How to breed "Dimexide" for a compress and use it to treat skin diseases? The answer to this and other questions regarding the medication presented can be found in the materials of this article.
General information about the drug
How to breed "Dimexidum" for a compress? Before answering this question, you should find out why such a drug is needed at all? As you know, the concentrated drug "Dimexidum" is a fairly strong and effective tool for the treatment of complications of the musculoskeletal system and various skin diseases.
Drug properties
Such a drug is used only locally, applying it directly to the problem area. It should be especially noted that the compress with Dimexide on the knee and other parts of the body is used primarily for antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects. Most often, such procedures are prescribed for trophic ulcers, abscesses of the skin, burns, bruises, eczema and erysipelas. In addition, a compress with Dimexide, the proportions of which will be described a little further, has an analgesic effect. Due to this property, this drug is effective for radiculitis, arthrosis, inflammation of the joints and cartilage, as well as other similar problems.
Release form
The concentrated medicine "Dimexidum" can be purchased at almost any pharmacy. Such a product goes on sale in jars, which are available in both 100 ml and 50 ml volumes. Inside each container is a clear solution intended exclusively for external use.
General indications for the use of the medication
Compress with "Dimexidum" for children and adults is prescribed for:
- infectious diseases of the skin;
- all kinds of bruises of the articular parts of the body;
- fungal lesions of the skin;
- damage to ligaments and radiculitis;
- inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system (upper).
Only the doctor makes the appropriate appointment.
How to breed "Dimexidum" for a compress?
To use a medical compress, the medication presented must be diluted with water in advance. Typically, a 50% or 30% solution is used for such procedures.
How to breed "Dimexidum" for a compress? To do this, measure 30 ml of the therapeutic agent and pour it into a deep bowl. Further, using the same measuring cup, you need to add about 70 ml of ordinary room temperature water to the preparation. After that, both components should be mixed thoroughly. The solution is ready to use.
To make 50% healing fluid, these ingredients must be used in equal volumes (50 ml of medication and 50 ml of water). However, it should be remembered that such a compress with Dimexide on the knee or other parts of the body may be too concentrated. In this regard, keeping it on the skin takes a short time, otherwise the patient will get a burn.
Other proportions
The drug "Dimexidum" is used externally in the form of tampons and compresses not only to create a 30% or 50% solution. After all, the concentration of such a therapeutic agent depends entirely on what kind of disease a patient has. Thus, the presented drug should be diluted so as to obtain the medicine that is necessary in a single case:
- with eczema and diffuse streptoderma - 40-90% solutions;
- with erysipelas inflammation - 50% solution;
- with pustular diseases on the skin - 30-40% solutions;
- with superficial burns - 20-30% solutions;
- to relieve pain syndromes - 25-50% solutions.
With slight damage to the skin (for example, with normal irritation) or to use the drug on the face, the concentration of the aqueous solution should be reduced to 10-20%.
How to make a compress with Dimexidum?
It is not difficult to prepare a solution from a concentrated medication. In order to use it, you should know some rules.
- Before applying a compress to a diseased area of the skin, it is necessary to dilute the drug in the above proportions (depending on the degree of damage).
- After the solution is prepared, it is necessary to take a cotton or gauze cloth, and then soak it well in the resulting liquid.
- The used napkin or dressing is recommended to slightly squeeze. This is necessary so that during treatment the solution does not drip from it.
- The tissue soaked in the medicine must be carefully applied to the affected area.
- On top of the napkin, it is recommended to place paper designed specifically for compresses, or a piece of polyethylene. After this, the bandage must be wrapped in a scarf or a warm scarf.
- It is advisable to leave the attached compress with Dimexidum for 4 hours. Exceeding the specified time is strictly prohibited. If you neglect this advice, then this procedure will leave characteristic burns on the skin.
Novocaine solution
Why is Dimexidum with Novocaine used? Compress based on such a solution is used not only for treatment, but also for eliminating pain in a given disease.
It should be especially noted that this mixture can be a danger to the health of the patient. In this regard, the proportions for creating compresses can not be calculated independently. This should be done only by an experienced specialist. As mentioned above, "Dimexide" with novocaine (compress) is used to eliminate soreness. However, this combination of drugs can cause side effects - rash and itching. In this case, the use of an anesthetic should be completely abandoned and replaced with other drugs.
Treat throat
Warming compresses based on Dimexidum solution can be used not only for diseases of the skin and musculoskeletal system, but also for therapy of the upper respiratory tract. For example, such a medication has proven itself quite well in the treatment of throat. To prepare a medicine at home, you need to choose the right proportions of all components.
So, we need: the drug "Dimexidum", linden honey and aloe juice (in a ratio of 2: 2: 1). All of these ingredients should be placed in a deep bowl, and then mix thoroughly. By the way, before that, it is advisable to dilute the Dimexidum drug with a little warm water. Next, you need to take a gauze or some other bandage, soak it well in the medicinal mixture and immediately put it on the throat, and then wrap everything with a warm scarf or scarf. It is advisable to leave this compress for no more than 3 hours. If the burning sensation begins a little earlier, then the compress should be removed in order to prevent the formation of burns.
The described procedure for sore throat is recommended to be carried out daily. It is advisable to do this before bedtime.
Other uses
Compress based on an aqueous solution made from Dimexidum can also be used for colds. After all, this drug has a good warming effect. In addition, such procedures are often used by people with arthrosis. After all, it is this disease that requires frequent warming of the articular parts of the body.