TCM treatment of mesenteric lymphadenitis

Mesenteric lymphadenitis is a common clinical disease, which is particularly common among children. It has a great impact on children's bodies and has relatively obvious symptoms. The problem of mesenteric lymphadenitis must be taken seriously. There are many treatments, and the treatment effects vary. People can also try to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat mesenteric lymphadenitis.

1. Treatment principles

Mesenteric lymphadenopathy is a common disease in children. The main symptom is abdominal pain in children. A few cases are accompanied by upper respiratory tract infection or symptoms of pediatric enteritis. Western medicine currently has no specific method for symptomatic treatment. Some doctors use antibiotics to reduce inflammation, but the effect is not ideal and abdominal pain recurs. If the medical history is typical, the abdominal tenderness is widespread, and there is no abdominal muscle tension, non-surgical treatment can be performed first, intravenous antibiotics, or heat-clearing and detoxifying agents can be used. The changes in abdominal signs should be closely observed. If the symptoms worsen and are difficult to differentiate from diseases such as appendicitis and Meckel's diverticulitis, laparotomy and appendectomy should still be performed.

2. Massage

Massage has a good clinical effect in treating mesenteric lymphadenitis in children. Since you didn't describe other conditions of your child, I can only briefly introduce a few acupoints for you to try. Or go to the pediatric massage department of your local hospital. Nourish the spleen meridian, rub Banmen, nourish the kidney meridian, clear the large intestine meridian, clear the liver meridian, rub Yiwofeng, move the eight trigrams, pinch and rub the four horizontal lines, rub the abdomen, hold the belly corners, rub Tianshu, rub Zusanli, press and rub the liver point, spleen point, stomach point, kidney point, large intestine point, and pinch the spine. At the same time, be careful not to eat raw, cold, greasy food.

3. Note

Because the disease has a long course, is prone to relapse and takes a long time to treat, the children's diet must be strictly adjusted during the treatment process to reduce the stimulation of the intestines by dietary and chemical factors, prevent and treat the production of intestinal endotoxins, and facilitate the recovery of the disease. The therapists and parents of the children must strictly use antibiotics and hormone drugs, eliminate the intake of foods containing chemical factors such as hormones, control the children's diet, and focus on light, easily digestible, low-sugar foods high in vitamins and plant fiber. They are also solemnly warned not to eat raw and cold foods, fruits, and beverages, such as lychees, strawberries, cherries, longans and other fruits, and not to consume sugars, seafood, fish, meat and fried foods. They must actively cooperate with the treatment to prevent other changes.