What causes a hernia?
The basis for the appearance of such a hernia is the weakness of connective tissue. This leads to the fact that the rectus abdominal muscles divergent and form crevices and openings. As a result of intra-abdominal pressure, a hernia is formed in them.
Also the grounds for the appearance of a hernia can be:
- hereditary causes;
- scars after surgery;
- obesity;
- physical overstrain;
- diseases accompanied by a prolonged cough;
- constipation;
- pregnancy, as well as difficult births.
In turn, there are methods of preventing the disease. This includes the training of abdominal muscles, weight normalization, the use of a bandage during pregnancy, caution in case of high physical exertion, and normalization of the gastrointestinal tract.
Treatment of a hernia: official and traditional medicine.
There are folk remedies for the treatment of this disease, which help stop the expansion of the hernia and do not allow it to move from one stage to another. The most important thing in the treatment of this disease is the promptness of actions. The treatment can be helped by surgeons who will remove the gaps of the rectus abdominis muscles, and also eliminate the defects of the connective tissue using special prostheses.
Also, in the treatment of this type of hernia, compresses are used from broth of sauerkraut or hernia, methods of phytotherapy. Some are wiped out with cold water with a solution of vinegar, and also apply a special set of exercises.
- Sour cabbage leaf.
One of the methods of treating this disease is the frequent application of the acid cabbage leaf to the places where the hernia bulges. However, the sour cabbage leaf itself can be replaced with brine sauerkraut. Compresses are made from this brine and are applied to the problem site.
- Vinegar.
Another method is to use a solution of vinegar when washing with cold water. To make this solution, add 1 tablespoon of water to 1 tablespoon of vinegar with a concentration of 4%. Washing with this solution should be done every day.
- Oak.
After the process of washing, you can apply to a painful place on the stomach for 30 minutes a compress made of oak infusion. The process of preparing the infusion: chopped leaves, bark and acorns of oak should be put in a jar with a capacity of two liters. Drug raw materials must fill 2/3 of the can. Then you need to fill up the jar with red wine. Infusion needs to be insisted 21 days.
- Grass of the hernia.
The next method is poultices from the grass of the hernia. Some recommend using them in alternation with oak infusion compresses. The poultice is prepared as follows: the grass of the hernia is first steamed, and then the resulting poultice is applied to the place of hernia formation.
- Cornflower.
The fourth method is the use of cornflower flowers. Cornflower flowers are poured with boiling water (3 teaspoons of flowers 500 ml boiling water). All this is insisted, and is drunk before meals 3-4 times a day. However, it is necessary to calculate so that a portion of the infusion from flowers is consumed for 1 day.
- Kostyanka.
The fifth method is the leaves of the spine: 1 tbsp. l. raw materials need to pour hot boiled water (volume 1 glass). Then 3-4 hours insist and drink sips during the day.
- Spiraea.
The sixth method includes an infusion of the twill. 1 teaspoon of gravid is poured with 1 glass of hot boiled water and 2 hours insist. Next, the infusion should be filtered. When a disease of this type of hernia tincture is used before eating a quarter of a glass. On the day, the infusion is drunk 4 times.
- Immortelle, horsetail field.
The seventh method can be called the use of infusion from the horsetail of the field or immortelle. Prepared tincture is consumed per day for 2-3 cups.
- Sagebrush.
The eighth method is the application of compresses to the problem site from infusion of wormwood on water or wine.
- Garlic and rye bread.
The last of the described methods is a pack of mixed finely grated garlic and rye bread. This compress is applied to the place of bulging hernia.
Exercises used in the treatment of this type of abdominal hernia.
1) It is necessary to lie on your back and bend your knees. Hands should clasp the back of the head. Hands are located behind the head. The right knee rises and touches the elbow of the right hand. Accept the starting position. The exercise is repeated on the other side. The number of recommended repetitions of the exercise is 50 times. Exercise is done 2 times a day.
2) Lying on your back, an exercise called "pedals" is performed.
3) On the back, in the supine position, an exercise called "scissors" is performed.
4) Another exercise is the execution of rotational movements of the right and left legs in a circle. In this case, it is necessary to hold a hernia.