Each of our kidneys weighs only 200 grams, and for life they filter about a ton of blood and remove more than 30 tons of unnecessary liquid. The activity of the kidneys can be compared with the work of a doctor in an infectious diseases hospital: one oversight - and you will get sick yourself. The most common kidney disease is pyelonephritis. His symptoms are often confused with a cold, this is the problem. About that, actually such inflammation of kidneys and what are the first symptoms of the disease, we will tell in the article.
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Symptoms of inflammation of the kidney What is dangerous? Treatment of inflammation of the kidneys How not to get sick? Do not be tempted to provoke a risk groupEspecially since pyelonephritis, like the flu, is a seasonal disease. Its peak falls on the spring and autumn on the background of hypothermia and colds. With angina, acute respiratory infections and influenza, up to 80% of infectious microorganisms through the blood and urine enter the kidneys. Actually, pyelonephritis is an inflammation of the so-called renal pelvis, the most vulnerable kidney, through which the filtered urine passes, before it enters the bladder. American physicians register about 3 million patients with pyelonephritis every year. In Russia, there is no such statistics, but there is a suggestion that even more patients with pyelonephritis. First of all, because its symptoms are very similar to a cold (chills, fever), which our citizens are accustomed to treat themselves. The pain does go away, but the disease becomes chronic and may appear again at any time.
Symptoms of inflammation of the kidneys
Acute pyelonephritis begins suddenly. The symptoms are as follows: the temperature rises sharply to 39-40 degrees, weakness, headache and sometimes nausea, while the skin looks dry and pale. The main thing is that, together with the temperature, the lower back begins to ache, usually on the one hand. The pain is dull, but intense enough. Unlike the usual "blown back" only a warm scarf on the belt does not save. Find out for sure, what is the cause of the pain, you can by handing blood and urine tests. They will show the presence of bacteria-pathogens.
What is dangerous?
In general, with pyelonephritis, you need to go to a urologist. But practice shows that with primary inflammations, patients are rarely treated for help, they are treated at home. But after that, untreated kidney inflammation in men and women remains, and the symptoms are increasingly repeated. And only when strongly will take, there will be not only such signs of the disease as temperature, chills, weakness, but also frequent, painful urination, the patient goes to see a doctor. As a rule, to the local therapist. Well, if he recognizes the disease and sends to the urologist. The danger lies in the fact that inadequate treatment of inflammation of the kidneys brings only temporary relief, but worsens the kidneys, and the disease turns into a chronic form. And on the kidneys there are characteristic scars from frequent inflammations. With the running conditions, the size of the kidneys decreases and kidney failure develops, and that, in turn, is directly related to hypertension.
Treatment of kidney inflammation
With inflammation of the kidneys, the symptoms play a determining role and from them the doctor can build the treatment process. The most difficult thing in the treatment of pyelonephritis is to identify which microbe the kidneys have hit and to prescribe the appropriate antibiotic. Through the kidneys passes a huge number of microorganisms, in which the susceptibility to various drugs. Therefore, sometimes it is necessary to do complex analyzes and studies, starting with urine tests for Nechiporenko, Zimnitsky, Reberg samples and ending with excretory urography. At the same time, a contrast substance is injected intravenously and several X-ray images or cytoscopes are made-examination of the mucosa by means of optical equipment. Prescribing treatment without determining the pathogen is like shooting a cannon through sparrows. And the more dangerous it is to listen to the recommendations of acquaintances, who "also had it". Biseptol, which is most often prescribed for many kidney infections, can be harmful to you specifically. In addition to antibiotics prescribe more drugs to strengthen immunity, at first recommend a diet with protein restriction, and in the future - a full-fledged diet with a plentiful drink. At the end of the treatment, it is desirable to again take the tests and make sure that the pathogens from the body are really withdrawn.
How not to get sick?
Drink plenty of fluids. It is desirable to have ordinary water, green tea, compotes of dried fruits or infusions of herbs (useful bearberry, parsley, horsetail, dog rose). The kidneys will be grateful if you drink 1.5-2.5 liters of liquid per day. With mineral water, you need to be careful, because in it a large number of different salts, which are not all equally useful, - first consult a doctor. With catarrhal diseases, to reduce the concentration of harmful substances released through the kidneys, you need to drink even more. The best drink for a cold is cranberry juice. In addition, it is wise to dress in damp and cool weather. Mini skirts and short topics can result in inflammation of the kidneys. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, especially those that contain vitamin A: carrots, sea buckthorn, parsley, dill. And in the summer and autumn do not miss the opportunity to eat melon and watermelon - this is a natural diuretic.
Do not give in to provocation
Pay attention to the factors that can provoke kidney inflammation even in a healthy person.
Heat and cold. Subcooling, especially in wet autumn weather, when it would seem not so cold, is especially dangerous. In the heat, when the water-salt balance is disturbed due to severe sweating, the position of the kidneys is also "under threat".
Sedentary lifestyle. If you spend most of your time sitting, the metabolism of phosphorus and calcium in the body is disrupted, which affects the work of the kidneys in a bad way.
Alcohol. Alcoholic drinks cause the kidneys to work in a strengthened mode.
A full bladder. With the usual drink should be no less than 4-6 urination per day. When the urine stagnates, it facilitates the penetration of microorganisms into the renal tubules.
Unintended physical activity and frequent fatigue. It significantly weakens the protective functions of the body, contributes to the onset of inflammatory processes.
Strict diets. During a rapid weight loss, the fat layer does not support the kidney, it gradually dips, nephroptosis develops. In addition, improperly selected diets can disrupt metabolism.
Constipation. Also cause intoxication.
Too salty and too sweet food.
Uncontrolled use of antibiotics.
Risk group
In fact, men and women can get pyelonephritis. But most of all they risk:
♦ Pregnant women: a significantly spread uterus presses on the bladder, disrupts normal blood circulation. Venous blood stasis, in turn, contributes to the development of infection;
♦ women with gynecological problems, as well as menopause, when hormone metabolism is disrupted;
♦ People who often have angina and ARI;
♦ Men with inflammation of the prostate gland.