Home Remedies for Bed Sores
Bedsore is a condition that affects bedridden patients. It is seen in hospitalized people, people in comma, elderly persons etc. When people lie on the bed for long then the blood supply to the part which gets pressurized continuously cuts off and causes bedsore. Bed sore starts as a red color on the skin and then in time it turns to purple and if left untreated then it breaks open and may cause infections. In certain cases it may affect the muscles and the bone also.
Remedies for Bedsore
1. Turn the patient and change the position of the patient in every one hour. Wash the bedsore with a solution of water and turmeric powder and then wipe the wound and make it dry with a soft cotton cloth. You can also use witch hazel along with turmeric root to wash the sore.
2. Wash the bedsore with honey and sugar poultice in order to get rid off the infection and the poison from the wound.
3. Apply pure wheat germ oil or aloe vera as such on the sore or apply it in the form of cream on the wound. Always keep the body dry with out any moisture as moisture plays an important role in bedsore formation.
4. Take slippery elm and comfrey leaves in equal quantities and make a paste with them and apply the paste directly on the sore. Otherwise you can take the paste in a clean and soft cloth and tie the cloth on bedsore.
5. Calendula is another remedy for bedsore. You can apply calendula directly on the wound or can apply it as a cream. This will help you to remove the bedsores.
6. Massage the body of the patient softly and this will improve the blood circulation to the skin and thus prevent the bedsore formation. You can use vitamin E oil all over the body and thus prevent the expansion of the bedsore.
7. The patient has to give a diet rich in vitamin A, E, B,C, and zinc and care should be taken to avoid meat. Also try to include food rich in fibers.
8. Spray the entire body of the patient with Lysol at least once in a day and this is found to be a good remedy for bedsore.
