Patient's question:
Female, 40 years old, experiencing pain in the lower abdomen, discomfort in the waist, and a cool feeling in the lower abdomen. She has been treated for symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease for two months but has not seen improvement. She wants to know what to do after being diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease?Doctor's answer:
Treatment methods for pelvic inflammatory disease, for reference only.1. General treatment: Alleviate patients' concerns, boost treatment confidence, enhance nutrition, exercise regularly, maintain a balance between work and rest, and strengthen the body's resistance.
2. Herbal treatment: Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is mostly of the damp-heat type, with the treatment principle of clearing heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation, and resolving stasis. The herbal formula includes:
- Salvia miltiorrhiza 18g
- Radix paeoniae rubra 15g
- Radix magnoliae officinalis 12g
- Persicae Semen 9g
- Lonicera japonica 30g
- Taraxacum mongolicum 30g
- Poria 12g
- Moutan bark 9g
- Rehmannia glutinosa root 9g.
When pain is severe, add Corydalis tuber 9g. Some patients may have a cold congealing and qi stagnation type, with the treatment principle of warming the meridians, dispelling cold, and promoting qi and blood circulation. The modified Guizhi Fuling decoction is commonly used. For qi deficiency, add Codonopsis pilosula 15g, Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome 9g, and Astragalus membranaceus root 15g.
3. Physical therapy: Warm, gentle stimulation can enhance pelvic local blood circulation.