Arnica

FormerMember
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Hi ,

My first post to the forum. I am due for a rectal biopsy in the  next week . A friend has suggested taking Arnice to help wound healing, wound healing. 

Has anyone any advice experience on this subject>

  • Arnica is claimed to help healing, which may or may not be true, as evidence is somewhat sparse, and I doubt anyone has conducted trials of using it internally.

    But it has to be applied locally to get any 'benefit'. The last thing you should be doing after a biopsy is poking things up your bum: the biopsy wounds will lead naturally in 99.9% of cases; poking around damaged tissue that you cannot see or feel risks further damage, bleeding, and infection.

    So, I'd advise against it.

    - - -

    Heinous

    If I can't beat this, I'm going for the draw.

    Meanwhile, my priority is to live while I have the option.

  • As I understand it Arnica cream can be used to treat bruising but should not be applied to broken skin.