How to reduce swelling quickly after comminuted fracture

Comminuted fractures are also very common in life. This is a relatively serious fracture phenomenon. After this type of fracture occurs, it must be treated in time to prevent secondary damage to the soft tissue and infection. As a patient, on the one hand, pain relief treatment is required. On the other hand, in order to reduce swelling in time, you should eat more foods that help bones grow better. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

How to reduce swelling quickly after comminuted fracture

In clinical work, it is often seen in body fractures, secondary soft tissue contusions or secondary infections. Inflammatory stimulation causes local swelling and requires active symptomatic treatment and regular follow-up. In daily life, pay attention to rest and avoid fatigue, fix the affected part, elevate the affected limb and reduce activity, strengthen nutrition and supplement vitamins and trace elements, and give assistance in anti-inflammatory and swelling treatment and magnetic hyperthermia therapy.

What to eat for comminuted fracture

1. Early stage of fracture

In the early stages of a fracture, you should drink more water and eat foods that can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain, such as Panax notoginseng, hawthorn, Allium macrostemon, shepherd's purse, leek, crab, etc. Because the fracture is in the early stage and the affected joint is still in the blood edema stage, you should avoid eating sour, spicy, greasy, hot, bone soup, fat chicken, and other overly nourishing foods to avoid causing blood stasis. The early stage of fracture is generally 1-2 weeks.

2. Middle stage of fracture

In the middle stage of fracture, you can appropriately consume foods with high nutritional value, appropriately supplement calcium, and appropriately consume bone soup, chicken soup, animal liver, wolfberry, Eucommia ulmoides and other foods to meet the growth needs of bone callus. The mid-term fracture period is generally 2-4 weeks. If the wound is still in severe pain or is obviously red and swollen during this period, it is advisable to apply medicated wine locally to reduce inflammation, promote microcirculation and repair damaged tissue.

3. Late stage of fracture

In the later stages, the dietary recommendations for fracture patients are that because callus growth has already begun, patients only need to continue to consume foods with high nutritional value. The late stage of fracture is generally more than 5 weeks. If there is still dull pain in the affected area during this stage, it is advisable to use Chinese herbal medicine for local medicated baths every day to eliminate internal congestion and avoid developing rheumatoid arthritis.