Hirudotherapy with anal fissure

Hirudotherapy is the treatment with leeches, which has been used since ancient times. Hirudotherapy is absolutely harmless to humans, because it does not imply the use of any chemical substances, and does not do anything harmful to the bloodstream. Hirudotherapy is successfully used in the treatment of anal fissures. The anal fissure is a defect in the anal canal wall of a triangular or linear shape up to 2 centimeters long, which is localized near the transitional fold, slightly above the Hilton line. This disease brings a lot of problems to the patient. During the hirudotherapy session the leech injects natural biologically active substances into the blood stream, the most important of which is hirudin. It is he who eliminates blood clots, prevents thrombosis, and also cleanses blood vessels. It is recommended that hirudotherapy be included in a complex treatment with an anal fissure.

How is hirudotherapy performed in the treatment of anal fissure

Hirudotherapy should not be carried out independently, without consulting a specialist. Before proceeding to treatment, the hirudotherapist examines the patient. If necessary, appoints the necessary examination, gives recommendations on the diet, as well as lifestyle.

Leeches( medical) react sharply to all smells. For this reason, before the session hirudotherapy, it is not recommended to use deodorizing agents - colognes, soap with a pungent odor, perfume. Also, you should come to the treatment session at least an hour after eating.

According to the results of numerous anal cracks treatment, hirudotherapy really gives a very good effect. The curative effect of medical leeches, as a rule, is complex. The adherent leech causes the most common local bleeding that can eliminate venous congestion, speed up the blood supply of the body area, in addition, substances that have analgesic, also anti-inflammatory effect, enter the bloodstream. As a consequence, blood microcirculation improves, the likelihood of thrombosis decreases significantly, and edema subsides. In addition, a reflexogenic effect is assumed. The therapeutic effect of hirudotherapy consists of 3 mechanisms. It is a reflex, mechanical and biological mechanism.

As a rule, medical leeches in the treatment of anal fissure are placed on the coccyx, as well as around the anus and finally on the hemorrhoids themselves. Good hirudotherapy is that it allows you to cope with the cause of the disease. The fact is that leeches absorb stagnant blood, which contributes to normalization in the anorectal region of the capillary circulation. Anticoagulation effects of saliva enzymes of medical leeches contribute to the destruction of thrombi in hemorrhoids, and their bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties greatly facilitate the course of the disease. In addition, hirudotherapy helps strengthen the walls of the veins of the rectum and the normalization of the stool, and at the same time stimulates the effect on local immunity and on the resistance of the whole organism as a whole. However, the main merit of hirudotherapy is that with the help of her many patients managed to avoid surgical intervention. Provided that the necessary medical treatment is necessary for a medical leech, it is entirely possible to replace the surgeon's scalpel.

Contraindications to hirudotherapy in anal fissure

Contraindications in the treatment of this disease by hirudotherapy are as follows. This is hemophilia, persistent hypotension, hemorrhagic diathesis, severe degree of anemia, oncology. Also premenstrual syndrome, menstruation, individual intolerance and pregnancy.

Treatment with medical leeches requires special knowledge, which is why self-medication is not recommended, since it can lead to undesirable consequences.