Advantages
Why is it worth using traditional treatment? What advantages does this therapy have over drug therapy?
- Traditional recipes contain substances that have a similar effect to synthetic and natural hormones, suppressing the production of estrogen;
- Drugs of this type have a much less negative impact on the body than medications (primarily, less stress on the kidneys, liver, etc.);
- These drugs may be an alternative when there are contraindications to the use of industrial medications;
- Such recipes can be used in cases where the symptoms are mild, when the disease itself is not too developed, or when the doctor does not prescribe any other treatment for one reason or another;
- Such methods are good as additional ones, as they help increase the effectiveness of drug therapy.
Despite the fact that most of these methods are safe, it is better to consult a doctor before using them, since treatment with folk remedies for uterine adenomyosis may also have contraindications, and is not allowed for everyone.
Dietary supplements and homeopathy
For many people, it seems difficult to independently prepare decoctions or infusions from medicinal plants. Therefore, they prefer homeopathy or dietary supplements. They also contain phytocomponents, but in combination with vitamins and microelements.
Such remedies are not welcomed by gynecologists, since there is no reliable information about their effectiveness.
They recommend official pharmaceutical medications – for example, “Yarina” for adenomyosis. However, many women who have already completed courses of therapy with homeopathic medicines have managed to convince themselves that the disease can be quite successfully eliminated after several courses of taking capsules with thuja extract or black cohosh rhizome, Actaea racemosa or ammonium nictrium.
Each such remedy should be recommended directly by a specialist - after preliminary diagnostic procedures that are required to establish the full clinical picture of adenomyosis in a woman. Indeed, despite the minimal amount of herbal components in dietary supplement capsules, they can also become the root cause of certain complications.
Flaws
The main disadvantage of this approach to therapy is the extremely low effectiveness of the drugs compared to pharmaceutical products prescribed by a doctor. Such treatment, even if it brings results as monotherapy, will only be expressed in a decrease in the severity of symptoms. The disease itself will most likely not be cured. Most likely, it will simply become chronic.
The second disadvantage of this therapy is its slow action. Even a reduction in symptoms will occur much later than with medication treatment (if at all). Thus, it is recommended to use such drugs only in cases where adenomyosis does not significantly bother the patient. Or only as an addition to the main therapy (after consultation with the doctor).
It is worth considering that herbs themselves are strong allergens with cumulative effects. Therefore, in people prone to allergies, they can cause an allergic reaction immediately or over time. In this case, you should stop taking the drug immediately and consult a doctor to prescribe symptomatic treatment for the reaction.
Important aspects of treating adenomyosis
Internal endometriosis is accompanied by damage to the uterus. With the development of pathology in the submucosal, muscular and serous layers of the organ, heterotopias are formed - foci of cells similar to endometrial cells. They obey the cyclical processes occurring in a woman’s body. Before menstruation, heterotopias increase in size. During menstruation, microscopic hemorrhages develop, but the released blood remains inside the organ. Aseptic inflammation is formed, which determines the symptoms of the disease:
- Menstrual irregularities. There are heavy and prolonged periods, perimenstrual discharge (1-2 days before and after menstruation),
- Chronic pain syndrome. At first, pain appears only during menstruation. As the process progresses, pain becomes a constant companion of a woman.
Adenomyosis is characterized by the growth of endometrial cells into the muscular layer of the uterus.
Without treatment, adenomyosis leads to uterine bleeding and infertility. If a child is successfully conceived, pregnancy due to pathology proceeds with complications and often ends in spontaneous miscarriage.
Adenomyosis is a pathology that develops under the influence of sex hormones. To suppress the growth of lesions, hormonal agents are used:
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists,
- Combined oral contraceptives,
- Progesterone preparations (gestagens),
- Progesterone receptor modulators.
The goal of hormonal therapy is to achieve regression of endometriosis lesions or at least reduce their size. During treatment, pain disappears, the menstrual cycle normalizes, and the risk of complications decreases. The chances of conceiving and bearing a child increase.
It is important to know
Only hormonal drugs affect the mechanisms of disease development. Other drugs relieve symptoms, but do not change the size of foci of adenomyosis.
Disadvantages of hormone therapy:
- Temporary effect: after discontinuation of the drug, the disease returns,
- Cause side effects and are not always well tolerated,
- They have a large number of contraindications,
- They require medical supervision and regular examinations by a gynecologist.
In addition to hormonal drugs, surgical treatment is prescribed. The operation is performed mainly at an age close to menopause. For diffuse forms of pathology, endometrial ablation, resection of the muscular layer, and removal of the uterus are practiced. Adenomyotic nodes can be removed during laparoscopy. However, during reproductive age, the use of surgical methods is limited, and priority is given to hormonal therapy.
Both hormonal therapy and surgical treatment can be used to treat adenomyosis.
Contraindications
Traditional methods of treatment have contraindications, however, they are specific to different types of recipes, depending on the components used. General contraindications in this case are as follows:
- Individual intolerance, hypersensitivity or allergy to the components of the composition;
- Prescriptions containing alcohol are not recommended for use by people suffering from alcoholism or being treated for it;
- Douching cannot always be done when the vagina and cervix are affected, and in this case tampons cannot always be used;
- Recipes using propolis and honey cannot be used by patients who are allergic to any bee products;
- Hirudotherapy is contraindicated in cases of oncology, poor blood clotting, and a tendency to form scars.
Even if there are no obvious contraindications to the use of a particular method, it is recommended to coordinate its use with a specialist.
What is not recommended to take?
Some activities will be very harmful for adenomyosis. Here are the direct contraindications:
- A massage performed by an illiterate master. A competent massage in this case will help normalize blood circulation, improve the functioning of the genital organs, and relieve discomfort. All these improvements will be noticeable only after a session conducted by a specialist. In other situations, the effect will be the opposite of the desired one.
- Thermal impact . Staying in the sun for a long time, taking hot baths, visiting saunas - all this will harm the sick person.
- Self-medication without consulting a doctor . Under no circumstances should you take medications or folk remedies unless you have received the approval of your gynecologist. By doing the opposite, you can bring the situation to a disastrous outcome.
Herbs
How to treat uterine adenomyosis with folk remedies? Herbs are the most popular among fans of self-medication at home. Various decoctions are used both for oral administration and for baths, douching, and impregnation of tampons. Herbal therapy is popular because they have a pronounced antitumor and antiseptic effect. Sometimes they have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Angelica
This plant can improve blood circulation and relieve muscle spasms. A teaspoon of dry plant material is combined with a glass of boiling water. The composition is infused for 10-12 minutes; you need to drink it three times a day. At the same time, you can drink the entire glass, for example, replacing tea with it.
St. John's wort
It will help reduce or stop bleeding and has a wound healing effect. You need to mix 250 ml of boiling water and one tablespoon of dry plant material. The mixture is infused for two hours. You need to drink it three times a day, 75 ml, before meals.
Hog queen
Borovaya uterus for uterine adenomyosis is used in two dosage forms - as an alcohol tincture and a decoction. The tincture is done like this:
- Combine five tablespoons of crushed plant material (dry) with half a liter of vodka;
- Close the container tightly and leave for a month in a dark place;
- Remove, stir and strain.
Take 30 drops 60 minutes before meals, three times a day. Treat for about a month, and then take a break for a week.
The decoction is prepared differently:
- One tablespoon of dry plant material is poured with 250 ml of boiling water;
- Cook the mixture over moderate heat for seven minutes;
- Leave the mixture for four hours;
- Remove impurities with a cloth.
Take this mixture 4-5 times a day, twenty minutes before meals, one tablespoon.
Yam
Three grams of yams are poured into 250 m of boiling water. Leave this mixture for 30 minutes. And then they drink it three times a day, dividing the entire glass into three doses. The product has an anti-inflammatory effect and is extremely often used in gynecology.
Celandine
Combine celandine raw materials in equal parts with birch and poplar buds, calamus root, juniper branches and plantain grass. Measure out a tablespoon (without a slide) of the vegetable mixture and combine it with 250 ml of boiling water in a thermos. Close and let sit for 120 minutes. After this, remove impurities and drink a third of a glass three times a day. Carry out therapy for 30 days, then take a break for a week and repeat the course.
Oregano
It is necessary to brew a large pinch of chopped dry herb with one glass of boiling water. After this, let the mixture sit for one and a half to two hours. You need to drink 15 ml of this remedy before meals, three to four times a day.
Other components
In addition to herbs, other plants, including vegetables, are also used in alternative therapy. They can also sometimes be effective.
Beet
You can be treated with the juice of this vegetable. It helps not only normalize hormonal balance, but also get rid of pain. In addition, it has a positive effect on the genital mucosa, restoring it. It is necessary to take one glass of freshly squeezed juice per day, divided into two doses. You can take it for an unlimited period of time, but it is recommended to take breaks for several days once a month so that the effectiveness of the product does not decrease.
White willow
How to take this plant? You will need two teaspoons of its dry crushed bark. They are poured with one glass of boiling water and infused for about half an hour. You need to drink this product strained, twice a day, 30-40 minutes before meals.
Cucumber fences
Cucumber lashes are used dried and crushed. Two tablespoons of this raw material are poured into 500 ml of boiling water and boiled for five minutes. After this, the composition is infused for one hour. You need to drink 125 ml, three times a day.
Honey and propolis
This drug has a pronounced anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antibacterial effect. It is necessary to freeze a piece of propolis, and then crumble it into small crumbs and mix with honey. Heat the mixture over very low heat or water bath for 10 minutes. Take the mixture daily, 2-3 times a day, in the amount of a couple of teaspoons, for example, with tea.
Mud therapy
This type of alternative therapy can only be performed on the territory of sanatoriums. The mud of the Berdyansk Spit on the Azov Sea is characterized by a special therapeutic effect for diseases of the gynecological spectrum. They have a pronounced regenerating and antitumor effect. They can not only influence the development of adenomyosis, but also improve the general condition.
Possible reasons
The appearance of the disease is provoked by several factors:
- abortion;
- surgical intervention for other diseases of the genital organs;
- late onset of sexual activity;
- difficult or late labor;
- use of oral contraceptives or IUDs;
- extragenital diseases;
- frequent stay in a stressful state;
- hereditary predisposition;
- inflammation of the genital organs;
- weakening of immunity after viral diseases (in this article you will find folk antiviral remedies for children) or allergies;
- bad environment;
- first early or late menstruation;
- overweight
Clay
Treatment of adenomyosis with clay is used quite often. To do this, you need to take clean clay without any sand and dissolve it in water until you obtain the consistency of liquid sour cream. After this, leave the composition overnight; by morning it should thicken significantly. After this, it must be boiled for some time over low heat. As a result, the mixture should have the consistency of thick sour cream.
Place the mixture on cling film and cool for a while. After this, place the mixture on the lower part of your stomach. Lie with this compress for two hours. Repeat the procedure daily.
