The problem of urolithiasis for modern man is especially urgent. Low physical activity, insufficient intake of water (normally a person should drink at least 30 ml per 1 kg of weight), the use of poor quality water and food leads to a disruption in metabolism and the formation of kidney stones.
Kidney stones in pregnancy
If a woman before pregnancy had any chronic illness, then she should know that during pregnancy all diseases become aggravated. Kidneys during pregnancy perform a double load, because they not only remove toxins from the mother's body, but also developing in her womb baby. Every month during pregnancy a woman should take a general urine test. If you find salt in the kidneys during pregnancy and dull pain in the lower back, you need to think that urolithiasis may be present. Sand in the kidneys in pregnant women can clinically not show up, but be a diagnostic finding during ultrasound. Stones in the kidneys in pregnant women can clinically manifest as dull pain in the lower back, which gives into the bladder. Kidney ultrasound during pregnancy is made according to strict indications: in the presence of complaints from the urinary system and a poor result of a general urine test (the detection of a large number of salts, hyaline cylinders, leukocytes and red blood cells). With ultrasound, you can see the stones, sand and inflammation of the kidney parenchyma.
How to help the kidneys during pregnancy?
If sand is detected in the kidneys during pregnancy, it is recommended to move as much as possible, taking diuretic broths (broth of dogrose, diuretic collection) and mineral waters (Naftusya). If there are stones in the kidneys, then do not get involved in diuretics, and with characteristic pain in the lower back you need to take antispasmodics.
Planning a pregnancy, especially after 30 years, you need to be examined and treated, so as not to get unpleasant surprises during pregnancy.