At the beginning of the disease, edema may not be visible, usually they appear externally if the fluid in the organs exceeds 5 liters. Most often swelling of the hands and face, especially in the morning. Kidney swelling fairly evenly spreads through the body, in the event that a person is for a long time in an upright position, edema appears in the legs. As already mentioned, edema appears in the face area, then can disperse all over the body. Very rarely liquid accumulates in the abdominal, pleural cavities. There have been cases when the face and body are deformed at a fast pace, and mass is rapidly growing. Especially if the patient complies with bed rest. Pale skin is characteristic.
Often it is found out which swelling is associated with: heart disease or kidney disease. It is necessary to know the following differences in order to understand why kidneys develop edema:
- Renal edema develops very rapidly, cardiac growth gradually, over several months;
- edema of the kidneys initially appear on the face, on the eyelids (puffiness of the face). Swelling of the heart is most often on the legs, stomach;
- edema of the kidneys move their hands to another place, heart swelling to the touch are dense and practically not moveable;
- enlargement of the liver is observed with cardiac edema. With edema of the kidneys, this practically does not occur;
- with edema of the heart there is shortness of breath, and the patient can not lie low. With renal edema, this is not observed;
- weight gain in chronic renal edema.
There are several main reasons why kidney disease causes edema and water retention in the body: a change in the composition or content of proteins in the blood, excess sodium ions that attract water. These circumstances in each case have different meanings. The so-called nephrotic syndrome, which requires continuous treatment, is most often encountered in case of protein breakdown. In this syndrome, swelling has dangerous consequences: every time when urinating a patient loses a large amount of protein (30-60 g).
Treatment
1. In the event that the patient does not have renal failure, a diet rich in proteins will be useful. Recommend a diet with protein content, calculated for 1 kg of weight 1 gram. Food should not contain salt. For large edema, it is recommended to use distilled water. The regimen should be dosed by motor.
2. Diuretics are widely used. It is worth noting that plant neurones are ineffective in nephritis.
With serious edema, antibiotics are also prescribed. Of diuretics, saluretics have a strong effect (dichlorothiazide, bufenox, hypothiazide, triampur, furosemide, euphyllin and others). The attending physician selects the dose individually, starting with 40 grams of furosemide and increasing it, if necessary, to 450 grams per day. With the development of such a disease as hypokalemia (a condition where the potassium concentration in the blood is below 3.5 mol / g), additional preparations containing potassium are prescribed. All synthetic diuretics, which have a great influence, must be applied necessarily under the supervision of a doctor3. Persons with expressed hypoalbuminemia (less than 20 g / L in serum) show intravenous administration of solutions containing protein.
4. Mikamentoznoe treatment with nephrotic syndrome is determined by the characteristics of the disease, the general condition of the kidneys. In the event that the source of antigenemia is unknown, then anti-inflammatory drugs (cytostatics, glucocorticoids) are used.
5. In a daily ration the salt content should be about 2 grams. This is enough for the normal functioning of organs.
6. Vitamins C and P are recommended to reduce the permeability of capillaries.
7. At a nephrotic syndrome physical works are not recommended, it is necessary to limit physical activity at strong edemas. With this lifestyle, exercise therapy and breathing exercises are recommended, the exercises are performed depending on the patient's condition. With this disease, many are engaged in small manual work.
8. The patient with nephrotic syndrome shows recreational treatment. In Bukhara, treatment is carried out on the basis of Bright Jade. Also popular is the southern coast of the Crimea.
Folk remedies
Folk remedies are used for many years, they are tested by experience. But before using these methods, consult your doctor!
- Burdock, juniper, nettle, dog rose, radish, thyme, linden flowers, acacia, cornflower, plantain, rosehip, goldenrod and other plants have a diuretic effect
- Finely chop the leaves of elderberry black, cut finely. Pour 1 cup boiling water 4 tablespoons. Time of the insist: 30 minutes. Take 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day. This infusion increases sweating, weakening of the stool, and also has a diuretic effect.
- Thin roots of elderberry chop and pour vodka for 2 weeks (1: 1). Take 3-4 times a day to 15 drops per 1 tablespoon of water. Then the dose can be increased up to three times.
- The inside of the pumpkin is cleaned of seeds, cook for 20 minutes in 0.5 liters of water. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day. To drink, adding honey.
- Onion juice is mixed with sugar three to one. Add honey when applying 1 tablespoon 4 times a day.
- When jade and urination with difficulty, you should take 1 tablespoon of powder from the seeds of field bindweed 3-4 times a day before eating.
You should be aware that the use of herbal diuretics does not require additional potassium intake, as is necessary in the treatment of drug diuretics. Usually, renal edema develops rapidly and disappears. Often patients are concerned about low back pain. They are usually rare, non-intensive. The pains are explained by the dilatation of the renal capsule and as a result the enlarged kidneys. They can also be caused by a disease such as hematuria.