Cervicitis is an acute inflammatory process, the focus of which is concentrated in the vaginal segment of the cervix. According to medical statistics, the pathological process most often occurs in women of childbearing age. The danger of the disease is that cervicitis can spread to other organs: the uterus, ovaries, bladder and peritoneum.
During pregnancy, cervicitis occurs in rare cases, since upon registration, expectant mothers undergo a detailed examination and have time to cure detected sexually transmitted infections. If the development of the inflammatory process went unnoticed or the patient ignored the doctor’s prescriptions, then there is a high probability of premature termination of pregnancy or the formation of various defects in the fetus.
The causative agents of infection are most often pathogenic microorganisms, so antibiotics are necessarily prescribed to eliminate the pathology.
Treatment of cervicitis with folk remedies is recommended by doctors only as an addition to a complex of medications.
The main symptoms of cervical inflammation
Cervicitis can be acute or chronic. The latter in most cases does not manifest itself in any way and can be asymptomatic for several months. A pronounced clinical picture appears with acute cervicitis or with exacerbation of the chronic form of the disease.
The main signs of cervicitis include:
- dull pain in the lower abdomen;
- abundant purulent or mucous vaginal discharge, blood after sexual intercourse;
- burning and itching in the vagina;
- pain and discomfort during and after sexual intercourse;
- menstrual irregularities.
Decoctions and infusions for oral administration
In nature, there are many plants that can suppress the inflammatory process. Decoctions and infusions of some of them are recommended to be taken orally:
- Mix equal parts of adonis herb and wormwood. To the resulting mixture add 2 parts each of raspberry leaves, mint, thyme and juniper fruits. 2 tbsp. l. the collection is combined with 0.5 liters of boiling water. Leave the composition for 1 hour, then filter. The finished infusion is divided into 5 parts and consumed throughout the day. Treatment in this way is quite long. One course lasts 2 months. After this, take a break for 30 days and continue treatment until complete recovery.
- In an enamel bowl, mix 1 tbsp. l. oak bark, wormwood and bird cherry flowers, add 2 tbsp. l. strawberry leaves and 3 tbsp. l. crushed rose hips. 2 tbsp. l. The finished mixture is poured into a thermos, poured 1 liter of boiling water and left overnight. Treatment with strained infusion is carried out 5 times a day. The course of treatment is 1–1.5 months.
- To treat inflammation of the cervix, traditional healers recommend a collection of eucalyptus leaves, yarrow, sage, tansy, birch buds, juniper fruits and alder cones. All ingredients must be taken in equal parts, crushed and mixed thoroughly. 2 tbsp. l. The mixture is combined with 1 liter of boiling water and left for an hour, wrapping the container in a warm blanket. Drinking the finished drink requires 70 ml three times a day. Treatment of cervicitis in this way lasts 3 months.
Traditional treatment, incl. chronic form
Home remedies for cervicitis are used in different ways. These can be herbal decoctions for drinking that strengthen the immune system. There are compositions for direct impact on the source of inflammation. They impregnate tampons that are inserted into the vagina, or do douching. Some home remedies are useful for acute cervicitis, while others are more suitable for treating the chronic form.
Means for oral use
When treating cervicitis, it is important to stimulate the body's defenses. Activates their use of herbal decoctions and infusions for any form of pathology:
- You need to measure out 1 tsp. adonis, bitter wormwood. Separately combine 2 tsp. juniper berries, raspberry leaves, thyme, mint. Then everything is mixed well with adonis and wormwood. Take 2 tbsp. l. the resulting composition and place in 1.5 liters of boiling water. Cook the product for 1 hour, turning off the heat under the pan. After straining, they drink it all day in small portions. The course lasts 7 - 10 days. Do not use the product if you have digestive problems.
- Take 1 tsp. oak bark, wormwood and bird cherry flowers. Add 2 tsp to them. strawberry leaves and 3 tsp. dried rose hips. Grind the mixture and pour 1 liter of boiling water into it. The liquid should stand in the thermos for 8 hours.
Then it is filtered and taken before meals, 100 ml three times a day. The course of therapy lasts 1 month.
- Mix 1 tsp. yarrow, eucalyptus leaves and alder cones. Add 2 tsp to them. juniper fruits, birch buds, sage and tansy flowers. Mix everything and measure out 2 tbsp. l. raw materials, immerse in 500 ml of boiling water. Place the product on low heat for 8 - 10 minutes. After half an hour it needs to be filtered. For 1 dose, take 70 ml of liquid, drink this volume of medication three times a day. Duration of use – 3 months.
For information on the rules for preparing infusions and decoctions, watch this video:
For douching
Products intended for vaginal irrigation have an anti-inflammatory effect and destroy bacteria. In addition, they increase local immunity. They have long been known to be very effective for cervicitis:
- An infusion of equal parts of marshmallow root, chamomile flowers, fennel fruits, licorice root, and golden mustache leaves. It is prepared from 1 tbsp. l. assorted vegetables and 200 ml of boiling water for 20 minutes. There is no need to heat it up, just keep it covered for a while. Douche twice a day for one and a half to two weeks.
- A liquid made from rose hips (1 tsp), yarrow (1 tsp), dried leaves (2 tsp), plantain (2 tsp), and chamomile (2 tsp). You need to take 1 tbsp. l. collection, dip in 400 ml of boiling water and keep in a closed container for 40 - 60 minutes. You can douche with the product 2 times a day or soak a tampon with it, which should then be inserted into the vagina at night.
- Oak bark decoction. For a remedy that saves from chronic cervicitis, you need 1 tbsp. l. raw materials and 200 ml of boiling water. The mixture is kept on low heat for 15 minutes, after cooling, filtered. Douching should be done 3-4 times a day for 1 month.
- An infusion of calendula flowers and coltsfoot leaves, taken 4 tsp each, as well as 1 tsp. chamomile inflorescences. The raw materials are mixed and 2 tbsp are measured. l., which are placed in 200 ml of boiling water. The liquid is kept in a water bath for a quarter of an hour, then 60 minutes just covered. Then it is filtered and used for douching twice a day. You can also soak a tampon with the product and leave it overnight.
Any liquid for douching should be at a comfortable temperature.
Ointments
For topical use in the treatment of chronic cervicitis, you can use dense formulations that are designed to soak tampons:
- From chamomile, wheatgrass root, sea buckthorn berries, horsetail, plantain, calendula flowers, juniper leaves, flaxseed, clover and Icelandic moss. The ingredients are mixed in equal parts and ground well. To prepare the ointment, take 50 g of the mixture and place it in a bowl with 500 ml of water in a steam bath.
Keep it on low heat until the volume of liquid is reduced by half. After this, add 50 g of butter to the mixture without turning off the stove. After 15 minutes, remove from heat and add 50 ml of glycerin. The composition is considered ready after cooling. It is applied to a tampon, which is placed in the vagina for 8 - 9 hours.
Herbal ointments
- From the flowers of lilac, sage, celandine, wormwood, dandelion root, St. John's wort, birch and fireweed leaves, flaxseed, knotweed root. The components are measured in equal proportions. The ointment is prepared and used in the same way as in the previous recipe. You can add a little honey to the mixture.
- From sea buckthorn berries, chamomile flowers, clover and calendula, plantain, flax seeds, juniper leaves, horsetail, wheatgrass root. You need to take 1 tsp. each plant, mix. Then 50 g of this assortment is combined with 500 ml of water and kept in a bath until the amount of liquid is halved. Then 50 ml of vegetable oil is placed in it and heated for another 15 minutes.
- After removing from the heat, add 50 g of honey to the mixture, mix well and cool. A tampon with this remedy is kept overnight.
For each application, you need a fresh composition (prepared on the same day) and slightly warm.
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Folk remedies intended for drinking can be used simultaneously with douching liquids and ointments. A good addition to them would be to eat currants, blackberries, viburnum or sea buckthorn berries. A reasonable combination of professional therapy methods, home recipes, and careful hygiene will help get rid of the disease forever.
Douching
Douching for inflammation of the cervix can be carried out using a special rubber bulb with a sharp tip or a disposable 5 ml syringe (the needle is removed before the procedure).
The following recipes are most often used for douching:
- Dissolve 8 drops of tea tree oil in 100 ml of warm boiled water. Treatment with this solution is carried out for 10 days according to the following scheme: the first 3 days - in the morning and evening, and in the next week only before bedtime.
- 30 g of oak bark is poured into 1 liter of boiling water, put on low heat and boiled for a quarter of an hour, then filtered and cooled to room temperature. Treatment with a decoction is carried out twice a day for 2 weeks.
- You can also douche with a decoction of calendula. To prepare it, 2 tbsp. l. of vegetable raw materials, brew 500 ml of boiling water and leave in a thermos for 3 hours. For procedures, use a warm, strained infusion.
- For the treatment of purulent cervicitis, a collection of fennel fruits, marshmallow and licorice rhizomes, chamomile flowers and golden mustache leaves will be useful. All components are taken in equal quantities and crushed. 1 tbsp. l. The collection is combined with a glass of boiling water, kept under the lid for 20 minutes and filtered. The procedures are carried out twice a day for 1.5–2 weeks.
Therapeutic tampons
Self-made tampons are another means of local therapy in the treatment of chronic or acute cervicitis. The advantage of this technique is that the agents used for treatment act directly on the affected area without affecting other organs.
Traditional medicine offers the following solutions for impregnating medicinal tampons:
- 1 tbsp. l. honey mixed with 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar (preferably homemade). Add 10 drops of garlic juice to the resulting mixture. The tampon is inserted into the vagina for 40–60 minutes. In this case, an unpleasant burning sensation will be felt. If erosion is present, treatment with this remedy is not recommended.
- An old (more than 3 years old) aloe leaf is cut off, kept in a cool place for 10 days, after which the juice is extracted and a cotton-gauze swab is soaked with it. Treatment is carried out for 10–12 days.
- Treatment of cervical inflammation can be carried out with ointments made from herbs. To prepare the product, take flax seeds, horsetail, plantain, calendula and chamomile flowers, and wheatgrass root. 30 g of the resulting mixture is brewed with 200 ml of boiling water and placed in a water bath. Heat until the volume of the liquid is reduced by half, then cool and filter. To the cooled broth add 50 g of unsalted butter and 4–5 tbsp. l. glycerin. Treatment with this remedy can be carried out daily until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
Regardless of the chosen method of treatment, during the period of therapeutic procedures the patient is recommended to abstain from intimate life and observe the rules of personal hygiene.
Good afternoon! I have a request for help, please, who has tried folk remedies in the treatment of erosion, I have two children, I visited a gynecologist. They said that I already have pretty decent erosion, but I’m afraid to go for cauterization, who knows a folk method? Thanks in advance!
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Cervical erosion in nulliparous women - is treatment necessary?
In my student years, when this sore was first “found” in me, the doctor said that it was not at all necessary to treat cervical erosion in nulliparous women. No matter how it should develop, but after a successful delivery, cauterization can be done. However, now doctors have radically changed their point of view and recommend that everyone, without exception, undergo the procedure. I think this is due to the fact that medicine has made great progress in the treatment of erosion, and the currently existing methods are relatively safe even for girls who do not have children.
Again, how to treat is up to the women themselves. The daughter of my classmate was terribly afraid of the laser, which the doctor recommended to her, and stubbornly douched for 2 months with various decoctions and inserted tampons. The erosion was cured, but, as we see, it took a lot of time.
But in my opinion, it is impossible to pose the question fundamentally - to treat or not. The doctor must tell you about this, since the severity of the disease in each girl may be different. One will have only a small wound that requires minimal conservative procedures, the other will have progressive erosion, the treatment of which cannot be delayed. One condition is mandatory for everyone - regular examination by a gynecologist.
