Bartolinitis is an inflammation of the Bartholin's gland. It is located in the subcutaneous fat in the vestibule of the vagina. If bartholinitis occurs, home treatment can be dangerous, so a visit to the doctor is a must.
General information
The disease is caused by a variety of flora, including those microorganisms that are always found on the skin of he althy people. The provoking factor is hypothermia, colds, stressful situations, non-observance of personal hygiene, sexually transmitted diseases. In addition, bartholinitis can occur as a complication after abortion or surgery.
If we talk about the clinic, then first develops canaliculitis. In this case, only the ducts become inflamed, but if treatment is not carried out, then the pathological process completely covers the entire gland. There is swelling of the external genital organs, the temperature rises, redness and burning appear in the affected area, and the inguinal lymph nodes increase. With the breakthrough of the abscess, the patient's condition improves.
Bartolinitis: treatment at homeconditions
With inflammation of the Bartholin's gland, you should not self-medicate, since this pathology is difficult to treat. When bartholinitis develops, home treatment can lead to chronic inflammation and cyst formation, making further therapy difficult. At home, treatment can be carried out only in the initial stages, when there is no purulent process.
What can you use? As a rule, lotions are made with hypertonic saline, which relieves swelling and reduces the risk of suppuration. Often, sick women use ointments with ichthyol or birch tar on their own, but this is quite dangerous. Such drugs have a strong irritant effect, which leads to increased blood circulation and even more intense inflammation. Such funds should be used, given the stage of the pathological process. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to do without an incision.
Traditional medicine
When bartholinitis is diagnosed, home treatment may include lotions with an infusion of nettle, yarrow leaves, black elderberry flowers. Useful are warm baths with a decoction of chamomile, oak bark or eucalyptus. When bartholinitis occurs, treatment with folk remedies is effective in combination with pharmacological treatment (taking antibiotics).
It is useful to include a mixture of aloe leaves, red wine and honey, which should first be held in a water bath and then filtered. It is also recommended to use a decoction of nettle, knotweed, horsetail and pikulnik.
Among the methods should be called hirudotherapy, but it must be remembered that the treatment of bartholinitis with leeches is contraindicated in dermatological diseases, a tendency to allergies and anemia. In addition, for optimal treatment and rapid elimination of the symptoms of bartholinitis, traditional medicine methods will not be enough.
