MINERAL WATERS AS AN ELEMENT OF MEDICAL REHABILITATION

Abstract

Drinking mineral waters (MW) of various compositions are one of the most effective methods of treating pathological conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, chronic diseases of the stomach, liver and gallbladder, intestines, as well as the urinary system, metabolic diseases. Internal use of MW affects the body at the systemic and cellular levels.Goal. Generalization of literature data on the use of drinking mineral waters in medical rehabilitation complexes for diseases.Materials and methods. The following methods were used in the work: analytical, information search, descriptive and generalization. To obtain data, an analysis of scientific and methodological literature was conducted to summarize the experience of using drinking mineral waters as a component of medical rehabilitation of diseases.Results. The characteristics of the versatile effect of mineral natural drinking waters on the gastrointestinal tract, urinary and cardiovascular systems of the body, the function of endocrine glands, and on metabolic and detoxification processes are presented. Summary data are provided on the use of mineral drinking waters in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (chronic atrophic gastritis, gastritis with reduced or preserved secretion, gastritis with increased acidity; gastroesophageal reflux disease, reflux esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, chronic viral hepatitis outside the active phase, dysfunction of the biliary tract and gallbladder, chronic hepatitis in the inactive phase, chronic secondary pancreatitis, chronic colitis); diseases of the endocrine system and metabolic disorders (type I and II diabetes mellitus, calcium metabolism disorders); diseases of the urinary system (chronic pyelonephritis in remission, primary and secondary nephrolithiasis, calcium nephrolithiasis, cystine nephrolithiasis, conditions after surgical interventions on the urinary tract and with a transplanted kidney); disorders of the cardiovascular system (angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, rhythm and conduction disorders, circulatory failure, stage II hypertension with labile or slowly progressive course, ischemic heart disease, neurocirculatory dystonia, vegetative-vascular dysfunction).Conclusion. The internal use of mineral waters for various diseases, which are diverse in composition, mineralization, and indications for therapeutic use, solves important problems of patho- and sanogenetic orientation.They include lengthening and deepening remission of diseases, the possibility of restoring the disturbed structure and function of internal organs, elimination or weakening of inflammatory processes.