What medicine should patients with Bartholinitis take?

Bartholinitis is an inflammation of the Bartholin gland caused by infection with a variety of pathogens. If it is not treated in time, it will cause acute suppurative inflammation and become Bartholin gland abscess. This disease is more common in women of childbearing age and less common in young girls and postmenopausal women. The symptoms in the acute phase are obvious and will affect the normal life and work of female friends with the disease. Here we provide several treatment options for female friends who are troubled by this, hoping to bring you help.

First, let's understand the characteristics and manifestations of Bartholinitis. Its common symptoms are local pain and redness in the acute phase, and the pain is most severe when Bartholin's gland abscess forms. Fever is common, and chills are rare. Sometimes urination and defecation are difficult. Clinical examination can find redness, swelling and hard masses in the lower 1/3 of the labia majora, which are obviously painful. Many people are troubled by this. What medicine should I take for Bartholinitis? I hope that after reading the following content, you can lift your brow.

Of course, if you have any uncomfortable symptoms, the prerequisite for treatment is to go to a specialist hospital for a clear diagnosis and then receive standardized treatment. The common main treatment methods are as follows:

1. Anti-infection treatment. Inflammation of the Bartholin's glands is mostly caused by invasion of pathogens from the vulva. In the early stage of Bartholin's gland inflammation, 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution sitz bath, hot compress, oral metronidazole, and antibiotics are mainly used; patients with high fever are given intravenous medication, and attention is paid to supportive therapy. Antibiotics can be selected based on drug sensitivity tests. Antibiotic treatment has a certain effect, but it is often prone to recurrence. Traditional Chinese medicine external treatment has a satisfactory effect on repeated infections. While using antibiotics for treatment, you can also choose to take a sitz bath with Chinese herbal decoctions that clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and disperse knots under the guidance of a doctor, which will have a very good effect.

2. Symptomatic treatment. Once an abscess is formed, it should be incised and drained as soon as possible. At this time, combined with Chinese medicine for internal and external treatment, the pus can be discharged faster and the inflammation will subside quickly. The method of clearing away heat and detoxification is usually used as the main method, supplemented by methods such as promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, softening and dispersing nodules, and draining pus.

Through the above explanation, you should know the treatment principles and common treatment methods of Bartholin's gland inflammation. However, the disease needs to be diagnosed through examination and combined with clinical symptoms. Only the correct diagnosis plus standardized treatment can achieve the best therapeutic effect. So please go to a regular hospital for treatment and follow the doctor's diagnosis results, and choose the medication according to your specific situation.