Have you heard of shingles? There are many common names for it, such as “snake loincloth”, “loinous dragon”, “raw snake”, “snake coil sore” and so on.

There is a folk saying, “snakes coiled with sores, loincloths, and they will kill people if they crawl in a circle.”refers to when When shingles wraps around your waist, you’re almost done.

Those who have had “snake wrapping around the waist” describe it as: the pain is unbearable, how painful is it? Let’s take a look at the feelings shared by netizens:

@pipica: I can’t forget the shingles At that time, how did I spend it? When I moved a little, I felt like I was stabbed by a needle. It was too painful.

@Go Forward: One word: Pain! Two words: severe pain! Three words: super painful! ! !

@Go home and raise pigs: In those 2 weeks, there was not a day of sleep that was very painful.

Faced with such a terrifying disease, what are the ways to deal with it?

First, there is a kind of pain called “snake wrapping around the waist”, which makes people want to die

< p>According to statistics, about 1/3 of people may be attracted to “shingles” at some stage in their lives, and And after the age of 50, the most vulnerable , there are about 1.56 million new cases each year.

What is shingles? Simply put, it is an acute infectious skin disease caused by the chickenpox-herpes zoster virus. The disease is more common in the thoracic and dorsal, lumbar, cervical and trigeminal nerve distribution areas, which may be distributed along the nerve segments erythema, blisters, and severe pain.

How painful is it? Zhang Jianzhong, director of the Department of Dermatology, Peking University People’s Hospital, described it this way:

When a patient is sick,the pain is like burning, acupuncture, Knife cuts and electric shocks are like , which are often unbearable, and some even have the idea of ​​suicide. Especially in the acute stage, the pain can reach the legendary “grade 10 pain”, associated with rheumatoid arthritis, labor pains, cancer Compared with pain, it is even worse, and it has a huge impact on the patient’s psychology and physiology.

Therefore, once suspicious symptoms appear, seek medical attention in time. If you can get standard treatment within 72 hours, it can effectively reduce post-morbidity. Occurrence of Hereditary Neuralgia.

Second, snakes wrap around their waists, will they kill people if they crawl in a circle?

About the snake loin, there has always been a rumor that “a snake wraps around its waist, it will kill people if it climbs all over it?” Is this true?

For this statement, Li Li, chief physician of the Department of Dermatology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said: In fact, shingles does not crawl all over, because it mainly attacks the The “object” is a certain nerve segment.The lesion is mainly along the nerve and involves the nerve and skin of the corresponding segment. Rarely, small sporadic blisters may appear.

But the disease itself is not fatal, the most “deadly” is the pain! So, don’t worry too much, active treatment is the key.

It is worth emphasizing that band There are also people who prefer herpes, especially the following people:

①The elderly, chronically ill and weak, etc. Low-level people;

②People who take arsenic, immunosuppressants and other drugs for a long time;

③Suffer from systemic diseases People with weakened immunity such as lupus erythematosus and diabetes;

④AIDS;

⑤leukemia, lymphoma and other cancers Population;

⑥ People who had previous history of burns, trauma, and radiation therapy.

People at high risk of herpes zoster above should be vigilant, find suspicious symptoms, and seek medical treatment in time.

Third, how to deal with “tangled” shingles? The three methods are very effective

Herpes zoster has a huge impact on the quality of life of patients, so we should pay attention to its prevention and treatment.

1. Seek medical attention as soon as possiblestrong>

In life, there are many patients who choose to go to the hospital for treatment when the pain is unbearable, but the treatment at this time can be said to be a remedy for the dead, it is too late! We must keep in mind that the key to preventing and controlling neuralgia lies in early detection and early treatment.

Therefore, as soon as suspicious symptoms such as blisters on one side of the body appear, It is necessary to seek medical treatment in time, so as to prevent the best time for virus replication and obtain better treatment effect.

There are many ways to treat shingles, such as:

• antiviral span>: After a clear diagnosis, timely symptomatic antiviral treatment;
• analgesic< span>: Gabapentin, pregabalin and other anti-neural pain drugs, as well as neurotrophic drugs such as vitamin B complex and methylcobalamin, can be taken under the guidance of a doctor for pain relief;
• < span>Treatment of herpes: Symptomatic treatment of herpes can speed up the rate of herpes scab shedding and reduce scarring.

2、Vaccination for people over 50 years old< /span>

Herpes zoster is more common in middle-aged and elderly people, especially those after the age of 50. Because the cellular immune function is gradually weakened at this time, it is more likely to be recruited. It is recommended that this group of people be vaccinated against herpes zoster in a timely manner to prevent the occurrence of the disease.

3. Daily enhancement of resistance

In addition to vaccination, we must also pay attention to improving The body’s resistance, because of this disease, likes to pick “soft persimmons” to pinch and bully people with low immunity.

And if you want to improve your immunity, you should try your best to achieve “three guarantees”-specifically, maintain a good sleep, maintain a balanced diet, and maintain proper exercise.

Summary: Shingles is not uncommon, and when it occurs, persistent, severe pain can Seriously affect the patient’s daily life and mental health. Therefore, for this disease, the focus is on prevention, especially after the age of 50, we must be more vigilant and do a good job in prevention.

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