Currently, a method of treating a variety of diseases, based on the oldest blood-letting procedure, using leeches, is quite popular. Hirudotherapy is what they call it. However, it should be borne in mind that this method of treatment is not suitable for everyone. There are contraindications to leeches. That is why, before starting the course, you should consult with your doctor about the appropriateness of these procedures.
Contraindications to leeches, as a rule, are associated with pathological processes that occur in the human circulatory system, and with blood ailments. Hirudotherapy for hemophilia and
hemorrhagic diathesis is prohibited
. These diseases are characterized by a decrease in blood coagulation ability. The danger that arises during hirudotherapy procedures is associated with the likelihood of severe bleeding during a bite of a leech, which will be difficult to stop.
Such treatment is prohibited with persistent and a significant decrease in pressure in humans. Holding it can cause the patient to feel unwell.
Leech contraindications apply to those patients who have severe anemia. This pathology is accompanied by a low hemoglobin level. Any loss of blood can worsen a person’s condition.
Hirudotherapy with purulent thrombophlebitis is prohibited. This pathology is associated with inflammatory processes in the venous walls. Leech contraindications in this case are associated with the ingestion of a special substance when a patient bites into the blood. It can soften a blood clot and provoke its wandering. This process can cause blockage of blood vessels.
Do not carry out hirudotherapy procedures and with physical exhaustion of the patient. Any loss of blood can cause deterioration. Treatment with leeches during pregnancy is contraindicated. This is dangerous not only for the woman, but also for the fetus. Hirudotherapy is prohibited if the patient has malignant tumors.
Individual intolerance to hirudotherapy procedures is an infrequent phenomenon. There is an allergy to substances that make up the salivary glands of leeches. In this way children under seven years old are not treated.
Self-medication with leeches is prohibited. Contraindications, price and the need for procedures are explained by doctors in specialized offices.
The breeding of medicinal leeches is carried out only by special medical laboratories. Store these annelids in the refrigerator. Leeches should be treated only by a highly qualified specialist. Wrong choice of setting points can cause various complications. In other words, self-medication is also a contraindication to the hirudotherapy procedure. Leech should be applied only once. After it is destroyed.
A hirudotherapy session costs about one and a half thousand rubles. If you are offered to spend it at home, be careful. A leech grown in inappropriate conditions can be sick. This is much more dangerous than non-sterile
surgical instruments. When using a leech repeatedly, it can become a source of HIV and hepatitis.