Kidney disease: what medications to drink

Antivirus program

Most often, the kidneys are affected by infections. Bacteria, viruses and fungi cause tissue inflammation, and you can provoke a violent microflora activity by simple hypothermia. Depending on which part of the kidney is inflamed, pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, etc. develop. In addition, the kidneys take part in the regulation of blood pressure, therefore they themselves suffer when it rises (hypertension).

Symptoms: in the acute stage, inflammation of the kidneys is manifested by back pain and is accompanied by a high fever. At the same time, going to the toilet turns into torture. Because the kidneys spend a lot of energy fighting inflammation, they cannot fully purify the blood from harmful substances and products of the violent vital activity of pathogens. Therefore, the whole body suffers: nausea, vomiting, headache can be observed.

In chronic pyelonephritis, these symptoms are mild, there may be no pain, and often people try to “pass” the disease on their feet. In this case, the risk of developing kidney failure is high (the strength of our natural cleaners is not enough to filter out all harmful substances, and this leads to intoxication – self-poisoning – of the body).

What to do: take an antispasmodic (a drug that relieves spasms of smooth muscles) and call a doctor. Kidney inflammation is treated with antibiotics and a salt-restricted diet.

Stone guests

If you get carried away with protein diets, spicy and acidic foods, especially against the background of a lack of vitamins, there is a risk of getting kidney stones (urates, phosphates, oxalates, etc. – these are deposits of various insoluble salts).

Symptoms: dull aching pain in the lower back when moving or changing the position of the body, blood in the urine. The main sign of stones is renal colic. If a stone blocks the ureteral duct, the outflow of “waste products” of the body is disrupted, which leads to acute pain in the lumbar region.

What to do: apply a heating pad to the sore spot or take a warm bath, swallow an antispasmodic and call a doctor. If the pebble is small, it can come out on its own, and the torment will end. But if it is large enough, you first have to crush it using ultrasound (ultrasound lithotripsy) or a special instrument (contact lithotripsy). If stones form frequently, this is a sign of metabolic disorders, and an endocrinologist should be visited. There is even a mineralogical classification of urinary stones. Each variety is a sign of metabolic disorders in the body for one reason or another.

In move

The kidneys are not rigidly fixed within the body. Exercise, injury, decreased muscle tone during pregnancy, excessive pursuit of model beauty standards can lead to increased mobility of the kidney – it becomes “wandering”. This leads to squeezing of tissues and impaired blood flow, the kidney cannot perform its functions in full force.

Symptoms: dull aching pains when changing body position.

What to do: do not delay the process and consult a doctor. The wandering kidney is returned to its place by wearing a bandage, strengthening the abdominal muscles and massaging the abdomen.

Drink more

A daily glass of beer reduces the risk of kidney stones by 21% and wine by as much as 39%. True, beer and wine are not very good for the liver, so it is better to replace them with coffee or tea with milk. The protective properties of these products are less pronounced, but the body will be healthier.