What to do if the wound is oozing water but not forming scabs

The wound oozes water but does not form a scab, mainly because the wound is infected. At this time, the wound does not like to heal. If you do not pay attention, it may even lead to more serious conditions and easily cause the patient to have a fever. Therefore, when this phenomenon occurs, you must receive good treatment in time, clean the wound in time, do a good job of anti-inflammatory work, strengthen diet adjustment, and keep the wound area clean and hygienic.

What to do if the wound is oozing water but not forming scabs

1. Since the tissue defect is more sensitive, pay attention to whether the patient feels any discomfort during fumigation. Keep the distance between the affected limb and the liquid medicine at least 5 cm. When fumigating children, their skin is delicate and easily burned, so the temperature of the liquid medicine used should be about 4°C lower than that of adults.

2. Pay attention to adjusting the temperature of the medicine solution. Overheating the medicine may cause burns, while overcooling it may affect the efficacy.

3. When cleaning the wound, be gentle to avoid causing pain and bleeding. Clean thoroughly to ensure that the wound is fully exposed to the liquid medicine.

4. Because the patient has a long course of illness and the body is in a state of chronic consumption, nutrition should be strengthened and the diet should be based on the principles of high protein, high calories and high vitamins. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits and less spicy and fried foods.

Lack of vitamin A will hinder wound healing. Vitamin A is involved in cell differentiation, epithelial fibroblast proliferation and collagen, and plays an important role. Vitamin A also has antioxidant effects and can whiten the skin, playing a dual role in the wound healing process.

Therefore, if you want the wound to heal faster, you can eat more foods containing vitamin A: animal liver, egg yolk, carrots, tomatoes, milk, etc.

It has been authoritatively certified that zinc supplementation before and after surgery is beneficial to wound healing, because zinc is an activating factor of multiple enzymes required for metabolism, participates in the synthesis and metabolism of human fat, protein and ribonucleic acid, is beneficial to the division and growth of epidermal cells, accelerates the formation of new granulation tissue in the wound, and can also prevent infection.

3. Vitamin C reduces melanin production

Vitamin C promotes wound healing and increases sensitivity to stress such as injury and infection. The loss of this vitamin increases during infection and fever, so it plays an important role in the response to stimuli. At the same time, collagen is needed to fill the wound during the healing process after surgery, and the formation of collagen fibers requires the help of vitamin C.