Atrial fibrillation of the heart is an unpleasant disease, the treatment of which is reduced both to the elimination of symptoms and the restoration of a healthy heart rhythm. The main manifestations of such arrhythmia are a rapid, irregular heartbeat, an increased pulse, general symptoms of weakness, dyspnea, dizziness.
Than atrial fibrillation is dangerous, because it is one of the causes of strokes, heart attacks, blood clots. The fact is that uneven impulses that cause the heart to shrink and unclench outside the rhythms provoke the formation of blood clots that accumulate, as a rule, in the left atrium. After an attack of atrial fibrillation, such clots easily come off and begin free movement along the vessels.
Can you treat atrial fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation is insidious in that it can easily be missed, since the symptoms may not be pronounced. It is very common for patients to know about the presence of atrial fibrillation only after passing the ECG. Others say that the symptoms were so weak that they did not pay attention to them. Therefore, it is very important to monitor your own state of health and, if you have suspicions and even short-term seizures - go to a doctor. As a rule, people are affected by this disease after 60 years old, or having other chronic diseases (hypertension, arrhythmia, etc.)
How to treat atrial fibrillation?
With timely treatment, atrial fibrillation is completely cured with medicinal preparations, and also with the help of non-surgical methods of influence. In the event that medication and hardware treatment does not improve and the situation is aggravated, then an operation is prescribed.
To help in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, general health improvement also comes: the right way of life and nutrition, feasible exercise, the abandonment of bad habits. Physical stress in cardiac arrhythmia is not contraindicated.
Recommended daily walks in the fresh air, morning exercises, motor activity.
Diet at the atrial fibrillation of the heart assumes all the principles of healthy nutrition. In the food advise to use more plant components and give up too fatty foods. In addition, you need to add foods rich in potassium and magnesium. Do not overeat and eat at night, and eat in small portions, but more often. Harmful products with arrhythmia should be excluded: coffee, alcohol, very strong tea, as they can provoke attacks.
Widespread use of folk remedies for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, which in no way replace general therapy, but only complement it.
Atrial fibrillation - treatment with folk remedies
Medicinal herbs such as St. John's wort, motherwort, valerian , yarrow, calendula, hawthorn can become good assistants in the fight against atrial fibrillation. Several folk recipes:
- The fruit of the dogrose and hawthorn mixed with the herb of the motherwort mixed and insisted in a hot thermos all night. This infusion is taken 3 times a day before meals for ¾ cup.
- You can use the ready-made hawthorn infusion from the pharmacy.
In this case, it is taken before meals in an amount of 25-30 drops. - In the water bath, the herbs of St. John's wort, mint, rosemary and valerian are brewed for 15 minutes. Such a decoction is taken 4 times a day on a tablespoon.
- The hips are boiled for 10 minutes and add to honey. Take it 4 times a day before meals for half a cup. This option is very useful for the body as a whole and very pleasant to the taste.
- Kalina is also used in the fight against arrhythmia, its berries are poured with boiling water and cook for about five minutes on low heat. Take such a decoction on an empty stomach, twice a day