Pyelonephritis is an inflammatory disease of the kidneys of an infectious nature, caused by various microorganisms entering the kidney with the current of infected blood, lymph or urine. Disease, as a rule, is preceded by overwork, reduced immunity, hypothermia, violation of urine flow from the kidney due to various diseases. Separate acute pyelonephritis, which occurs suddenly, and chronic.
Symptoms and treatment of pyelonephritis
Symptoms of acute pyelonephritis:
- heat;
- pain in the lumbar region;
- a change in the color of urine, painful urination;
- weakness, nausea.
Chronic pyelonephritis can occur almost asymptomatically on the background of a prolonged slight increase in temperature, but there may be occasional exacerbations of the condition.
Treatment of pyelonephritis includes the following:
- Diet - increase in fluid intake, the exclusion of sharp, fried, salty and fatty foods, a greater intake of fresh plant foods.
- Reception of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs, restoration of urine outflow.
- Surgical treatment - in cases where conservative treatment is unsuccessful.
The acute form is cured in 2 weeks, and chronic treatment may take several months. In recent years, the treatment of pyelonephritis with homeopathy, especially chronic, is effectively practiced. Homeopathic remedies can influence the root cause of the pathology, affecting the body holistically and radically. The main thing is to find a competent specialist. Which will appoint the right treatment.
Treatment of pyelonephritis with folk remedies
As an auxiliary method, you can use the tools available at home. Treatment of acute and chronic pyelonephritis at the stage of relapse by folk remedies must be combined with bed rest, warmth, strict diet and drinking regimen. It is very useful to use fruit drinks and compotes from cranberries, cranberries, since they have an anti-inflammatory effect. Useful vegetable food, which has a diuretic effect: watermelon, pumpkin, melon. In general, it is recommended to include in the diet products containing a large number of vitamins B, C, P, as well as potassium.
Treatment of pyelonephritis with herbs
To ease the condition, herbs are used to help remove inflammation, clear the urinary tract from microbes, regulate the metabolism, increasing the overall resistance of the body. Effective fees for making infusions:
- Mix 2 parts of flax seeds, 3 parts of peppermint leaves, corn stigmas and pine buds, 4 parts of horsetail grass, as well as 5 parts of St. John's wort and shoots of Ledum.
- Take 1 part of the fruits of coriander, the root of the althaea, the herb of the motherwort, the flowers of the immortelle, the leaves of the plantain, pine buds, 2 parts of the calendula flowers, cranberry leaves, St. John's wort and sporrows.
To prepare the infusion, 2 tablespoons of the ground herbal mixture pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and insist under the lid in a warm place for 8 - 10 hours. Take an infusion of the first recipe three times a day for a third cup for 14 days. Then make a two-week break and apply herbal medicine according to the second prescription. Then, again, break and use the first collection.
Treatment of pyelonephritis with propolis
Propolis, which has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect, is used as a folk method for the treatment of pyelonephritis. On its basis, you can prepare the oil for oral administration. To do this, add 10 g of ground propolis per 100 g of hot melted butter, cover with a lid for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then the mass is slowly heated to 90 degrees and then filtered. Take oil 3 times a day for an hour before eating.
Treatment of pyelonephritis with leeches
Hirudotherapy is used in the complex approach to the treatment of this disease simultaneously with medicinal and phytotherapy. In this case leeches are located in the zone of the waist.
Treatment of pyelonephritis in pregnancy and lactation
Pregnant women and nursing mothers also can not do without the antibiotics allowed in this period. As a rule, pregnant women are treated in a hospital. During the treatment, breastfeeding women may not have to wean the baby since they are breastfeeding. some modern drugs can be used in this period. It is recommended to combine the treatment with medicines using herbal decoctions, after consulting with a doctor.