How can i treat bed sores?

Bedsores: Bedsores fall into one of four stages based on their severity. The appropriate treatment would depend on the stage of your bedsores. The first step in treating a sore at any stage is relieving the pressure that caused it. See a doctor for evaluation.

Avoid same position: Try to keep changing position so there is no prolonged pressure. Orally supplement glutamine will nourish skin and prevent skin breakdown.

Remove pressure : The first line of treatment is taking pressure away from the affected area with the use of pillows, etc. The sores should be evaluated and treated by a wound care specialist who will start a wound care treatment protocol.

Simple treatment: Bedsores are caused by unrelieved pressure over boney areas but are also caused by friction and deep tissue shearing so moving around worsens them. The keys are simple, get them and keep them off the area entirely as much as possible. Make sure they have good nutrition to help healing. Avoid medicines that slow down healing like antiinflammatories Motrin or advil (ibuprofen). Skilled wound docs are key.

Pressure wounds: Pressure wounds are all about pressure off loading. Alleviation of the pressure / decreased blood flow is the key. Therefore environmental modification of beds, turning routine, and wheel chairs are of paramount importance. Wound care with adequate surgery to clear the bad tissue is also important. Nutrition should be optimized. Occasionally flaps are done on full thickness wounds.

Antipressure measure: Frequent position changes will prevent and heal existing wounds. Avoid staying in any single position more than two hours if confined to bed, along with cushioning of current wounds. Appropriate nutritional support and antibiotic treatment if wounds become infected are also important considerations.

Need more info...: Bed sores or pressure ulcers can develop in at-risk skin in 2 hours, which is why hospitals rotate position of immobile patients with that frequency. Treatment depends on severity, but if mild, a protective cover (moleskin or similar) and pressure avoidance / repositioning, can allow it to heal. Pharmacies often have more sophisticated dressings that protect and cushion, some need a doctor's order.