Different types of pelvic inflammatory disease patients have different dietary treatments

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease based on its type. Different types of pelvic inflammatory disease require very different dietary therapy methods.

1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type

There are two main dietary prescriptions for patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis type pelvic inflammatory disease, namely, sour and bitter drink, 30 grams of hawthorn, 60 grams of bitter endive and 15 grams of bergamot are boiled together with water and taken, one dose per day, for 7 to 8 days as a course of treatment; bergamot flower drink, 30 grams of patrinia herb, 10 grams of rose and 10 grams of bergamot are boiled together with water and taken, one dose per day, for 5 to 6 days as a course of treatment.

The main symptoms of patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis type pelvic inflammatory disease include stabbing pain or bloating in the lower abdomen, and the pain can radiate to the lumbosacral region; a mass can often be felt in the lower abdomen, which is obviously painful when pressed; excessive vaginal discharge; irregular menstruation, dark menstrual blood with blood clots, etc.

2. Liver and kidney yin deficiency

There are two main dietary prescriptions for patients with pelvic inflammatory disease of liver-kidney yin deficiency type, namely, raw rehmannia porridge. Take 30 grams of raw rehmannia, wash it and cut it into slices. First, boil it repeatedly with clean water for two times, and take a total of 100 ml of its juice for later use. Then wash the japonica rice and cook it into porridge. When it is 80% cooked, add the raw rehmannia juice and cook together. After it is cooked, it can be taken continuously until the symptoms subside; donkey-hide gelatin mixed with pigeon eggs. First, put 30 grams of donkey-hide gelatin in a bowl, add appropriate amount of clean water, and bake it on a smokeless stove to melt it. Then, stir it evenly with 5 pigeon eggs while it is hot, and then take it continuously until the symptoms subside. Take it twice a day, morning and evening.

The main symptoms of patients with pelvic inflammatory disease of liver-kidney yin deficiency type include dull pain in the lower abdomen; excessive leucorrhea that is yellow and sticky, with a fishy odor; soreness in the waist and knees; and early menstruation.