Very often in the treatment of male diseases like prostatitis or hemorrhoids, Ichthyol-based suppositories are used that have a very effective therapeutic effect on rectal tissue in hemorrhoids or abnormal hemorrhoidal veins. Ichthyol suppositories are also used to treat prostatitis. They perfectly heal anal fissures and eliminate inflammatory processes that occur in the rectum.
With the development of hemorrhoids, a man begins to experience all the "charms" of this pathology: itching, soreness with defecation and bleeding nodes. At the initial stages of the disease with him, you can cope with conservative techniques without resorting to surgical care. And at later stages, ichthyol suppositories will ease the patient's condition, relieve pain and irritation, and reduce the intensity of the inflammatory process.
Action of the preparation
Candles containing ichthyol are classified as local anti-inflammatory drugs of keratoplastic, antiseptic and analgesic action. Proctologists recommend using suppositories with ichthyol in the therapy of various inflammatory pathologies affecting the organs located in the small pelvis: hemorrhoids and the prostate gland.
Important! The use of rectal suppositories in the treatment of hemorrhoids or prostatitis has the greatest therapeutic effect, rather than the use of oral medications, because the drugs taken into the body are often destroyed by liver enzymes and the final goal is reached at the minimum concentration.
The main active substance of these suppositories is ihtamol( ichthyol), which has a mass of therapeutic properties:
- Reduced edema;
- Pain relief in cases of hemorrhoidal exacerbation;
- Elimination of inflammatory symptoms;
- Normalization of blood circulation in tissues affected by inflammatory processes;
- Weak venotonic effect, promoting the strengthening of the vascular walls;
- Antiseptic disinfecting effect on the areas of tissues affected by the infection.
Thanks to all these qualities, ichthyol suppositories are considered to be an indispensable preparation for antihemorrhoid therapy. They operate for 12-24 hours, so for mild hemorrhoids, a single injection per day is sufficient. With rectal use, itammam irritates the rectal mucosa, which increases the intensity of blood flow in the small pelvis. As a result, the material exchange significantly facilitates the elimination of inflammatory processes.
How to use suppositories
Ichthyol suppositories are used rectally once or twice a day. It is advisable to empty the intestine or make a cleansing enema, and also it is necessary to wash thoroughly. After that, the suppository is carefully inserted deep into the rectum through the anus. Thanks to this treatment, the regeneration and epithelialization of tissues during hemorrhoids is accelerated. The duration of such therapy is purely personalized and is determined in accordance with the effectiveness of the ichthyol suppository on a particular patient.
Usually, the therapeutic course is about 10-30 days, and the patient leaves pain after a week of use, in difficult cases - after two weeks. Symptoms completely disappear after a month of treatment.
Doctors draw attention to the fact that suppositories with a similar composition can not be used concomitantly with preparations containing alkaloids, heavy metals or iodine salts. These substances can begin an unwanted interaction with ichthyol, which can result in undesirable reactions.
To ensure that the ichthyol suppositories have the greatest possible therapeutic effect, some recommendations should be followed when introducing them. If the use of suppositories is due to the treatment of prostatitis, then enter them into the rectum so deep that the drug is located opposite the prostate. After the administration of the remedy, it is necessary to lie for at least half an hour to avoid a possible dislocation of the drug.
Contraindications and possible reactions
Use in the treatment of ichthyol suppositories is not recommended for people who have individual hypersensitivity or intolerance to individual components of the drug. According to the expert, suppositories with ichthyol in very rare cases can lead to an allergic reaction.
Warning! After using suppositories, specialists strongly recommend washing your hands thoroughly, since when particles of a candle come into your eyes or nose, the patient develops severe lacrimation, pain in the eyes, burning, sneezing, coughing.
Many patients negatively spoke about rectal suppositories due to the unpleasant odor that they spread. This is due to the composition of the drug containing sulfur, which is the culprit of a repulsive and unpleasant odor. But, given the effectiveness of the drug, not too pleasant smell can be tolerated.
