very dangerous condition in which the patient has increased fatigue and body temperature rises. Another dangerous symptom is the appearance at the site of the hematoma of discharge with pus.
It is recommended to consult a doctor immediately if redness occurs at the injection site after the injection, pain does not go away for several days.
In no case should you underestimate even the mildest symptoms, since they can indicate the development of a serious complication, which is better to prevent in advance.
Methods for eliminating hematomas
The most common way to eliminate a bruise on the buttock is iodine mesh. However, the grid must be applied several times throughout the day.
The second popular method is applying a compress of fresh cabbage, or rather a leaf. The leaf of the plant must first be bleached and greased with honey, put on a problem place. It is necessary to keep such a compress throughout the night, after having fixed it with a bandage.
Drugs from the pharmacy
To date, the pharmaceutical industry offers a fairly wide range of drugs that can get rid of hematomas.
Vishnevsky ointment. This is a fairly old and proven remedy with a resolving and decongestant effect. In addition, the ointment will reduce pain.
Heparin ointment. The active substance - heparin, is considered the most effective remedy for eliminating bruises on the priest and on other parts of the body. The ointment also contains benzocaine - an anesthetic that relieves pain.
Troxevasin or Troxerutin. With the regular use of one or another ointment, the bruise will disappear quickly enough, since drugs with the active substance troxerutin quickly remove the inflammatory process and reduce swelling.
Gel "Badyaga", "Badyaga Forte". These drugs have an intensive absorbable effect, well soften and moisturize the skin.
How to remove bruises on the pope? You can also use magnesium sulfate, in which a swab is moistened and applied to the hematoma for the whole night, fixing with a band-aid.
In addition, you can use other ointments and gels that help reduce hematomas: "Bruise-off", "Ambulance" and others. They also help to cope with the problem of ointments containing vitamins P, C and K. Do not use several ointments at once, get one and use it.
What does traditional medicine offer?
Along with cabbage leaf and iodine, to get rid of a bruise on the buttock, you can use rice, or rather rice broth. A small piece of gauze is wetted in the liquid and applied at night to the place where the hematoma is located.
At night, you can make a compress of red clay mixed with salt and diluted with water. You can use ordinary honey, which must be slightly warmed up before application to the hematoma. You can mix honey with grated horseradish, in a ratio of 1: 2. Attach the resulting mixture to the injection site and fix.
A rather unconventional recipe with laundry soap and a candle. The components are grated, mixed with nutria fat (proportions - 1 to 1), slightly heated and superimposed on the bruise, followed by fixation with foil.
Baking soda is suitable, which is mixed with dimexide and water (4: 1: 1). The gauze is moistened in the mixture and a compress is made from it, which is placed at the injection site, after having previously treated this place with a cream of oily consistency. From above it is necessary to put a film and fix for the whole night. Perform the procedure until the bruise disappears completely.
After the introduction of the drug, you can do a light massage for several minutes. Over time, the bruise will change its shape and color, but this does not need to be afraid, this is the norm.
It should be remembered that at the first manifestations of irritation, an allergic reaction to any ointment, it is necessary to immediately stop the treatment of the injection site.
Apparatus "Darsonval"
How to treat bruises from injections on the pope? It is unlikely that there will be a Darsonval apparatus at home, but if you visit a cosmetic salon regularly, then most likely there is such a device. He copes well with bruises. Although each organism reacts differently to this physiotherapy. The main danger of the procedure is if there are malignant neoplasms, and the patient does not know about it, then darsonvalization can provoke their growth.
Preventive actions
In order not to decide the question of how to treat a bruise on the buttock, it is better to adhere to some simple rules when conducting manipulations. First of all, after the injection, the cotton swab moistened with alcohol must be kept at the injection site for 5 minutes. The syringe needle itself, if the procedure is done at home, should not be introduced too slowly and not too fast, then the risk of bruising and bruising is reduced.
Before therapy with the introduction of intramuscular preparations is carried out, it is possible to drink drugs that help strengthen the walls of blood vessels, but it is better that the doctor recommend such medicines.
After the injection, it is not recommended to sit or lie down, it is better to walk for 10 minutes, so that the medicine resolves faster. Although this rule does not apply if the manipulation was carried out incorrectly.
It is best to purchase syringes that have pistons (black gasket). Such syringes inject the medicine into the muscle with a thin stream and significantly reduce the risk of damage to blood vessels.