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What Can You Do to Prevent Gangrene?
- 14:38, 7th September 2018
- Test Organization
- Diseases and Infections
- Gangrene
Gangrene is the condition when your body tissue dies either because of a bacterial or fungal infection or there becomes a severe crisis in blood flow. Gangrene mainly affects the injuries of the toes or limbs, but sometimes can also develop in an internal organ.
People having diabetes or atherosclerosis (a condition where arteries get hardened) have more chances of developing it. This happens due to the fact that diabetes or atherosclerosis function like underlying conditions that decrease the blood flow.
A person affected by gangrene will have discolored skin which ranges from blue to purple, bronze to red; extreme cases might have the skin turning entirely blackish in color. The epidermal layer of the skin develops blisters and discharges a foul-smelling odor from the affected part. The types of gangrene are dry gangrene, wet gangrene, Meleney’s gangrene and gas gangrene.
Tips to prevent gangrene
Gangrene scars you for life. The area affected by this might be in need of reconstructive surgery as the bacteria spreads fast and need to be stopped by medical treatment. Some of the few ways to lessen the risk of gangrene are:
1. Take care of your diabetes - A person who has diabetes needs to check for any signs of cuts or sores on their bodies daily. Signs of redness or swelling of a cut is fatal and you need to keep the level of blood sugar in check.
2. Decrease your weight - Extra weight gives you the chance of having diabetes. Not only this, you might have pressure on the arteries which constricts the blood flow, thus resulting in slow healing of wounds.
3. Avoid extreme low temperature - Gangrene affects frostbitten parts often because the cold reduces blood flow in the affected area.
Septic shock is a more severe kind of gangrene. Know about this from the professionals of Curedit.
