Gonorrhoea - Symptom, Causes, Home Remedies of Gonorrhoea
What is Gonorrhoea ?
Gonorrhoea is an inflammatory disease affecting, especially, the mucous membrane of the urethra in the male, and that of the vagina in the female, but spreading to other parts of the body too.
In females, the course and complications of the disease are somewhat different. It begins with a yellow vaginal discharge, pain on passing urine, and very often, intlammation of the glands situated close to the valva-the mouth of the vagina. The most serious problem is that the intlammation may spread to the uterus, the fallopian tubes, and the ovaries, causing permanent damage. Occasionally, it may lead to peritonitis, that is, inflammation of the enveloping membrane of the abdomen, with fatal results. Many cases of continued ill health, sterility, and recurring miscarriages are due to these changes.
Along with the oral medication, local applications are advised. The urethra should be flushed with a solution of potassium permanganate-1:3,OOO-with the help of a syringe. The syringe may be kept in the urethra for five minutes before its contents are allowed to come out. The medicines prescribed for dysuria are also effective in gonorrhoea.
Symptoms & Causes of Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea is directly contagious, usually by sexual intercourse. However, it can occasionally be conveyed by discharge on towels or clothing as well.
In men, the disease manifests itself in the form of irritation of the urethra, scalding pain on passing urine, and a viscid, yellowish-white discharge. The lymph glands in the groin often become enlarged and may suppurate. The urine contains yellow threads of pus visible to the naked eye. When the disease continues for some time, inflammation in the neighbouring organs may appear-the testicles, prostate gland, and the bladder being affected. At a still later stage, the intlammation of the urethra is apt to lead to formation of tibrous tissue around it, leading to its narrowing, and great difficulty in passing urine.
The infection may spread to the various joints of the body, making them stiff. Occasionally, general septicaemia with intlammation of the heart valves and abscesses in various parts of the body may also set in. Gonorrhoea may also cause a severe form of conjunctivitis, and in newly-born children, it may lead to total blindness. This condition is called ophthalmia neonatorum.
Home Remedies for Gonorrhoea
Spicy foods should be avoided. More liquids should be taken.
The patient should be given complete rest. Riding horses or other forms of transport, particularly in which the hips come in contact with a hard seat, is prohibited, as is any discussion or thinking of sex. Warm water baths are indicated. Diuretics and laxatives in case of constipation are also advised. Auid intake should be increased-water mixed with a little milk being the chief drink.
List of Gynaecological Problems
Gonorrhoea
Dysmenorrhoea
Impotence
Frigidity
Leucorrhoea
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