How to prevent pelvic peritonitis

Pelvic peritonitis is the most common infectious disease in women. The pathogens include exogenous sexually transmitted pathogens and endogenous pathogens. Clinically, it is usually a mixed infection of exogenous and endogenous pathogens. Different high-risk factors often lead to different pathogen infections.

Generally speaking, young age and unclean sexual behavior are associated with infection with pathogens of sexually transmitted diseases, while poor sexual hygiene and intrauterine operations are associated with infection with endogenous pathogens. The most common pathological type of pelvic peritonitis is salpingitis, and severe fallopian tube obstruction can cause infertility.

1. Change underwear frequently: prevent all kinds of infection, keep the perineum clean and dry, wash the vulva with clean water every night, and use a dedicated basin for each person. Do not use your hands to wash the vagina, and do not use hot water or soap to wash the vulva. In pelvic peritonitis, the amount of leucorrhea is large and sticky, so change underwear frequently and do not wear tight or synthetic underwear.

2. Change sanitary napkins frequently: If there is vaginal bleeding during menstruation, after abortion, and after gynecological surgery such as IUD insertion and removal, you must refrain from sexual intercourse, swimming, tub baths, and saunas. You must change sanitary napkins frequently. This will reduce the body's resistance and allow pathogenic bacteria to easily enter the body and cause infection.

3. Combine work and rest: Patients diagnosed with acute or subacute pelvic peritonitis must follow the doctor's advice and actively cooperate with the treatment. Patients must rest in bed or take a semi-recumbent position to facilitate the localization of inflammation and the discharge of secretions. Patients with chronic pelvic peritonitis should not be too tired, and should combine work and rest and moderate sexual intercourse to avoid worsening symptoms.

4. Keep warm: Fever patients usually sweat a lot when the fever subsides. Keep warm and dry. Change clothes after sweating and avoid air conditioning or direct convection wind.

5. Pay attention to observation: Pay attention to the amount, quality, color and taste of leucorrhea. If the amount of leucorrhea is large, the color is yellow and thick, and there is a foul smell, it means that the condition is more serious. If the leucorrhea changes from yellow to white (or light yellow), the amount changes from large to small, and the taste tends to be normal (slightly sour), it means that the condition has improved.

6. Observe the characteristics of stool: Patients with acute or subacute pelvic peritonitis should maintain smooth bowel movements and observe the characteristics of stool. If there is pus in the stool or a feeling of urgency, go to the hospital immediately to prevent pelvic abscesses from rupturing the intestinal wall and causing acute peritonitis.

7. Do not take antibiotics for a long time: Some patients with chronic pelvic peritonitis take antibiotics on their own when they feel a little uncomfortable. Long-term use can cause vaginal flora disorder, which can increase vaginal discharge and appear as white bean curd-like leucorrhea. At this time, you should go to the hospital immediately to rule out fungal vaginitis.

8. Pay attention to diet adjustment: Patients with pelvic peritonitis should pay attention to diet adjustment and strengthen nutrition. During the fever period, it is advisable to eat light and easily digestible food. Patients with high fever and body fluid damage can be given pear juice, apple juice, watermelon juice, etc., but they cannot be drunk after ice. Patients with yellow, large amount and thick leucorrhea belong to damp-heat syndrome, and should avoid fried, greasy and spicy food. Patients with lower abdominal cold pain, fear of cold, and back pain belong to the cold stagnation and qi stagnation type, and can be given warm foods such as ginger soup, brown sugar water, and cinnamon meat. Those with five-heart heat and back pain are mostly kidney yin deficiency, and can eat meat and eggs, which are bloody and emotional products to nourish and strengthen.