HIV treatment folk remedies involves the use of methods alternative medicine to strengthen the immune system and increase its resistance to various viral and infectious agents. Cure the infection forever with traditional medicine impossible. You can only strengthen your immune system and prevent the development of various diseases associated with immunodeficiency.
The infection cannot be transmitted by airborne droplets, during communication with a sick person, when sharing household items and personal hygiene with an infected person, through insect bites. can happen in different ways:
- During intimacy without using barrier contraceptives;
- Use of needles or syringes during consumption narcotic substances;
- Through breastfeeding;
- By blood transfusion or other medical manipulations(abortion, operations).
Stages of disease development
After infection with viral agents, the infection penetrates the structures of immune cells, after which antibodies are produced in the body. This phase is called incubation. Three main stages of infection development are classified:
- Acute phase. In most cases, there are no symptoms; the infected person has no idea that a dangerous virus is present in his body. Sometimes clinical manifestations are expressed in the form of febrile temperature, pain in the joint apparatus or general intoxication of the body.
- Latent phase. At this stage, the virus does not yet manifest itself. Irreversible processes occur in the immune system, the structures of protective cells are destroyed, but there are no symptoms yet. It is difficult to guess that an infection has occurred. At this stage, a person is a carrier, so he can infect sexual partners without even realizing it.
- Development phase of secondary pathologies. It is at this stage that they appear serious violations in health. The immune system is significantly damaged, its cells are gradually destroyed. This is expressed in various clinical manifestations. If not treated at this stage, do not suppress the activity of the virus.
Clinical manifestations
There are certain signs that can be used to detect the presence of infection in the body. The main signs are: periodic or regular intestinal upset, the presence low-grade fever, weight loss, increased fatigue.
- Secondary symptoms of infection in the body: rashes on the epidermal layer, cough long time, an increase in the size of the lymph nodes.
Application of unconventional methods
Treatment of HIV infection with folk remedies does not help get rid of dangerous virus, but it helps to suppress its activity, stop further destruction of immune cells, and strengthen the body’s resistance to secondary diseases. There are certain ways to deal with infectious agents. They can be used at home. But we must remember that with such an infection, comprehensive, complete therapy is important with the mandatory use of traditional antiretroviral drugs prescribed by the attending physician.
Support normal function immunity can be achieved with natural remedies, for example, beekeeping products, herbal medicine.
It is recommended to use such an effective folk remedy as St. John's wort decoction. With its help, you can suppress the activity of harmful microorganisms. To prepare the medicine, you need to take a tablespoon of dry raw materials, a teaspoon of sea buckthorn extract and a liter of clean running water. Boil the liquid, place the dry raw materials of the medicinal plant in a container, and boil over low heat for 60 minutes.
Next, you need to strain the mixture, add the sea buckthorn extract, and mix all the ingredients to a uniform consistency. Let the medicine sit for 48 hours. Drink 100 grams daily, at equal intervals - at least four times a day.
Sprunella decoction
Herbal healing involves the use of a plant called sprunella. It's not easy to get, but it's worth the effort. A decoction is also prepared from this plant. For a tablespoon of dry raw materials, you need to prepare one and a half liters of boiling water. Pour liquid over the herb and leave for three hours. Next, the mixture must be filtered and consumed once a day, 250 ml.
Liquorice root
Treatment at home involves the use of licorice root, which can help slow down the development of infection.
To prepare the medicine, you need to pour boiling water over a tablespoon of dry raw material, boil the root over low heat for 60 minutes and cool. Strain, add three tablespoons of honey. Drink the decoction half an hour before meals, one glass.
Chinese cucumber decoction
It is recommended to use Chinese cucumber to enhance the body's protective functions. It needs to be crushed, put the pulp into a container, and put on low heat. When the mixture boils, add a few nettle leaves and boil for about five minutes. Next, turn off the heat and add a spoonful of chamomile. Let it sit for several days in a warm place. Next, strain the broth.
Consume 250 grams once a day after meals. During treatment, it is recommended to follow a certain diet - exclude ethanol-containing drinks.
To improve blood fluid levels, it is recommended to use calendula infusion. You can buy it at any pharmacy chain. Take two drops after waking up, then throughout the day, one drop at intervals of 60 minutes. At night, take the same dose as in the morning. After three days, take a short break, and then continue treatment.
The duration of the course is at least 4 months. Further treatment carried out after a month's break, when the course of therapy can be repeated again.
Negative aspects of treatment
Folk remedies do not make it possible to completely cure an infection. This is not a panacea; in parallel, it is necessary to use medications prescribed by the treating specialist. Before you start using any folk remedies, it is recommended to first agree on the methods of treatment with your doctor.
Herbal medicine and other folk methods will help in treating the disease. Thanks to them, it is possible to prevent the further spread of the infectious process in the body, suppress the activity of the virus, and stop its destructive effect on the cells of the immune system. It is very important to take parallel supportive medications prescribed by your doctor. This will stop further progression of the virus in the body. Subject to all medical recommendations It is possible to live a full life after becoming infected with HIV.
For many years now, doctors around the world have been sounding the alarm: HIV infection is affecting more and more young people. IN last decades The immunodeficiency virus has become a real disaster modern society. Penetrating into the blood, it “hides” for a long time, does not make itself felt, and is in an incubation period from 2-3 months to several years. Then it begins active reproduction, gradually infects and destroys immune cells body. If the virus is not detected on early stage, its destructive effect leads directly to the deadly AIDS.
Many sick people believe that HIV infection can be gotten rid of with the help of medicinal plants. However, this is a dangerous misconception. Complete treatment can only be carried out under the strict supervision of professional doctors. The patient must regularly take the necessary medications for a long time. However, supplementing treatment with plants that cleanse the body and strengthen the immune system will be very useful. You just need to discuss this with your doctor.
Well, today we will talk about the treatment of HIV infection with folk remedies, herbs, using them as additional means:
Treatment with folk remedies and herbs
As we have already said, folk remedies, the use of certain medicinal plants, herbs, can have a very positive effect on the state of the immune system. Regular consumption will help strengthen the immune system and suppress the viability of the virus, which is very important for people with immunodeficiency. I offer you some folk recipes that may help:
A well-known remedy that suppresses the activity of the HIV virus is St. John's wort. Prepare a decoction from it: pour the well-dried, finely broken herb into a small pan, always enameled. Pour 1 liter of soft filtered or bottled water, boil at a low temperature control setting for exactly 1 hour. Then remove from the stove. Let it cool thoroughly.
Pour the strained, cooled broth into a jar. Add 50 g of natural sea buckthorn oil. Mix everything thoroughly. Refrigerate and leave for 2 days. Recommended dosage: half a glass up to four times a day.
Can be cooked very strong remedy to strengthen the immune system - banana kvass (on the peel). Wash and dry with a napkin 3 cups of very finely chopped ripe banana skins. Transfer to a 3-liter jar. Add 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 tsp. natural sour cream from the market. Stir.
Fill the jar with the peel with warm boiled water"up to the shoulders." Cover the neck with a gauze napkin and tie it tightly. Place in a warm place. Kvass takes 2 weeks to prepare. Pour out a liter for a new preparation, and the rest can be drunk. Ready product drink a quarter glass before meals. Drink for a long time.
Carrying out treatment HIV infection, it is very useful to take a decoction of licorice root. This remedy improves immunity and also improves blood counts. To prepare, pour 50 g of finely chopped dry root into a saucepan. Take 1 liter of water. Boil, reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour. Ready decoction should cool on its own, after which you can strain. Pour into another bowl, add another 3 tbsp. l natural honey. Drink a glass in the morning, immediately after waking up.
In addition to the decoction, you can take alcohol tincture from the root of this medicinal plant. Prepare it as follows: Peel, wash fresh root licorice (100 g). Fill it up cold water, leave it overnight. In the morning, dry and grate. Place everything in a liter glass jar and shake. Add half a liter of vodka. Place in the dark for 10-12 days. It is recommended to take the finished tincture after meals, twice a day. Dripping on the station. l. boiled water 5 drops. tinctures. The recommended course is three months.
Very good folk remedies-immunomodulators - propolis and dead bee. It is useful to supplement the treatment of HIV infection with these drugs. Just remember that treatment with them is not comparable to drinking alcohol!
Let's look at the recipes:
Dead bees. High-quality dead food, no more than 2 tbsp. l. Boil over very low heat in 1 liter of bottled water. Strain the finished, cooled product. Add 1 tsp. infusion of propolis (water). Stir. It is recommended to take 1 tbsp. l. in the morning, after breakfast.
Propolis. Crush 10 g of propolis very finely. Transfer to a small bowl. Add half a glass of water there. Place over boiling water water bath where you keep it for 1 hour. Cool the finished medicine, take a quarter glass 1-3 times a day.
Treatment with folk remedies with herbs, can be supplemented healthy syrup to improve immunity. Place half a kilo into a large saucepan fresh berries lingonberries, the same amount of viburnum. Place 1 kg of fresh, sliced apples (green varieties) there. Add 2 cups of chopped kernels walnuts. Pour 2 kg of sugar, pour 300 ml of water. The path will stand until the sugar dissolves. Then boil the syrup. Cook on low heat for half an hour. Cool the finished syrup and transfer it to a jar. Take 1 tbsp. l. on an empty stomach, before breakfast. You can take a sip of boiled water.
Pour a glass of filtered or bottled water. Add 1 tsp. natural 6% apple cider vinegar, as many bee honey. Add 1 more drop. Lugol's solution (sold at the pharmacy). Drink a glass of this mixture in the morning, 2-3 times a week. If during the treatment period you begin to feel a metallic taste in your mouth, prepare the mixture without Lugol. In this case, it can be taken every day or every other day.
Remember that treatment of HIV infection without medical supervision will inevitably lead to fatal outcome. Therefore, when the diagnosis is confirmed, you should immediately begin drug treatment which your doctor will prescribe for you. After consulting with your doctor, supplement it with folk remedies and herbs. But under no circumstances replace it! Herbs will not cure HIV.
Do not exceed the dosage recommended by the recipe when preparing folk remedies. Also, do not exceed the recommended dosage for oral administration. Otherwise, it may worsen net worth, since exceeding the dose has toxic effects. Necessarily balanced diet, consumption of foods rich useful substances. Bad habits must be forgotten forever.
If your body is not affected by the immunodeficiency virus, but you are at risk, undergo regular medical examination, take a blood test to check the level of HIV antibodies. If a disease is detected, treatment must begin immediately! Correct, professional help from a doctor can prolong a person’s life for many years. Be healthy!
Before treating AIDS at home, it is necessary to clearly understand that at the moment there is no effective cure for HIV infection. But this is not a reason to give up, because using traditional medicine recipes, you can reduce the number of viruses in the blood, support the immune system, and partially restore impaired organ functions. At the same time, at home, you can help your body every day using certain methods.
Manifestations of HIV infection
The first mention of the human immunodeficiency virus appeared in the 80s of the last century. HIV infection is a disease characterized by a sluggish course and manifested in a weakened immune system. The last stage pathologies in which, due to decreased immunity, secondary diseases And tumor processes, commonly called “AIDS” (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
This terrible pathology cannot be treated and, as a rule, leads to death. At this time, the human body is so weakened that the cause of death can be a simple cold.
Aware of the dangers of HIV infection, many people are interested in information on how to detect AIDS at home. The main thing here is to know that the infection can hide in the human body for a long time. In some cases, even special tests are not able to detect the virus. Symptoms of the disease begin to appear only during the destruction of the body.
Often signs of AIDS include:
- fungal infections of the mucous membranes and lungs;
- prolonged fever with increased body temperature;
- rashes on the skin;
- enlarged lymph nodes;
- general deterioration of health;
- lack of appetite;
- development of Kaposi's sarcoma and much more.
If one or more symptoms occur, each person can be tested for HIV infection by taking a test and undergoing a series of necessary procedures.
It is impossible to get rid of the infection, but it is possible to cure secondary pathologies that develop against the background of HIV infection. Here you will need to use complex methods, which will include the use of drugs that affect the ability of viruses to reproduce, strengthen the immune system and protect the body from possible infection with another infection.
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Products to strengthen the immune system
You can prepare preparations at home that differ high efficiency when affecting the immune system. Thus, kvass made from banana peels is considered one of the most potent remedies. To prepare it you will need:
- 3 cups finely chopped banana peel;
- 1 cup granulated sugar;
- 1 tsp. sour cream;
- 3 liters of boiled cool water.
The peel is placed in a glass container and filled with water, sugar and sour cream are added there. The container is covered with gauze and left in a warm place for 14 days. Active release of gases will be a sign that the kvass is ready. It is consumed 4 times a day, 125 ml 30 minutes before meals.
To prepare a new portion of kvass, you can use the old starter: when the container is half empty, add water to it and leave until ready. It is necessary to change the starter when the drink loses its characteristic specific taste.
Calendula is often used to strengthen the immune system. At the pharmacy you need to purchase an alcohol tincture of calendula, which is taken according to the following scheme:
- in the morning - 2 drops;
- during the day - 1 drop;
- in the evening - 2 drops.
The tincture is consumed for 3 days, then take a break for 1 day. The course of admission is 5 months.
good therapeutic effect Beekeeping products have benefits, but when using them you must completely avoid drinking alcohol. To make a decoction of dead meat and propolis you should take:
- 2 tsp. death;
- 1 tsp. propolis;
- 500 ml water.
The dead meat is placed in a container, filled with liquid and boiled for 120 minutes. Then the broth is filtered, propolis is added to it. Use the drug 1 tbsp. l. per day after meals.
Licorice-based products have good anti-inflammatory, antitoxic and wound-healing properties. The substances that make up the plant have versatile biological activity and are widely used in both traditional and folk medicine.
In addition, you can prepare a berry-fruit mixture, rich in vitamins and microelements. You will need:
- 500 g each of lingonberries and viburnum;
- 1 kg of green apples;
- 2 cups walnut kernels;
- 2 kg granulated sugar.
First of all, you need to add to granulated sugar some water and boil the syrup. Then all the prepared ingredients are poured into syrup and placed in jars. The medicine is taken 1 tbsp. l. a day before breakfast.
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Lifestyle as a method of combating HIV
Important medical complex The fight against HIV infection in general and AIDS in particular is a change in lifestyle.
A person must completely stop drinking alcohol and smoking. This will increase the concentration of vitamins and microelements in the blood, as a result of which the ability of the immune system to resist infection will also increase.
In the diet you only need to use natural products that do not irritate the organs gastrointestinal tract. It is necessary to exclude the intake of fatty, spicy, heavy foods, smoked and canned foods, baked goods and sweets.
Great importance should be attached to the daily routine. So, you should create a schedule according to which the patient will eat at the same time. Eating after 19:00 is strictly prohibited. Every day after meals and before bed you need to chew 9 g of honey in a honeycomb.
Doctors believe that visiting a bathhouse and fasting have a good effect on strengthening the immune system. The Russian steam room has always helped to cure colds and infectious diseases, and eliminated the symptoms of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. Effective assistance it will also help with AIDS.
The use of active fasting is intended to increase protective properties immune system. In this way, the body redirects resources from the process of digesting food to fighting infectious agents. Active fasting involves complete failure from food intake for a day or more. To eliminate the feeling of hunger, you can drink an unlimited amount of liquid with the addition of apple cider vinegar and honey.
After consulting a doctor, you can conduct a course of wet wraps to strengthen the body's defenses. The procedure will require a large piece of linen cloth, which is wetted in warm water and wraps around the body. Then you need to put the patient to bed and carefully wrap him in a blanket. After 2 hours, you need to unwrap the fabric and take a lukewarm shower. After a shower, it is important to put your body warm again.
And the main recommendation for HIV infection is to remember that full life possible even in case of illness. Every day must be met with good mood and the desire to get well. Scientists are actively working, and cures for AIDS will soon appear.
The human immunodeficiency virus is a pathology that destroys the body's natural defenses. Its danger is that it reduces the body's resistance to various infections, contributing to the development of serious diseases and their complications.
It is completely impossible to cure the disease, since its structure is constantly changing, which does not allow pharmacists to create substances that can destroy it. Treatment for HIV infection is aimed at strengthening the immune system and blocking the activity of the virus.
The disease has four stages, the last of which – AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) – is terminal.
HIV infection has a very long incubation period. After entering the body, the virus does not manifest itself for a long time, but continues to destroy the immune system. A person begins to get sick more severely and for a longer period of time, since the immune system is unable to cope even with “harmless” infections, which give complications, worsening health conditions more and more.
At the terminal stage, the immune system is completely destroyed, which gives impetus to the development of oncological tumors, severe damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, respiratory system, etc. The result is the death of the patient from one of the diseases of these organs.
HIV has four types, of which the first two are diagnosed in 95% of cases of infection, the third and fourth are extremely rare.
The virus is not resistant to exposure environment, antiseptics, alcohol solutions, acetone. He also can't stand high temperatures and dies already at 56 degrees within half an hour, and when boiled it is destroyed instantly.
At the same time, its cells remain viable when frozen (they are able to “live” 5-6 days at a temperature of 22 degrees); in solutions of narcotic substances they remain active for about three weeks.
For a long time, HIV was considered a disease of drug addicts, homosexuals and women of easy virtue. Today, among the carriers of the virus there are people with high social status and heterosexual orientation. Neither adults nor children are immune from infection. The main route of transmission is biological fluids body. Pathogenic cells are found in:
- blood;
- lymph;
- sperm;
- cerebrospinal fluid;
- vaginal secretion;
- breast milk.
The risk of infection increases in proportion to the number of pathogenic cells in these fluids, and at least ten thousand viral particles are required to transmit infection.
Methods of infection
The main routes of transmission of the virus are considered to be
- Unprotected sexual intercourse.
According to statistics, infection through this route is diagnosed in 75% of patients, but the risk of transmitting pathogenic cells is the lowest: about 30% of sexual partners become infected during the first vaginal contact, about 50% during anal contact, and less than 5% during oral contact.
Increases the risk of genitourinary pathologies (gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, fungi), trauma and microdamage to the mucous membranes intimate organs(scratches, ulcers, erosions, cracks anus etc.), frequent sexual contacts with an infected person.
Women are more likely to accept the virus than men, since the area of the vagina and direct contact with pathogenic cells is larger.
- Intravenous injections.
The second most popular way, since more than half of drug addicts suffer from it. The reasons are the use of one syringe or utensils to prepare the solution, as well as unprotected intimate contacts with dubious partners while under the influence of drugs.
- Intrauterine path.
During pregnancy, the risk of the virus passing through the placenta does not exceed 25%, natural childbirth and breastfeeding increase it by another 10%.
- Penetrating wounds from non-sterile instruments: infection occurs during surgical operations in dubious clinics, tattooing, manicure procedures, etc.
- Direct blood transfusion, untested organ transplantation.
If the donor has HIV positive status, transmission of infection is 100%.
The possibility of infection depends on the strength of the recipient's immunity. If the natural defense is strong, the course of the disease will be weaker and the incubation period itself will be longer.
Manifestations of pathology
Symptoms of HIV infection are a manifestation curable diseases, provoked by a weakened immune system, which makes diagnosis very difficult, since a person takes only the necessary tests, treats the consequences of the disease, without even knowing about his true status. There are slight differences depending on the stages of infection.
There are no symptoms characteristic of the virus: the manifestations of the disease are individual and depend on general condition health of the patient, diseases caused by him.
The first stage is the incubation period. This is the initial stage, developing from the moment pathogenic cells enter the body until one year. In some patients, the first symptoms appear within a couple of weeks, in others - no earlier than several months.
The average incubation period is one and a half to three months. During this period, symptoms are completely absent; even tests do not show the presence of the virus. Discover dangerous illness at an early stage is possible only if a person is faced with one of possible ways infection.
The second stage is the stage primary manifestations. They arise as a reaction of the immune system to the active proliferation of harmful cells. Usually occurs 2-3 months after infection, lasting from two weeks to several months.
It can happen in different ways
- Asymptomatic when the body produces antibodies and there are no signs of infection.
- Spicy.
The stage is typical for 15-30% of patients, the manifestations are similar to those of acute infectious pathologies:
- temperature increase;
- fever;
- enlarged lymph nodes;
- skin rashes;
- bowel disorders;
- inflammatory processes of the upper respiratory tract;
- increase in the size of the liver and spleen.
In rare cases, the development of autoimmune pathologies is possible.
- Acute with secondary pathologies – typical for most patients.
Weakened immunity allows existing representatives of opportunistic microflora to actively reproduce, which leads to exacerbation or the emergence of infectious diseases. At this stage, it is not difficult to cure them, but soon their relapses become more frequent.
The third stage is deterioration of work and condition lymphatic system. Lasts from two to 15 years, depends on how the immune system copes with viral cells. Enlargement of lymph nodes occurs in groups (except for the inguinal ones), not interconnected.
After three months their size comes to healthy condition, pain on palpation disappears, elasticity and mobility return. Sometimes relapses occur.
The fourth stage is terminal – the development of AIDS. The immune system is practically destroyed, the virus itself multiplies unhindered. All the remaining ones are susceptible to destruction healthy cells, many of them degenerate into malignant ones, and severe infectious pathologies develop.
AIDS also occurs in four stages
- The first occurs after 6-10 years. It is characterized by a decrease in body weight, rashes on the skin and mucous membranes containing purulent contents, fungal and viral infections, and diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Cope with infectious processes It is possible, but the therapy is long.
- The second develops after another 2-3 years. Weight loss continues, body temperature rises to 38-39 degrees, weakness and drowsiness occur. Observed frequent diarrhea, mucosal lesions oral cavity, fungal and viral lesions skin, the manifestations of all previously diagnosed infectious pathologies intensify, and pulmonary tuberculosis develops.
Conventional medications are unable to cope with the disease; only antiretroviral therapy can alleviate the symptoms.
- The third stage occurs 10-12 years after infection. Symptoms: exhaustion, weakness, lack of appetite. Pneumonia develops viral infections worsen, healing of their manifestations does not occur. Pathogenic microflora covers all internal and external organs and their systems, diseases are acute and give new complications.
The duration of HIV infection from the moment of infection until the death of the patient varies from person to person. Some die after 2-3 years, others live 20 years or more. Cases have been recorded of people dying from the virus within a few months. A person’s lifespan depends on his general health and the type of virus that has entered the body.
Features of HIV in adults and children
The clinical picture of the disease in representatives of the stronger sex does not differ from the manifestations that develop when the immune system is weakened. Girls suffer the infection more severely, as they begin to experience menstrual irregularities.
Menstruation occurs with severe pain, become abundant, bleeding is observed in the middle of the cycle. A common complication virus become malignant formations organs reproductive system. Cases of organ inflammation are increasing genitourinary system, they occur more severely and take longer.
In babies and newborns, the disease does not manifest itself for a long time, external signs none. The only symptom by which one can suspect the presence of pathology is mental retardation and physical development child.
Diagnosis of the disease
It is difficult to detect HIV at an early stage, since the symptoms are absent or similar to the manifestations of curable pathologies: inflammatory processes, allergies, infectious diseases. The disease can be detected by chance, during a routine medical examination, admission to a hospital, or registration during pregnancy.
The main diagnostic method is a special test, which can be done both in the clinic and at home.
There are a lot of diagnostic methods. Every year, scientists develop new tests and improve old ones, reducing the number of false positive and false negative results.
The main material for research is human blood, but there are tests that can make a preliminary diagnosis by examining saliva or urine using scrapings from the surface of the oral cavity. Wide Application They have not yet been found, but are used for home preliminary diagnostics.
HIV testing in adults is carried out in three stages:
- screening test - gives a preliminary result, helps to identify people who have been infected;
- reference – carried out to persons whose screening results are positive;
- confirming – establishes the final diagnosis and duration of presence of the virus in the body.
This phased examination is associated with the high cost of research: each next analysis more complex and expensive, so carry out full complex is not economically feasible for all citizens. During the study, antigens are identified - cells or particles of the virus, antibodies - leukocytes produced immune system to pathogenic cells.
The presence of harmful cells can be determined only after seroconversion is achieved - a state when the number of antibodies is sufficient to be detected by test systems. From the moment of infection until the onset of seroconversion, a “window period” occurs: during this time, transmission of the virus is already possible, but no test can detect it. This period lasts from six to twelve weeks.
If the diagnostic results are positive, you should contact your doctor to prescribe antiretroviral therapy. Which doctor treats HIV infection? An infectious disease specialist who is usually present at the central clinic of a city or regional center.
Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus
Once the virus enters the body, it remains there forever. Although research into the infection has been going on for decades, scientists have not been able to invent drugs that can destroy pathogenic cells. Therefore, almost 100 years after the discovery of the virus, the answer to the question of whether HIV infection can be treated remains a sad “No.”
But medicine is constantly inventing drugs that can slow down the activity of HIV, reduce the risk of developing pathologies, help cope with them faster and prolong the life of the infected person, making it full. Treatment of HIV infection involves taking antiretroviral therapy drugs, prevention and treatment of concomitant inflammatory processes.
Therapy is taking medications, but it is impossible to cure immunodeficiency using traditional medicine. Refusal of pharmaceutical products in favor of non-traditional recipes- a direct path to the development of AIDS and the death of the patient.
The effectiveness of treatment depends on many factors, but the most important condition for therapy is the patient’s responsible attitude towards the prescribed treatment. In order for it to produce results, medications should be taken at a strictly defined time, their dosage should be observed, and interruptions in treatment should not be allowed. Diet and maintenance are also indicated. healthy image life.
If these recommendations are followed, the number of protective cells increases dramatically, the virus is blocked, and even highly sensitive tests often cannot detect it. Otherwise, the disease continues to progress and leads to vital dysfunction important organs: heart, liver, lungs, endocrine system.
With HIV infection, the most effective treatment– antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Its main task is to prevent the development of complications and accompanying pathologies that can shorten the patient's life. HAART also helps improve the patient’s quality of life and make it full.
If therapy is carried out correctly, the virus goes into remission and secondary pathologies do not develop. This treatment also has a positive effect on psychological state infected: feeling supported and knowing that the disease can be “slowed down,” he returns to to the usual way life.
In our country, all antiretroviral drugs are provided to a person free of charge after he receives the status of an HIV-positive patient.
Features of antiretroviral therapy
HAART is prescribed on an individual basis, and the tablets included in it depend on the stage of development of the infection. On initial stage specialized treatment is not prescribed, it is recommended to take vitamins and special mineral complexes, helping to strengthen the body's natural defenses.
As preventive method Chemotherapy is indicated, but only for those persons who have been in contact with an HIV-positive person or a potential carrier of the virus. Such prevention is effective only in the first 72 hours after possible infection.
In the second and subsequent stages, therapy is prescribed based on the results clinical tests, determining the state of immunity. The terminal stage, that is, the presence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, requires mandatory medication. In pediatrics, HAART is always prescribed, regardless of clinical stage development of the child's illness.
This approach to treatment is determined by the standards of the Ministry of Health. But new research shows that early start antiretroviral therapy gives top scores treatment and has a more positive effect on the patient’s condition and life expectancy.
HAART includes several types of drugs that are combined with each other. As the virus gradually loses sensitivity to active ingredients, combinations are changed from time to time, which makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of treatment.
Several years ago, scientists presented synthetic drug Quad, which includes the main properties of prescribed drugs. A huge advantage of the medicine is taking only one tablet per day, which greatly facilitates treatment. This product has virtually no side effects, is easier to tolerate by the body, solves the problem of loss of sensitivity to active components.
Many patients are interested in whether it is possible to block the activity of the virus traditional methods and how to treat HIV infection at home? It should be remembered that such treatment is possible, but only if it is auxiliary and agreed with the treating doctor.
Folk recipes are shown to strengthen the body's defenses. These can be decoctions and infusions medicinal herbs, consumption of the gifts of nature, rich in vitamins, minerals and beneficial microelements.
Preventive actions
The immunodeficiency virus is a disease that can be prevented, but it cannot be cured. Today, developed countries have developed special programs, aimed at preventing HIV and AIDS, the control of which is carried out at the state level. Every person should know the basics of preventive measures, since there is no guarantee that infection will not occur.
You can avoid serious pathology if you take responsibility for your own intimate life. You should avoid sexual contact with questionable people, and always use condoms when having sex with a new sexual partner about whose condition there is no reliable information.
It is important that the sex partner is one and permanent, and has medical reports confirming the absence of HIV.
One of the popular myths is that a condom is unable to protect against the virus, since the latex pores are larger than the virus cells. This is wrong. To date barrier agents Contraception is the only way to prevent infection during sexual intercourse.
If a person suffers from drug addiction and injects drugs, he should always use disposable medical instruments, give injections using sterile gloves, have individual containers for preparing a narcotic solution. To avoid becoming a victim of direct transmission of the virus through the blood, you should refuse blood transfusions.
To carry out procedures where there is access to blood, choose trusted establishments, ensure that their employees carry out all manipulations with gloves, and that instruments are disinfected in the presence of the client.
If HIV is present in a woman who is preparing to become a mother, the baby’s condition is monitored throughout the pregnancy. Reduces the risk of infection in a child C-section and refusal breastfeeding. It will be possible to determine the baby’s HIV status no earlier than six months later, when the mother’s antibodies to the virus leave the baby’s body.
Artificial insemination methods can prevent severe infection in a child.
The expectant HIV-positive mother should eliminate all factors that reduce the baby’s immunity: stop smoking, stop drinking alcohol, take more vitamins, cure all infectious and inflammatory diseases, carry out therapy for chronic ailments to prevent their recurrence during pregnancy.
By following these rules you can prevent infection dangerous pathology and prevent its transmission healthy people. Since the disease cannot be cured, the only way ridding the world of the virus is to block its spread.
Nowadays, HIV is considered to be a disease of viral origin that negatively affects the human immune system. There is no cure for this disease, but the symptoms can be significantly mitigated using folk remedies.
The effectiveness of traditional medicine against HIV infection
Experts have developed active methods for treating HIV disease, one of them is traditional medicine.Many believe that you can be completely cured if you use traditional methods, but this erroneous opinion. Complete therapy must take place under the close supervision of doctors, and the patient must take medications regularly.
It would be a good idea to drink complex infusions or decoctions of medicinal herbs that can boost immunity.
Herbal treatment
You can support therapy against HIV infection at home with decoctions and infusions of medicinal herbs.
A decoction of it can suppress the virus. To do this, pour 6 tablespoons of dried herbs, a liter of boiled water, then cook over low heat for 60 minutes. Once the liquid has cooled to room temperature, filter and add a glass (50 grams) of sea buckthorn oil. After shaking the mixture, leave it for 2 days. After time, we take 100 grams orally four times a day.
Licorice root decoction
To prepare it, pour 50 grams of the plant with half a liter of water and cook for 60 minutes over low heat. After the liquid has cooled, strain and add 3 tablespoons of natural honey. We drink 200 milliliters twice a day before meals, the course of therapy is 90 days.Licorice-based infusion
Pour 100 grams of licorice root with a small amount of water, after 24 hours, grate the root on a fine grater. Then fill it with a bottle of vodka and place it in dark place and after 10 days the infusion is ready for use.Alcohol tincture of calendula
We infuse calendula flowers with 70% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10. You can also purchase a ready-made tincture at any pharmacy. The treatment regimen is as follows:- take 2 drops on an empty stomach;
- 1 drop every hour throughout the day;
- at night after the last meal, again 2 drops.
Decoction of Chinese cucumber, chamomile and nettle flowers
Fill the Chinese cucumber with clean water, bring to a boil, and add nettle leaves. Leave for 10 minutes, then strain and add dried flowers. Place in a dark place for 5 days and take once a day after eating.Sprunel herb decoction
Pour 50 grams of herb into 1.5 liters of boiling water and leave for three hours. Strain, add 50 grams of nettle leaves, previously crushed, and cook for 60 minutes. After the next straining, we drink 200 grams during the day.Treatment with bee products
Many centuries ago, people began to actively use bee products as medicinal therapy. Experts have recently discovered that bee venom can defeat viral infections, including actively combating HIV.Bee venom contains enzymes, toxic polypeptides, biogenic amines, and melitin. The latter consists of 50% of the poison itself, which is what can weaken HIV infection. There is no need to be afraid of the word “poison”, since it has no effect Negative influence on human body, but only for infection.
Healing with honey and propolis involves the gradual destruction of the HIV virus, cleansing blood vessels, and blood saturation useful vitamins and microelements. All activities are aimed at strengthening the immune system.
Before starting therapy, you need to eat a balanced diet and stop everything bad habits. It is important to have meals at the same time, and the interval between meals should not exceed 4 hours. You need to have dinner no later than 19:00, after which you are only allowed to drink a glass of kefir.
Propolis alcohol solution
To prepare such a solution that is effective in fighting infection, pour 100 grams of crushed propolis with half a liter of 96% alcohol. Shake for half an hour, and then leave in a dark room for 5 days, during which time we also shake occasionally. We filter and take 20 drops dissolved in 100 grams of water in the morning an hour and a half before meals and before bedtime.Aqueous propolis extract
For those for whom alcohol is contraindicated (children, pregnant women and other patients), you can prepare a water extract of propolis. To do this, pour half a glass of propolis, which must first be crushed, with half a glass of distilled water, leave in a water bath for about 3 hours, then filter. Take a teaspoon twice a day before meals.Alcohol based on corn or sea buckthorn oil
To prepare, mix oil and alcohol tincture (50 grams each) in equal proportions, place everything in a half-liter jar, and fill the remaining empty space with honey. Take a teaspoon twice a day an hour before meals.Apple cider vinegar with honey
This recipe is no less effective: pour 4 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and the same amount of honey into half a glass of water. During the first week of treatment, add a drop of iodine; in the second week, every other day we add 1 drop of iodine. It is also recommended to chew honeycomb before and after bedtime. At weeks 1, 4 and 5 of treatment, we wrap the body in a linen towel and lie down for an hour, covered with a warm blanket. After which we take a cool shower and fall asleep in warm, clean clothes.Dead bees
Boil two tablespoons of high-quality dead meat over low heat in a liter of purified water. After the mixture has cooled, strain and add a teaspoon water infusion propolis. Take one teaspoon after breakfast.Other folk remedies for HIV infection
There are also other methods of treatment using traditional medicine, aimed at strengthening the body's defenses, as well as fighting the virus.
This drink can boost immunity, which is especially important if you have a disease. To prepare it, you need 3 cups of chopped banana peel, three tablespoons of boiled water, 200 grams of sugar and 15 grams of sour cream - mix everything, cover with gauze and leave for 2 weeks. After which we take half a glass of kvass four times a day, half an hour before meals.
Cocktail is a storehouse of vitamins
This medicine can strengthen the immune system, which will help suppress the infection.We will need:
- 500 grams of lingonberries;
- 1 kg of green apples;
- 500 grams of viburnum;
- 2 cups walnuts;
- 2 kg sugar.
Tincture of calendula
widely used to treat many diseases, including HIV infection. It has a positive effect on the condition of the blood and also suppresses the virus. This product can be purchased at any pharmacy for a low cost. We take a couple of drops on an empty stomach after waking up, and during the day, one drop once an hour. Every three days of treatment, you need to take a two-day break.Oat decoction
A decoction of oats will help boost your immunity. Fill a glass of oats with five glasses cold water, then cook over low heat until the mixture acquires a jelly-like consistency. Strain the broth and add the same amount cow's milk and cook for another 3 minutes. Take warm before meals.Pros and cons of treatment with folk remedies
In past centuries, when there were no medicines, all people were treated exclusively with herbs. Nowadays, there are also those who do not resort to drug therapy, and are treated only with traditional methods. But such curative therapy has both its pros and cons.The advantages include:
- low cost;
- many components can be found in your home;
- has virtually no contraindications;
- herbs strengthen the immune system well;
- the components do not pose a danger to humans;
- does not contain chemicals.
- folk remedies are not strong enough to kill some infections;
- due to the unstable composition of some recipes, when stored under different conditions, the composition of the main components changes;
- some components may have a negative effect on the human body;
- when treating one of the diseases, you can provoke the development of another;
- some components may cause an allergic reaction;
- improper treatment can cause poisoning.