Summer is a season when pressure sores are more common, often due to sitting on a bench for a long time in the sun, or sitting in a damp and hot place. Pressure sores are more likely to occur on the buttocks, also known as wind sores or ancient name of acne.
【How to correctly understand pressure sores?】
Pressure sores is a colloquial term, which includes several types of skin diseases in dermatology, such as eczema on the buttocks, which is a local skin allergic reaction caused by various factors, usually manifested as papules, pustules, and in severe cases, there may be some exudation.
There is also jock itch on the buttocks, which may also appear as redness, papules, pustules, and some scales.
In addition, there may also be buttock acne, which is usually manifested as consistent papules, redness, and even pustules on the buttocks, so pressure sores actually include multiple skin diseases.
【Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for pressure sores】
Taking regular baths with mild soap or medicated soap can reduce the occurrence or recurrence of the disease, alleviate pain, and shorten the course of the disease.
The buttocks sweat a lot, and in a warm and humid environment, tight clothing can easily cause fungal infections, leading to jock itch.
Jock itch patients should pay attention to cleaning and bathing after defecation and dry thoroughly. Clothes should be dried and dried in the sun, and topical antifungal drugs can quickly cure the disease.
In addition, taking baths is important for preventing hemorrhoids. Take a bath or wash the perianal area every day, and do pelvic floor exercises. Hemorrhoids will never bother you.
【Treatment methods for pressure sores】
The treatment should focus on dispelling wind and relieving itching, clearing heat and cooling blood. Internal administration can choose a combination of wind-dispelling and cooling-blood drugs, or use a modified version of the Five-Flavor Disinfection Drink. Topical treatment can use a decoction of artemisia, Sichuan pepper, and Coptis chinensis for fumigation and washing, or use a decoction of Sophora flavescens for bathing. Equivalent to buttock abscess.
1. Take dried cucumber peel, grind it into powder, mix it with alcohol, and apply it evenly. Another method: chew raw sesame seeds and apply them.
2. Mash raw potatoes, apply them to the affected area, wrap them with cloth, and change them once a day. Generally, it can be cured within 5 days.
