Frequent questions to the sanguessuga therapy

What is the amount of blood lost during a treatment?

With a treatment of 8 sanguessugas the bloodloss for the patient is including the blood letting after the treatment approx. 200 to 350 ml blood. "A small sanguessuga sucks 2 - 3 g, a big sanguessuga sucks up to 30 g, in average the quantity doubles with the blood letting after the sanguessuga therapy. Generally one counts on an average value of 20 - 30 g total blood loss per sanguessuga and to set 4 - 12 sanguessugas during a treatment"(1)

Does the bite of a sanguessugas cause pain?

The bite of a sanguessugas is felt by the patients like the bit of a mosquito. The bite of the sanguessugas is not painful thus. By the histamine-similar substances it can come in the process of the treatment to easy itching, similarly as with an insect bite.

With which diseases can sanguessuga help?

Is by its blood-diluting and container-extending effect the sanguessuga the ideal Therapeut for blood circulation disturbances. With multiplicity of diseases there is a connection with an unsatisfactory blood circulation. Clearly on the hand all diseases lie with our container system are connected like Thrombose, cramp veins, Haemorrhoiden, cardiac infarct, impact accumulations, calcifying the containers, Tinnitus.
At the same time it could be stated that the sanguessuga therapy can cause an improvement also with pain. Positive effects could be determined with rheumatism, arthrose, volume disk problems, pulling, bruises, muscular pains or muscle injuries.

Assistance if the sanguessuga doesn`t wnt to bite:

Under certain cirrcumstances sanguessugas do not bite easily:

• with cold skin
• with smokers
• with perfume-pure
• with older humans

Remedy is possible through warms up and cleaning of the skin. Furthermore it helps to soften the skin and to promote the blood circulation. If the sanguessuga does not want to bite at all, there is the possibility to puncture the skin with a needle.

Are there side effects?

With adequate execution of the sanguessuga therapy and attention of all contraindications heavy side effects arise very rarely. Local reactions are possible in the proximity of the point of bite, also blood cycle weakness occurs relatively more frequently. During a cramp vein treatment with that the sanguessuga directly on the Vene is set, gives it naturally a longer postoperative hemorrhage phase. A longer postoperative hemorrhage can put on however at any time by an appropriate druckverbandes to be stopped.

Is there a risk of infection with the sanguessuga therapy?

Beside the Wundinfektion by a pollution the wound the sanguessuga is a possible source of infection. Bacteria can be among other things on the skin of the Egels. With the correct measures an infection can be rear-stopped by bacteria however with highest probability. Immaculateness is naturally during the entire treatment process highest requirement.

Can I accomplish the sanguessuga therapy?

We recommend to accomplish you the sanguessuga therapy excluding only with a trained Therapeuten/physician. A "self treatment" we completely advise against. If you information about "Therapeuten" need are we gladly under the call number +49(0)180sanguessuga (+49(0)18025883435) helpful to you.

1) Dr.med Ingo William Mueller - manual of the sanguessuga therapy (2000)