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In medicine, a douche is a special instrument used to pump out or supply various liquids, the functions of which include douching, that is, irrigating with a medicine or washing the vagina, washing, irrigating or douching the rectum and colon, introducing drugs into them, washing the nasal passages.
If such a tool is chosen incorrectly, it is of poor quality or not of the type that is needed in a particular case, it may happen that the treatment will not be performed in full, the results will have to wait longer, or positive changes cannot be achieved at all. That is why it is necessary to know what types of syringes exist and what each of them is intended for in medical practice. You should not use used devices of this kind, since there are several purposes for their use, and it may not be possible to sterilize the device at home with high quality.
Types and characteristics of the tool
The main difference between syringes is the type of their tips, which can be soft in type A (made of polyvinyl chloride) and hard in type B (made of plastic). In a special gynecological type – an irrigation douche – additional holes are located in the tip on the sides. The material from which the main part of the device is made is usually PVC, plastisol material or rubber.
When choosing a device, you should pay attention to some details. For example, a good syringe should not have an unpleasant chemical odor, the material from which it is made should be smooth and uniform, non-porous, the tip must be made according to exact patterns so that its structure does not contain any roughness, layers, etc., which can injure delicate mucous membranes. shells when used. The device itself must be strictly symmetrical, without distortions. When releasing a solution with it, the latter should not be stained.
Most of these devices are made today from polyvinyl chloride. If the material for syringes is taken of poor quality, then the device itself will turn out no better – it will emit a chemical or masking “fragrant” smell, and be painted. In addition, the porosity of the texture of the material can retain some components of the drug drawn into the syringe, which will worsen the effectiveness and quality of treatment. Such a device, moreover, will be very difficult to clean later.
Syringes, depending on the types and materials of manufacture, are intended for the following specific purposes:
- with soft tips (type A) – they suck out liquids after surgical operations from various body cavities, they are able to wash cavities for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes;
- with hard plastic tips or polyvinyl chloride tips (type B) – are used for setting enemas or microclysters, can be used as a tool for irrigating the vagina;
- irrigation – gynecological plan, serve for therapeutic and prophylactic intravaginal irrigation.
When is douching necessary?
You will have to choose a syringe every time a doctor detects a particular pathology in the body that requires intervention in the microflora of internal organs. In each case, you need to use only a new device, purchased specifically for a specific course of manipulation. Old syringes cannot remain sterile, moreover, the methods of using the device may be different, which is fraught with the introduction of foreign microorganisms from one body cavity to another.
Soft-tip syringes at home can most often rinse the nasal cavities with rhinitis. If it is necessary to deliver a microclyster to a child, type B devices are used.
Gynecologists often prescribe specialized home douching to their patients with cystitis, cervical erosion, colpitis, adnexitis, inflammatory processes in the vagina. For such procedures, as a rule, anti-inflammatory solutions based on hydrogen peroxide, chlorhexidine, soda, chamomile decoction, boric acid are used. In acute inflammatory processes, the menstrual cycle, uterine bleeding, pregnancy, in the postpartum period, douching along the gynecological line cannot be categorically carried out.
Methods for storing and cleaning syringes after manipulation
On the eve of each use of the syringe, it should be thoroughly disinfected so as not to introduce an infection into the uterine or intestinal cavity. Disinfect the handpiece by boiling it in water for 10 minutes or more. The entire syringe can be immersed in a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution for an hour and a half to disinfect. After hydrogen peroxide, the device should be rinsed in saline.
If the irrigation solution is not used to the full extent, its residues cannot be left in the pear of the device for a long time. The maximum residence time of the liquid inside the device is 30 minutes. After the syringe has been used, the remaining contents must be poured out of it, the inside should be rinsed well in hot water, and then dried thoroughly. Store the device in a closed place at a temperature of 5 to 25 degrees.
When choosing a syringe for certain therapeutic purposes, it is important to remember that the effectiveness and speed of treatment directly depend on the quality of this simple device. Even the most expensive medicine, administered in the wrong way using a poor-quality porous syringe, may not have the desired effect, and there is also a risk of infection in the internal organs if you use a used instrument. Therefore, you should choose this device, taking into account all its subtleties and nuances.