Are uterine fibroids serious? How to care for uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are a benign tumor. Patients with uterine fibroids should first consider how to "coexist" with the disease while ensuring the quality of life. Most women diagnosed with uterine fibroids have neither symptoms nor surgery. However, some patients with uterine fibroids will have anemia or compression symptoms, making it difficult to ensure a normal life, not to mention "coexistence" with uterine fibroids. In this case, surgical treatment should be considered. Traditional Chinese medicine also has certain advantages in the treatment of uterine fibroids, and patients can make a comprehensive choice.

List of five symptoms of uterine fibroids

Generally speaking, uterine fibroids have no obvious symptoms (or are asymptomatic) in the early stages, and only to a certain extent can they be felt from physical changes. There are the following five symptoms.

1. Excessive leucorrhea

Almost all gynecological diseases are related to excessive leucorrhea, and so is uterine fibroids, because it can cause pelvic congestion and infection, which then leads to increased vaginal flow, mixed with traditional leucorrhea to increase secretion. At this time, most leucorrhea is purulent and accompanied by a fishy smell.

2. Dysmenorrhea

Uterine fibroids can compress nerves, stimulate uterine contractions, and are easily complicated by endometriosis. Therefore, women with uterine fibroids will most likely experience dysmenorrhea.

3. Excessive menstrual bleeding

This symptom mainly occurs during the growth of uterine fibroids. As the fibroids continue to grow, the volume of the uterus will also increase accordingly, thus disrupting the normal physiological function of the uterus. Because the growth of the tumor affects the hemostatic function of the uterus during menstruation, patients with uterine fibroids often suffer from excessive menstrual bleeding, irregular bleeding, prolonged (or shortened) menstruation, and other diseases.

4. Lower abdominal mass

During the growth of uterine fibroids, patients can feel the mass by themselves, especially in the morning before urinating, because the bladder is full and the uterus moves upward, making it easier to touch the fibroids. This feeling becomes more obvious as the fibroids grow.

5. Sense of oppression

As uterine fibroids grow larger, they will inevitably compress the bladder, rectum, and peripheral nerves. Therefore, patients will experience symptoms such as lumbar pain, constipation, and frequent urination.

Although this method is simple, some gynecological diseases have similar symptoms, so it is easy to confuse, and observation of symptoms cannot be used as the main preventive measure.

How to pay attention to the care of uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are mainly a disease that occurs in the uterus. Uterine fibroids refer to uterine tumors. So, how can we take good care of uterine fibroids in our daily life? Next, let's learn from the following article.

1. Patients with uterine fibroids should prevent excessive fatigue and pay special attention to rest during menstruation. This is one of the nursing measures for uterine fibroids.

2. Regarding the care of uterine fibroids, we must pay attention to eating more vegetables and fruits, and patients with uterine fibroids should eat less spicy food.

3. Patients with uterine fibroids should keep their vulva clean and dry, and their underwear should be loose. If there is too much leucorrhea, they should pay attention to cleaning the vulva at any time.

4. After being diagnosed with uterine fibroids, you should go to the hospital for monthly check-ups. If the fibroids grow slowly or not at all, you can have a check-up every six months; if they grow significantly, you should consider surgical treatment to avoid severe bleeding or compression of abdominal organs.

5. Avoiding pregnancy again is an indispensable part of uterine fibroid care. Patients with uterine fibroids have poor uterine recovery after miscarriage, which often causes long-term bleeding or chronic genital inflammation. This is also very important in the care of uterine fibroids.