Bed Sores

Bed sores or pressure sores, is a kind of common skin ulcers, this is due to long period of pressure on a given part of the body. It usually affects paralyzed, disabled, or handicapped person and affects the bony area of the body. When bed sores prevent the blood flow in a certain affected area, it can lead into a serious health concern.

Four stages of Bed Sores:

1. Dark Skin or redness
2. Abrasion or Blister
3. Skin Loss exposing tissues
4. Skin Loss exposing bones

Bed sores may occur in any of the following or depends on the fixed position of the affected person:

• Ankles
• Spine
• Head
• Buttocks
• Heals
• Lower Back
• Hip bones
• Shoulders

Symptoms

• Skin lesions
• Pus formation
• Skin moistness
• Skin discoloration
• Bad odor in affected area
• Swelling or inflammation

Causes

• Skin Irritation
• Dehydration
• Poor nutrition
• Sedentary lifestyle or immobility

Home Remedies / Treatment for Bed Sores

Calendula:
In cream form, apply in newly cleaned affected area

Aloe Vera:
In Gel or Cream form, apply in affected area

Lysol:
Put Lysol into a sprayer and spray all over the body of the affected person

Sugar:
Mix sugar with honey and apply in the bed sore wounds

Wheat Germ oil:
In cream form, apply topically in affected areas

Comfrey leaves and slippery elm:
Make a paste by combining equal parts, put in a piece of cloth and tie to the affected area

Witch hazel and goldenseal:
Make a concoction and use to wash the bed sore wounds

Bed Sores Prevention

Drink plenty amount of water
Eat healthy and balanced meals
Eat foods rich in vitamin C and Zinc or take oral supplement
Change position of a handicapped person once in every two hours
Use ripple bed or mattress to for continuous flow of blood
Always keep skin dry and clean most of the times