Inflammation of appendages

Inflammation of the appendages is a very common disease, from which up to 60% of all Russian women suffer. Unfortunately, not everyone treats him with sufficient responsibility, which leads to various complications, including persistent infertility. In order to avoid such unpleasant consequences, it is necessary to follow simple preventive recommendations and not to delay treatment.

Inflammatory process in the appendages (adnexitis) can lead to violations of the menstrual cycle, unpleasant purulent secretions. In the chronic course of the disease, pathological changes occur throughout the body, the symptoms are manifested by headache, insomnia, pain, and fever.

A woman can for a long time not notice the disease, since after a period
Exacerbation symptoms of the disease disappear. Symptoms of adnexitis are
Pain in the lower abdomen, and often in the sacral and lumbar
Parts of the spine. Pain increases with exercise, menstruation,
Sexual intercourse. Inflammatory process is accompanied by purulent or
Serous secretions that cause itching and irritation of the external genital
Bodies.

The main cause of inflammation is hypothermia, especially in the winter. The disease can arise as a complication of infectious diseases, especially if immunity is weakened. Common causes of the inflammatory process in the appendages are also stresses, overwork, violation of a balanced diet due to diets. Inflammation of the appendages can be caused by damage to the reproductive system during abortions or childbirth, as well as regular large blood loss during menstruation.

Most often inflammation of the appendages occurs in women of reproductive age, much less often it occurs in menopause. Acute inflammation of the appendages can cause cystitis. Because the bladder is near the appendages, the infection can move to nearby organs. When the acute form of adnexitis rises temperature, there is malaise and chills, there are severe pain in the lower third of the abdomen. If this disease is not treated, then the acute inflammatory process within two weeks passes into a chronic one.

The causative agents of adnexitis are streptococci, E. coli, gonococci.
A very dangerous complication may be the transition of inflammatory processes in
Abdominal cavity (peritonitis). Symptoms are expressed in a sharp increase
Temperature, sharp pains in the lower abdomen, worsening of the general condition of the patient. If you do not start urgently to treat the disease - a fatal outcome is possible. No less terrible consequence is infertility, which causes inflammation of the appendages. Consequences may manifest ectopic pregnancy.

Inflammation of the appendages should be treated in a comprehensive manner. In the chronic stage of adnexitis antibiotic therapy, physiotherapy, as well as symptomatic and balneological treatment are shown. Often there is a need for surgical intervention in the acute stage of the disease. Treatment of adnexitis depends on the type of disease and the form of its course. In acute form, a survey is conducted, during which a bacterium or virus that causes inflammation of the appendages is detected. Antibiotics, physiotherapeutic
Procedures and immunity-strengthening drugs. In the case of the formation of an abscess and the development of peritonitis, surgical intervention is prescribed.

Prevention of adnexitis is the prevention of abortion, as well as timely postpartum treatment. It is recommended to avoid hypothermia, stress, excessive physical exertion and overwork.