Douching with chamomile

For any person, and even more so for women, it is very important to maintain intimate hygiene. But even a competent approach in this regard cannot give an absolute guarantee that health problems will not arise. And then traditional medicine comes to the rescue, which, without unnecessary side effects, will allow you to return to the previous state. In this article, we will consider douching with chamomile as one of the ways to solve a delicate problem without resorting to medication.

When to do douching with chamomile

Douching with a decoction of chamomile is shown to do with thrush... This disease is characterized by an inflammatory process that develops against the background of the vital activity of the candida fungus. In this case, douching allows you to stop the development of the disease, which is explained by the presence of saponins in the composition. These are organic elements that have cleansing and sedative properties without causing an alkaline reaction. After several sessions of procedures, both the disease itself will pass, and all unpleasant symptoms will disappear. Another indication for douching with chamomile is a diagnosis cervical erosion... Undoubtedly, with an advanced stage of the disease, such a procedure will not help, but the mild and initial form is quite amenable to folk treatment. As an adjunct, chamomile douching is used to treat cystitis. This prevents the development of bacteria.

But despite the simplicity of the procedure, you need to know several important things about douching, namely:

• In no case do douching just before going to the gynecologist, as this may prevent him from making the correct diagnosis.
• Not all doctors are of the opinion that douching has an extremely beneficial effect on health; there are supporters of the exact opposite theory.
• Just like that, for prevention, it is impossible to douch. Thus, the local immunity of the body is significantly reduced, which can cause many intimate diseases. So, for example, such actions are very often the cause of the appearance of thrush.
• Some gynecologists strictly prohibit douching, explaining this by washing out the natural microflora of the vagina. However, if your doctor has prescribed such manipulations, then strictly adhere to the established course duration and prescribed dosages.

Never douching during the menstrual and perinatal periods, in acute forms of genital inflammation, as well as for a month after an abortion.

The benefits of douching with chamomile

The main benefit of chamomile in douching is based on its ability to soothe irritations, stop inflammation, and kill bacteria. All this allows you to achieve an effect in the cases that we wrote about earlier. Unlike antibiotics, chamomile acts mildly and does not cause any harm if not used with the already mentioned contraindications. In addition, it helps to get rid of itching and discomfort that women may experience in an intimate place. But at the same time, the douching procedure should not be abused. If necessary, you can wash with a decoction, this will help get rid of the painful symptoms.

How to douch with chamomile

For the douching procedure, you need to prepare a special composition. This can be done in different ways and according to different recipes:

• Grind aloe leaves into porridge, pour a little water and prepare a decoction, do the same with chamomile. Combine both broths in an equal volume, and then dilute it with a little boiling water. Let the composition stand for half an hour, then strain. As soon as the broth reaches room temperature, it is ready for use.
• In a bowl, arrange a large spoonful of chamomile leaves, oak bark, and knotweed. Pour boiling water over the composition, cover and let stand for an hour, then strain.
• For the treatment of thrush, the simplest chamomile decoction is well suited. To prepare it, three large spoons of raw materials need to be poured with half a liter of boiling water and wait half an hour. Now the broth is decanted.
• Another option for making chamomile broth is to pour three tablespoons with a liter of water and put to boil. As soon as the composition boils, it must be poured into a thermos for half an hour, and then filtered.
• A good effect is shown by douching procedures with a decoction made from chamomile and calendula. To do this, dry herbs are taken in a 2: 1 ratio, respectively, and filled with a liter of clean water. Put on fire and let it boil. After boiling, remove from heat, let cool, strain.

To carry out the douching procedure, you must purchase a special pear or Esmarch mug. Then everything is done in stages:

1. All instruments are treated with an antiseptic, it can be ordinary alcohol, after which they are doused with boiling water. The tip from the mug must be boiled. Only after all the instruments are sterile can you start the process itself.
2. Esmarch's mug is filled with a warm prepared solution a little less than half, after which the instrument is suspended above the waist.
3. Now you need to lie on your back, bend your legs at the knees and spread them apart.
4. The entrance to the vagina is lubricated with petroleum jelly.
5. Air is released from the tube and the tip is inserted into the vagina by 5-6 centimeters.
6. You need to start up a weak stream and lie down in this way for 10-15 minutes. At the end of the time, you need to change the position and lie down for some time.

Douching is best organized in the bathroom, or elsewhere, but at the same time substituting a vessel into which the liquid will drain.