Sorbents are special substances that remove harmful components from the stomach and intestines. They retain dangerous toxins, metabolic products, combine with them and promote removal along with feces. Today, almost all sorbents are sold without a doctor's prescription. They can be used by adults and children and at any age.
What are sorbents and how do they work?
Sorbents are special substances that remove toxic substances from the body, including dangerous metabolic products. These are large molecules with a special structure, thanks to which they can literally absorb unnecessary components like sponges and mechanically remove them along with feces. This process is called sorption, and the substance removed is called sorbate.
Thanks to this, such drugs provide several advantages:
- remove toxins;
- normalize digestion processes;
- redistribute enzymes in the body;
- improve metabolism;
- prevent the development of symptoms of poisoning and allergic reactions.
Symptoms of alcohol intoxication
The task of a narcologist is to cleanse the alcoholic’s body of toxic breakdown products of alcohol that were formed due to prolonged alcohol intoxication. It is recommended to carry out detoxification in a hospital setting; in other cases, it can be carried out at home. The severity of intoxication is assessed in three degrees:
- Easy.
- Average.
- Heavy.
You can cope with a mild degree on your own. In case of moderate and severe symptoms, it is necessary to urgently seek help from a narcologist. Otherwise, great damage can be caused to the patient’s health, even death.
It is necessary to call a doctor at home to administer a hangover drip, which relieves the following symptoms:
- Distraction of attention.
- Short-term loss of orientation in space.
- Nausea, pain in the head.
- Loss of coordination.
- Impaired diction.
- Increased heart rate and increased blood pressure.
Emergency detoxification from alcohol is necessary if the patient has:
- Loss of consciousness.
- Convulsions.
- Holding or stopping breathing.
- Heart rhythm disturbances, bradycardia.
Absorbents for the intestines: main types
Depending on the characteristics of the effect, sorbents are divided into several types:
- Adsorbents – filter substances on the surface.
- Absorbents - absorb substances into themselves.
- Ion exchange – remove toxins through ion exchange reactions.
- Complexing agents – remove harmful substances through the formation of chemical complexes.
Enterosorbents are also distinguished separately. This is a type of adsorbents that do not enter into a chemical reaction with toxins, but simply remove them mechanically. Such drugs protect the mucous membrane of the digestive organs by enveloping them. They protect cells from damage by dangerous substances.
There is also a classification of sorbents depending on their composition:
- carbon-based (activated carbon);
- silicon-based (synthetic and natural products);
- based on polymer compounds;
- natural sorbents, for example, apricot shells, nuts, pine cones.
Non-drug detoxification
In case of alcohol intoxication, specialists purify the blood using devices. The most popular procedures are:
Plasmapheresis is used for acute alcohol intoxication. Plasmapheresis is used for patients who cannot abstain from alcoholic beverages for three days or more. The procedure is carried out using a special centrifuge or membrane. The composition of the blood is divided into components, toxic substances are removed from them. Using this method, the blood is cleansed of toxins and deep and high-quality detoxification from ethyl alcohol is carried out.
Hemosorption. It is used for kidney pathologies. Toxic compounds are removed from the bloodstream using special sorbents for this purpose. The cleansing procedure is carried out outside the body. The patient does not feel pain or discomfort.
Indications and contraindications
The drugs must be used in the following cases:
- allergic reactions;
- food poisoning;
- drug poisoning;
- bronchial type asthma;
- damage by toxic substances;
- dysbacteriosis;
- atopic dermatitis;
- infection in the digestive organs;
- liver and kidney dysfunctions.
Sorbents can be used by patients of different ages, including small children. Pregnant women and during breastfeeding can use them with caution.
At the same time, one should not forget about contraindications:
- colitis;
- gastritis of various nature;
- ulcerative lesions of the digestive system;
- hypersensitivity to any component of the product;
- intestinal obstruction;
- bleeding in the intestines, stomach.
Medications for detoxification in moderate and severe stages of poisoning
Detoxification is recommended to be carried out in a hospital setting under the supervision of qualified doctors. The patient experiences unpleasant symptoms: nausea, vomiting, headache. There is deterioration in breathing, and the heart rhythm is disturbed.
There is a possibility of the patient falling into a comatose state. There is a risk of cardiac arrest and death. The narcologist adds medications to the dropper that have a sedative effect and eliminate vomiting, headache, and diarrhea. During detoxification, medications are used that restore liver activity, normalize blood pressure and heart rate. The following medications may be included in the IV:
- Vitamin C accelerates the breakdown of toxic substances.
- Heptral performs a protective function. Prevents damage to liver cells from alcohol.
- Glucose ensures the replacement of energy resources in the cerebral cortex.
- Trisol is used as a plasma replacement.
- Cerucal neutralizes nausea and vomiting.
- B vitamins have a beneficial effect on the activity of the central nervous system.
- Ringer-Locke solution successfully replenishes mineral salts - potassium, sodium, magnesium.
- Reamberin accelerates oxidative reactions during the breakdown of toxic substances.
- Magnesia sulfate lowers intracranial and blood pressure.
- Piracetam improves blood flow to the brain.
- Riboxin improves cardiac activity.
- Phenazepam relieves tremor and has a sedative effect.
Hypoallergenic diet for the intestines
To prevent harmful substances from entering the body, it is recommended to follow a hypoallergenic diet. Specific recommendations are developed by the doctor, depending on gender, age and other indicators. There is a general rule - patients should include the following types of foods in their diet:
- meat, including poultry, lean;
- kidneys, liver, stomachs;
- fermented milk drinks, such as kefir;
- cheese and cottage cheese;
- low-fat varieties of fish like pollock, hake;
- oatmeal, buckwheat, millet;
- any greens;
- all vegetables except orange, red and other bright colors;
- green apples, pears;
- gooseberries, white currants;
- any vegetable oil;
- butter;
- dried fruits, excluding dried apricots, dates and raisins;
- compotes, weak tea, unlimited water.
You should exclude foods such as, for example, fatty meat, fatty fish, citrus fruits, vegetables and fruits of bright colors, as well as juices based on them. It is not recommended to consume turmeric, strong tea and coffee, as well as different types of mushrooms, bread, buns and other baked goods.
The truth about waste and toxins
Advertising constantly asks us to cleanse ourselves of waste and toxins. It turns out that everything is polluted: the stomach and intestines, the liver and kidneys, bones and joints, blood and lymph.
What are wastes and toxins? Where do they come from in the body? And is it necessary to cleanse yourself of them?
Slags and toxins:
The term “slag” does not exist in scientific medicine. Adherents of cleansing the body by toxins mean harmful waste generated in the process of life, and include fecal and bilirubin stones, old bile and mucus, salts and oxides of heavy metals, preservatives, and pesticides. They accumulate in the body, since the body itself cannot cope with them, and poison it. Therefore, cleansing is necessary - with enemas, juices, various procedures, fasting, etc.
In contrast to waste, toxins are a term used in medicine. Simply put, these are poisons that are formed when any malfunction occurs in the functioning of the body, that is, during a disease or pathological condition. And they really have a negative impact on health. But in this case, it is not cleaning that is required, but treatment, which is what doctors do.
In a healthy person, the body copes well with removing all waste substances on its own. Nature has made sure that all our organs and systems work harmoniously, self-regulate and self-clean. The body is a well-equipped, perfect laboratory in which various biochemical processes continuously take place, which maintains it in a stable balance. Is it necessary to interfere in this work without reason?
Is it necessary to cleanse the intestines?
The very first thing it is recommended to start cleansing the body with is cleansing the intestines. It is allegedly clogged with fecal stones, which accumulate up to 5 kg by the middle of life. Of course, people get scared: 5kg in the colon, no joke. And they do daily enemas, drink laxatives under the guise of cleansing products, and fast.
What happens as a result?
The colon, accustomed to having an enema do everything for it, after some time simply stops working, and then it is necessary to empty the intestines of feces only with the help of an enema or a laxative. In addition, when washing with an enema, beneficial microflora, which is involved in the last stage of food breakdown, is washed out of the colon. As a result, the body’s mechanism for releasing waste from the digestive process is disrupted. As for fasting, it is simply dangerous to carry out it without medical supervision. And it is not indicated for everyone, but there are plenty of contraindications to this serious procedure.
What are the dangers of a liver cleanse?
Another very popular remedy is liver cleansing with vegetable oil and lemon juice. It consists of alternately taking juice and oil on an empty stomach.
What happens in the body?
Vegetable oil is a strong laxative, and the intestines will definitely be cleansed. Well, lemon juice drunk on an empty stomach, if its secretion is increased, will cause severe inflammation of the mucous membrane. The liver will begin to process vegetable oil, bile will accumulate in the gallbladder and be released into the stomach. If the discharge is very strong (and it will be so due to vegetable oil), the stones, if they are in the gallbladder, will move out of place and can block the bile duct. And this is an urgent operation. Here's what you can do for yourself if you decide to cleanse your liver a little.
In medicine, there is a procedure - tubage: the patient drinks mineral water on an empty stomach and lies on a heating pad on his right side. Tubage also stimulates bile secretion, but does it more gently. So, this procedure is also performed only according to medical indications.
A healthy liver does not need to be cleansed: neither with unsafe procedures nor with dietary supplements. It cleanses the body of toxins that enter it. Well, if the liver is sick, it should be treated, but not cleansed.
To clean or not to clean?
It must be said that there is some truth in the reasoning of adherents of cleansing the body: yes, we live in an unfavorable ecological environment, we eat unhealthy food and drink poor-quality water, indulge in excesses and do not give up bad habits, move little and chronically do not get enough sleep, are nervous, anxious and We're angry. All this undermines health. But purges will not help restore it, and in some cases may even undermine it.
But there is a way out, and the simplest one: a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition and a positive attitude. No matter how trivial these remedies are, they work. Just don’t treat this with fanaticism – it doesn’t lead to any good.
Prepared by:
Gastroenterologist-nutritionist – Kosnikovich L.N.
Scope of application of plasmapheresis
Plasmapheresis provides detoxification, hemorheological, coagulation and immunocorrective effects and is therefore widely used by specialists at the Medixity clinic for the treatment of diseases of various profiles.
We use plasmapheresis in the treatment of the following diseases: In obstetrics and gynecology:
- with gestosis of pregnancy;
- with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome;
- in the complex treatment of genital infections;
- in the complex treatment of chronic recurrent salpingo-oophoritis;
- in the complex treatment of chronic diseases of the uterus and appendages;
- with menopausal syndrome;
- with premenstrual syndrome;
- with chronic miscarriage;
- in the treatment of cholestatic hepatosis in pregnant women;
- in preparation for IVF, etc.
In urology:
- in the treatment of urinary tract and kidney infections;
In surgery:
- in the complex treatment of diseases of the hepatobiliary system: ( cholecystitis, pancreatitis);
- for preparation for surgical interventions and in the postoperative period;
- for angiopathy of various origins, etc.
In cardiology and vascular surgery:
- with viral myocarditis;
- with angina pectoris;
- for post-infarction syndromes;
- in the treatment of carditis in connective tissue diseases;
- for cardiomyopathy in autoimmune diseases and autoimmune crises;
- with systemic atherosclerosis;
- with coronary heart disease;
- with dyslipidemia;
- in the complex treatment of hypertension;
- for vascular diseases of the lower extremities (obliterating endarteritis, thromboangiitis), etc.
In endocrinology:
- with metabolic syndrome;
- for diabetes mellitus and its complications (retinopathy, nephropathy, polyneuropathy);
- with sensitization to insulin;
- with autoimmune thyroiditis;
- with Addison's disease;
In gastroenterology:
- with Crohn's disease;
- for nonspecific ulcerative colitis;
- in the treatment of hepatitis;
- with fatty hepatosis, etc.
In nephrology:
- in the complex treatment of chronic kidney diseases;
- in the complex treatment of lupus nephritis;
- in the complex treatment of Henoch-Schönlein disease – generalized productive vasculitis;
- with hemorrhagic vasculitis;
- with Goodpasture's syndrome;
- with paraproteinemia;
- with hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
In dermatocosmetology:
- for dermatitis and dermatoses;
- for psoriasis;
- with porphyria cutanea tarda;
- in the treatment of angiitis;
- in the treatment of rosacea;
- with Lyell's syndrome;
- with pemphigus (pemphigus);
- for acne;
- with herpes;
- with toxicoderma;
- for fungal infections, etc.
In rheumatology:
- with systemic lupus erythematosus;
- for rheumatoid arthritis;
- with systemic scleroderma;
- for allergic vasculitis;
- with hemorrhagic vasculitis;
- with periarteritis nodosa;
- with dermatomyositis, etc.
In ophthalmology:
- for endocrine ophthalmopathies;
- for uveitis;
- with pseudotumor (chronic nonspecific inflammation of the orbit);
- for diabetic retinopathy;
In allergology:
- for hay fever;
- with atopic dermatitis;
- for urticaria;
- in the presence of physical allergies (to heat, cold, sunlight);
- during a hypersensitization reaction, etc.
In pulmonology:
- with fibrosing alveolitis;
- for bronchial asthma;
- in the complex treatment of chronic diseases of the lungs and bronchi;
In neurology:
- with multiple sclerosis;
- with myasthenia;
- allergic encephalitis
- dimyelinating diseases of the central nervous system
- slow-acting viral infections of the central nervous system
- multiple sclerosis
- myasthenia gravis
- with hepatocerebral dystrophy.
In narcology:
- in the treatment of metabolic syndrome, etc.
In the treatment of viral diseases:
- cytomegalovirus;
- hepatitis;
- skin viral diseases;
- for intoxication after severe viral infections, etc.
In modern medicine, plasmapheresis is increasingly strengthening its position. It is effective in treating more than 300 different diseases. The range of applications is very wide - from alcohol and drug addiction, severe chronic diseases to anti-aging cosmetology. Whatever happens, do not despair! Thanks to a comprehensive modern approach, our clinic will help you.
Cleansing according to the method of Marva Ohanyan
According to this method, it is required to fast, use decoctions of medicinal plants and freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices. You should start your day at 5 a.m. and do a cleansing enema and take a warm shower. Instead of breakfast, you need to drink a herbal decoction, followed by physical activity.
This method allows 3 days for preparation, 10 days for fasting, and then a week's rest. Medicinal plants used:
- linden;
- mint;
- coltsfoot;
- nettle;
- calendula;
- valerian;
- lemon balm;
- oregano;
- horsetail;
- motherwort;
- yarrow;
- chamomile;
- sage.
1 tbsp is enough. l. raw materials per glass of boiling water.
Recommended juices:
- citrus fruits;
- berries;
- apples;
- watermelon;
- cherries;
- grapes;
- cabbage;
- zucchini;
- potatoes;
- carrots;
- beets;
- pumpkins.
To cleanse the liver, wormwood, St. John's wort, calendula, birch buds, and corn silk are used. To cleanse the kidneys, motherwort, corn silk, birch buds, bearberry, horsetail, and knotweed are used.
Preparation and use of the product:
- Pour a pinch of the mixture into 210 ml of boiling water and wait an hour.
- Strain and drink everything half an hour before meals.
Cleaning takes 10 days.
Cleaning from antibiotics and hormone-containing drugs at home
First we drink a course of probiotics to restore the microflora, then we drink 2 liters of water a day, sorbents and eat more natural antioxidants.
The effectiveness of probiotics has not been proven in any way by official clinical studies, only the experience of doctors as an evidence base. You need to take probiotics for at least 2 weeks, otherwise there will be no effect.
It is allowed to replace probiotics with fermented milk products. It is enough to drink a glass of kefir twice a day to normalize the microflora.
Expert advice
Some methods require a health check, so before implementing one of the ideas, we recommend that you contact a specialist and undergo a comprehensive examination. This is especially necessary when using radical methods, as well as for people who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, ulcers, etc.
You should also know that cleansing the body involves a step-by-step cleansing of all body systems, from the gastrointestinal tract to the lymphatic system, so it is recommended to complete all courses gradually in the specified order.
Stage No. 3 – cleaning the joints
Lack of vitamins and poor nutrition can result from impaired formation of meat and bone tissue and bone deformation. To prevent this situation, the body needs to cleanse the joints.
Potato water
Boil peeled potatoes, cut into cubes, in unsalted water for an hour. Pour the water into a separate container and take it at least 2-3 times a day on an empty stomach. This decoction cleanses the body and helps in the treatment of joint diseases: arthritis, polyarthritis, etc. Use the decoction for a month, after which you can take a short break.
Celery
Celery is used in folk medicine for the treatment and prevention of various diseases, since this root vegetable is a real storehouse of vitamins. Its juice is used to cleanse joints. It is recommended to drink freshly squeezed celery juice on an empty stomach (about half a liter at a time). The course is two weeks. You can make a smoothie: spinach, carrots and celery.
Folk recipe for cleaning brain vessels
You will need:
- lard (preferably from the inside) – 300 g;
- butter – 300 g;
- eight yolks;
- three glasses of heavy cream;
- honey – 300 g;
- cocoa butter – 100g.
Melt the fat and butter, add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over low heat. Keep refrigerated. Take 1 table. spoon three times a day.
How does intoxication occur after binge drinking?
An integral component of any alcoholic drink is ethyl alcohol (ethanol). In the human body, ethanol first turns into toxic acetaldehyde, and then into relatively safe acetic acid.
The processing of acetaldehyde is ensured by a special enzyme, acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, produced by the liver, but the body’s capabilities are far from limitless, and most often the drinker pours into himself many times more ethanol than the liver is, in principle, capable of producing the enzymes necessary to break it down.
This is how intoxication sets in, which sometimes even develops into full-fledged acute poisoning, and therefore it is necessary to remove toxins after binge drinking as soon as possible.
Cleansing the body without harm
As soon as you cleanse yourself and notice clear improvements: firm and elastic skin without acne, shiny hair, strong nails, a lot of energy, rare diseases, good immunity, stick to proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. It is important not only to cleanse yourself, but also to maintain the result. Having cleansed your body, you will feel a surge of vitality and begin to sleep better.
As your body cleanses itself, you may notice that some familiar foods begin to taste less pleasant. Try to avoid eating these foods, they are not very good for you.
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Vegetable juices
For cleansing, freshly squeezed juices are also used to cleanse the body. Vegetable juices are used for this purpose.
- Cucumber juice helps cleanse the liver and helps relieve constipation.
- Pumpkin juice – treats chronic constipation and removes toxins.
- Jerusalem artichoke juice actively removes toxins.
- Potato juice has anti-inflammatory properties in relation to the gastrointestinal tract, helps relieve constipation.
- Cauliflower juice improves liver function, prevents atherosclerosis , and removes toxins.
You can practice juice cleansing for 24 hours once every two weeks. At this time, you should avoid heavy foods, it is recommended to eat cereals and soups, and drink herbal tea. Throughout the day, you need to consume juices in small portions, so that the total amount of juice is about 1.5 liters. It is important to cook each portion by squeezing the selected vegetables. You can mix juices or drink one juice all day long, then another.
Vegetable juices do not irritate the gastrointestinal tract as much as fruit juices. However, you should still expect loose stools. Pain in the intestines and symptoms of nausea are also possible. Therefore, at first you need to drink no more than a glass of juice a day, gradually, with subsequent fasting days, increasing the dose.
Lymph cleansing scheme
One of the methods for cleansing lymph is bathing with Epsom salts and massaging the skin with a special brush. At the same time, you need to drink a sufficient amount of melt water per day. When making Epsom salts, the carbon component of magnesium carbonate is replaced with hydrogen sulfide. Magnesium then displaces hydrogen sulfide and combines with carbon again. It is this combination that allows you to obtain the healing effect of salt.
A relaxing bath that saturates the body with oxygen, stabilizes the magnetic field, and normalizes natural intracellular and metabolic processes will help cleanse the lymph in just 14 days.
How to cleanse blood at home using folk remedies
Lemon with garlic
Squeeze juice from 25 medium-sized lemons, pour 0.5 kg of garlic puree into them, leave for a couple of hours. Drink 1 teaspoon at night for 14 days.
Before you start cleansing your blood with lemon and garlic, consult a gastroenterologist. For hyperacid gastritis, peptic ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders, lemons and garlic are contraindicated.
Herbal tincture
Elderberry, primrose, dandelion, and nettle buds are poured with boiling water in proportions 3/3/1/1. After 3-4 minutes the tincture is ready. We drink 2 times a day: in the morning on an empty stomach and before bed. The drink can only be drunk fresh.
General information
Throughout life, the human body is subject to negative influences: this is how the environment, nutrition, medications and other factors affect it. All this affects both the appearance and the condition of the internal organs, because the body is polluted by toxic products .
Therefore, cleansing the body is a very important process, and cleansing is important for the skin, internal organs and tissues. However, a healthy body copes with such cleaning on its own. But not in the case when a certain organ of the digestive or urinary system is not able to function fully. In such a situation, complete cleansing of the body from toxins is prescribed for medical reasons. If a person is healthy, then cleaning can be carried out on his personal initiative.
How to cleanse the body - first aid
Poor environment, poor diet, smoking and alcohol - we pollute ourselves from the inside. Although we have a built-in self-cleaning system inside us, it may not cope with excessive loads. The intestines, kidneys, liver and skin are responsible for self-cleansing.
The first thing you need to do is go on a cleansing diet. Review your diet and eliminate sugar, fatty foods, dairy, fermented milk, meat, chocolate, bread, and alcohol. It is enough to stay on a clean diet for a couple of weeks and you will immediately feel the difference.
If you have chronic diseases, consult your doctor before going on a diet. For example, if you have low hemoglobin, you cannot give up meat.
Cleaning after taking medications
After long-term use of a number of drugs ( cytostatics , antibiotics ), the body also requires “reinforcement” and cleansing of the components of the drugs that adversely affect it. After all, the instructions for any of these drugs contain a large list of side effects. It is important to familiarize yourself with this point in detail, as well as find out how the active components are excreted from the body.
Restoring the body after antibiotics is necessary, since after prolonged use the liver, kidneys, immune system, and intestines suffer.
After taking antibiotics, it is necessary to maintain immunity by practicing a proper diet, walking and a healthy lifestyle in general. It is recommended to eat more green vegetables, wheat sprouts, buckwheat, and sesame seeds.
To restore the normal state of the liver, it is advisable to reduce the amount of fat in the diet to “facilitate” the work of the liver. It is not recommended to drink coffee or alcohol during this period. thistle or kelp will be beneficial for the liver . After all, the liver can repair itself; the most important thing is to provide optimal conditions for this.
Linex , Bionorm - will help normalize intestinal function . You also need to pay attention to your diet, because with the help of fermented milk products you can also restore the microflora, although this process occurs more slowly.
To ensure normal kidney function, you need to drink enough - about 2 liters of water per day. The bulk of the liquid should be drunk in the first half of the day. The urinary system is effectively supported by the consumption of bearberry .
