According to statistics, 20% of the population suffers from pyelonephritis and this number does not include those who ignore the disease and do not seek help from doctors. Such inaction can lead to serious kidney disorders, and the disease develops into a chronic disease.
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Pyelonephritis treatment is a long process, which, sometimes, can last several years, and if you do not bring it to the end - goes into the stage of chronic. Chronic pyelonephritis can be treated at home with the help of folk remedies and antibiotics.
Symptoms of exacerbation of chronic pyelonephritis:
- a sharp jump-up or down-of blood pressure;
- febrile state;
- nausea;
- vomiting.
Warning! In such a case, you must immediately contact a medical institution!
Treatment of chronic pyelonephritis
Treatment of chronic pyelonephritis includes a number of complex measures: medications, diets, the use of folk remedies at home. As doctors say: this is the only way to achieve a significant result and recover.
Treatment with medicines
Attention! Treatment with medicines at home only after consulting a doctor!
The main task of medicines is to eliminate the causative agent as quickly as possible with minimal nephrotoxicity and maximum effectiveness. For this purpose, complex drugs are prescribed: antibiotics and uroseptics. Here is a list of the most common drugs that are still used effectively in medicine:
- Penicillins: Benzylpenicillin, Methicilin, Ampicillin, Dicloxacilin and others.
- Cephalosporins: Cefazolin, Cefrioxone, Suprax, Cedex, etc.
- Fluoroquinolones: Levofloxacin, Gentamicin, Amicacin, Ofloxacin.
Remember that the duration of treatment of one course of drugs, with chronic pyelonephritis, lasts for two weeks, then you need to pass the tests and find out the result. It is recommended after each course, replace medicines with others to maximize the selection of suitable drugs.
Warning! When taking medications, pay attention to dosage, side effects, and in case of allergic reaction to components, replace with others.
Treatment with folk remedies at home
Treatment of chronic pyelonephritis at home with folk remedies can not replace the use of medications. On the contrary, folk tinctures on herbs only improve their effect and, in combination, they effectively fight the causative agent of the disease.
Treatment with herbs
Assemble the mixture of herbs in a ratio of 3: 1: 1 - bearberry leaves, cornflower flowers and licorice root, and brew it. For one reception per day, 1 tbsp is sufficient.l.for 250 ml of boiling water. After the herb is 30 minutes, you can drink 30 ml three times a day.
Rosehip fruits 20 g, birch leaves, stigmas corn, horsetail - all 10 grams, mix and pour steep boiling water 400 ml. Take 100 ml before meals after 30 minutes.
Take 100 g of dry hair( cornflower sprawling) and crush thoroughly, pour boiling water( 0.200 ml) and bring to a boil. After the grass is well-watered for 30 minutes, strain and you can take 3 times before eating. The course of treatment of this herb is recommended to continue for one month, then for a month to take a break. With chronic pyelonephritis - a cycle of one to two years. After the first techniques, pain and exacerbation will be removed.
Treatment of chronic pyelonephritis in pregnant women and children
Pregnant women and children are a special category of people for whom it is necessary to select the right medicines and traditional medicine.
Warning! Future mothers and children are strictly forbidden to take medicines without the supervision and advice of the treating doctor!
All the difficulty in detecting pyelonephritis in pregnant women is in anatomical features: the uterus puts pressure on the bladder and kidneys. With kidney disease, lumbar pain, frequent urination, swelling of the hands or feet, all these symptoms can accompany pregnancy. Therefore, to identify pyelonephritis in pregnancy will help only urine analysis.
In children, except for external manifestations of the disease, it is worth paying attention to the urine - with chronic pyelonephritis it is cloudy, with a rich yellow color and after a time settles sediment.
Treatment with folk remedies
Propolis
Take 20 g of propolis and grind well, melt 50 g of butter and mix everything. The resulting gruel should be consumed 3 times daily for half a teaspoon.
Prepare oil from propolis. To do this, pre-chill propolis to a powdered state, and pour it into 100 ml of vegetable oil, preheated to 80C.Stir thoroughly and insist for at least one hour. Take an hour before eating for 1 tsp.
Oats
It is necessary to boil a glass of oats in one liter of milk over low heat, until the amount of liquid is reduced by half. The resulting jelly is used for 1/3 cup after eating.
In the treatment of chronic pyelonephritis, various diuretic herbs are very effective. They not only remove excess water well from the body, but also contribute to the fight against a viral infection.
Bird mountaineer
The leaves of the grass are well rinsed and chopped in a meat grinder, pour the water in the resulting mass so that the mashed potatoes are obtained, and leave for 20 minutes. After this, strain and consume 100 g before eating.
Birch buds
Take 50 g of dried birch buds and pour 250 g of boiled water, leave for 30 minutes. Tincture works well as a diuretic if it is taken 100 g in the morning and in the evening.
Dill
All known dill water, which is often given to young children, has a curative effect on the kidneys of the body. Prepare it easily at home, to do this, take 100 g of dry herbs, pour 500 ml of boiling water and insist in a sealed container for 30-40 minutes. Take daily on an empty stomach at 100 g for one month.
No less effective are diuretic tinctures, which can be made from the root of parsley, stigma of corn, bear ears.
Collect herbs №1
Take the following herbs in equal proportions: ayr, flax, bearberry, mix and pour over with boiling water on the basis of 50 g of the mixture - 500 ml of water. Boil 5-10 minutes, insist half an hour and take twice a day for 100 ml.
Collection of herbs №2
For preparation of tinctures it is necessary to take such a set of herbs in the same proportion:
- fruit of juniper;
- licorice root;
- sporish;
- leaves of the bearberry;
- yarrow;
- sage;
- straw of oats;
- is a white mesh.
Mix all the herbs that you previously grind. For a one-time cooking tincture, take 10 g of the mixture, pour a glass of boiling water and leave to infuse for at least four hours. Then you should boil the tincture, and cook on the water bath for 10 minutes, cool to room temperature and take 100 g after meals.
Collection number 3
A unique collection known to our grandmothers, which works well for all inflammatory processes in the kidneys. Acts as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent. Take the constituent ingredients in equal parts and mix them well:
- cranberries;
- flowers cornflower;
- nettles;
- flax seeds;
- wild strawberry;
- mother-and-stepmother.
All herbs carefully rub into powder, half a liter of water will need 1 tsp.mixture. Infuse in a sealed container for at least 8 hours, and take 100 ml after meals. The course of treatment of such a collection lasts one month, then take a break.
Compliance with the diet
To comply with the diet is recommended to make a menu for a week, which you will adhere to. You can use our suggested menu.
- Monday: lean borsch, pearl barley, cucumber, boiled potatoes, rice, beetroot.
- Tuesday: soup, buckwheat porridge, tomato, boiled beef, tea, oatmeal.
- Wednesday: borscht, boiled potatoes, vegetable salad, semolina porridge.
- Thursday: meat pudding, cottage cheese, sour cream, soup, jelly.
- Friday: soup, wheat porridge, scrambled eggs, vegetables, boiled veal.
- Saturday: cabbage salad, cucumber, borsch, rice porridge, boiled fish.
- Sunday: tomatoes, soup, pearl barley porridge, boiled potatoes, meatballs.
And finally. ..
I want to add that the treatment of chronic pyelonephritis should be accompanied by diet. Make your menu for a week, from which exclude sharp, bitter, acidic foods;fried, fatty dishes, as well as chocolate.
Drink more liquid, the norm of a day from 2 liters, in summer, eat more watermelons, melons, fruits. And be healthy!