What Are the Potential Side Effects of Chitosan Gynecological Gel?

The side effects of chitosan gynecological gel mainly manifest as discomfort during the process of insertion, such as some people may clearly feel a continuous flow of water during the insertion stage, and some may experience a sense of swelling in the lower body. On the other hand, some hypertensive patients have found that their blood pressure remains at a relatively high level after inserting chitosan gel for a period of time. Although there are some side effects of chitosan gel, compared to the harm caused by its side effects, its effectiveness against itching caused by gynecological diseases is relatively prominent. As long as it is used according to the doctor's prescribed course of treatment, there should not be too many problems.

Chitosan possesses many unique properties such as biodegradability, cell affinity, and biological effects. Especially chitosan containing free amino groups is the only alkaline polysaccharide among natural polysaccharides. The amino groups in the molecular structure of chitosan have stronger reactive activity than the acetamido groups in chitin molecules, which enables this polysaccharide to have excellent biological functions and undergo chemical modification reactions. Therefore, chitosan is considered a functional biomaterial with greater application potential than cellulose.

Chitosan is a product obtained by removing some acetyl groups from the natural polysaccharide chitin. It possesses various physiological functions such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, non-toxicity, antibacterial, anticancer, lipid-lowering, and immune enhancement.