Among the infectious diseases of the kidneys, the most common is pyelonephritis - the basic functions are violated, it is affected: renal tissue, renal pelvis, renal calyx. As a result of damage to nephron kidney cells, their direct mission is violated - the removal of harmful substances from the blood, followed by their removal in urine. Pyelonephritis is acute or chronic, single or double-sided. The bilateral form is often complicated by renal failure. In addition, serous or purulent pyelonephritis is distinguished .
Pyelonephritis - treatment with folk remedies - is it possible?
In any case, only a specialist can diagnose the disease after an appropriate examination, on the basis of which the causative agent of the disease will be determined and adequate treatment prescribed. Treatment is continued until the urine is completely free of germs - approximately 2-3 weeks. Worse, when suppuration occurs, in this case, a longer treatment time is required. In the event that a diagnosis is made - uncomplicated pyelonephritis - treatment with folk remedies is allowed even in a home environment.
Who is at risk?
There is an opinion that women are more likely to suffer from pyelonephritis than men, there is a certain truth to this, and the explanation for this lies in the female anatomy, since the urethra is longer in men, which makes it harder for the causative agents of the disease to get into the kidneys, which can not be said about women genitals, infection is easier.
Children under the age of seven are also at risk, which is again due to the anatomical structure. In men of advanced age who have had an urolithiasis, quite often attacks of renal colic occur.
In connection with a decrease in immunity, pregnant women often get sick with pyelonephritis.
Pyelonephritis - treatment with folk remedies. Recommendations
Whatever the form of the disease, first of all, it is necessary to adhere to dietary nutrition, to completely exclude fried, spicy, chocolate and alcohol. After the doctor determines the diagnosis, and it turns out that the form is not neglected, it is quite possible to combine drug treatment with prescriptions from the treasury of traditional medicine.
Among the medicinal plants that help in curing this ailment are bearberry, birch buds, horsetail, flax seeds, and others. Oats are an unsurpassed remedy; decoctions and cereals are prepared from it. There are many folk recipes for the treatment and prevention of this disease, apply a variety of herbal preparations, prepare decoctions, infusions, juices. Here are some recipes:
- Take two tablespoons of leaves and parsley seeds, pour two liters of boiling water, insist for a day, filter, divide into equal parts and drink for a day. And so 10 days.
- Peppers and peeled raisins are well washed, one peppercorns are added to each raisin and eaten on an empty stomach half an hour before meals, daily adding one thing, brought to ten, then also reduced. The course of treatment is 20 days.
- Collect yellow sunflower petals, brew like tea (a glass of boiling water - a pinch of petals). This remedy will perfectly cure not only the kidneys, but you can also forget about the headache if you drink the infusion for a year.
Symptoms of the disease
Pronounced signs of pyelonephritis occur in the acute form of the disease: cutting pain in the lower back, fever, general weakness. In the chronic form of the disease, pain symptoms occur due to colds, changes in weather conditions, and hypothermia. In order to determine pyelonephritis in a child, the symptoms are frequent urination, pain during palpation of the lower back and abdomen, fever up to 40º, and sometimes even higher, headache, chills, sweating and vomiting, infants often cry during and before urinating, they behave uneasily. Kids are very difficult to tolerate pyelonephritis, they suffer from all organs, without exception.
Pyelonephritis in children. Treatment
When treating children as well as adults, first of all, a doctor should examine and make an appointment after concluding a final diagnosis. Compliance with the diet and drinking, and in accordance with age is the initial condition, the implementation of which is rigorous. Then apply the following measures:
- With the help of antibiotics, they eliminate the infection in the kidneys.
- They increase the protective functions of the body, eliminate a chronic infection, prescribe vitamins, organize good nutrition, sleep, clothes according to the weather, walks in the fresh air.
- They restore kidney function using all kinds of techniques to prevent deformation of the renal pelvis and calyx and completely cure pyelonephritis. Treatment with folk remedies recommends the next recipe is to grate the pumpkin, add sugar and you can eat as much as you like, it is tasty, gives good results, and is useful.