Reasons for itching of episiotomy wound

We will definitely encounter wounds in our lives, but do you know how to deal with wounds? In other words, do you know how to avoid wound infection? Do you know how to deal with special situations when your wound encounters them? Here I will introduce to you a special situation of wound - itchy episiotomy wound. What is the cause of this situation? Below we will answer your question about itching in episiotomy wound.

reason:

Symptoms caused by local granulation hyperplasia or inflammatory stimulation. Generally speaking, symptoms of itchy incision often occur during the wound healing process after a normal delivery episiotomy. New blood vessels and nerves grow connective tissue at the patient's wound site. These new blood vessels and nerves are very dense and crowded together, and the nerves are easily stimulated, leading to symptoms of itchy wound. Moreover, our nerve regeneration is relatively slow, and it mostly regenerates in the later stages of wound healing. So normally, the appearance of itchy wounds proves that the patient's wound is about to heal. Therefore, once the patient's episiotomy wound begins to itch, as long as they can still bear it, they should avoid taking any treatment measures. In particular, avoid scratching the wound, as this will not only aggravate the itching of the wound, but may also cause wound infection. If the patient's nerves are more sensitive and it is really unbearable, some antipruritic hormone drugs can be used to act on the wound

The above introduces the reasons why episiotomy wounds itch. Through the above introduction, everyone will have a certain understanding of the itching of episiotomy wounds, and when encountering such a situation in the future, they will also know what measures to take. I also have a certain understanding of how to deal with wounds. This will avoid the situation where our wounds are not treated quickly. The above is the problem of itchy episiotomy wound that I will introduce to you today.