Treatment for glomerulonephritis - a kidney disease - is carried out only under the strict supervision of a physician. Medicines and traditional medicine are closely interconnected, but their use is prescribed by a specialist. Self-treatment can only aggravate the situation.
Causes
The main causes of glomerulonephritis include:
- Infectious diseases.
- Systemic diseases.
- The introduction of vaccines and various serums into the human body.
- The effect of toxic substances.
- Irradiation and more.
The disease occurs seven to thirty days after exposure to the body of external factors.
Symptoms and treatment of glomerulonephritis in children and adults are determined after determining the causes that caused the disease.
Common symptoms
Glomerulonephritis manifests itself after one week from the moment the infection enters the body. With it, symptoms such as headaches, poor appetite, pain in the lower back and nausea, weakness throughout the body appear. This disease often appears due to a sore throat and other colds.
Tags by Group
Glomerulonephritis begins to develop in the kidney area. Symptom disease is conditionally divided into three groups:
- The first group of symptoms is urinary. In this group, the temperature often rises, the volume of urine produced decreases. Sometimes urine may be red. This indicates that blood enters the urine. In childhood, this disease proceeds quickly and does not acquire a chronic form, but in adults, on the contrary, the disease proceeds slowly and can turn into a chronic form. There are other symptoms.
- The second group of symptoms includes edema. Such a symptom is manifested by the occurrence of edema on the face in the morning, which disappears closer to the evening.
- The third group includes hypertensive symptoms. If the patient has a type of disease of this group, lesions and complications in the region of the heart are observed. Symptoms include the appearance of hypertension.
Symptoms and treatment of glomerulonephritis in children are the same as in adults. Only when taking medications, the dosage is calculated according to age.
Forms
According to etiology and pathogenesis, there are:
- Primary glomerulonephritis.
- Secondary glomerulonephritis.
With the flow of the process:
- Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (OSGN).
- Acute non-streptococcal glomerulonephritis associated with foci of chronic inflammation.
- Chronic glomerulonephritis.
The clinical forms of the course of chronic glomerulonephritis are distinguished:
- hematuric, which can be slowly developing or recurring;
- edematous proteinuric or nephrotic, which is accompanied by severe urinary syndrome;
- hypertonic, accompanied by a marked increase in blood pressure;
- mixed - the simultaneous manifestation of nephrotic and hypertonic forms;
- latent or sluggish;
- fast-progressing or lightning fast.
According to morphological characteristics, there are:
- membrane proliferative form;
- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis;
- IgA nephropathy;
- membranous nephropathy.
According to the staging, glomerulonephritis is divided into:
- glomerulonephritis without impaired renal function;
- glomerulonephritis with transient or temporary impaired renal function;
- chronic renal failure.
Symptoms and treatment of glomerulonephritis in adults and children depend on the form of the disease.
Therapy
Treatment is carried out using different groups of medicines. The most commonly used are:
- Glucocorticoids. Indicated for mesangioproliferative long-term and chronic glomerulonephritis with small glomerular changes. With membranous long-term glomerulonephritis, the result is not clear. With membrane-proliferative chronic glomerulonephritis and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, glucocorticoids are ineffective.
- Prednisone. Assign one mg / kg / day. inside for 6-8 weeks. with further rapid decrease up to thirty mg / day. (five mg / week.), and then unhurried (two and a half to one and a half mg / week.) until the absolute cancellation.
Pulse therapy "Prednisolone" is performed with significant vigor of CGN at the initial time of cure - a thousand mg iv in drip one p / day. three days in a row. After a decrease in the activity of chronic glomerulonephritis, a monthly exercise of pulse therapy is permissible until remission is achieved.
These are the most common medications for treating symptoms of glomerulonephritis in adults. Treatment and dosage is prescribed only by a doctor.
Cytostatics
"Cyclophosphamide" at two to three mg / kg / day. inside or in / m or in / in, "Chlorambucil" one tenth or two tenths mg / kg / day. inside.
As other substances:
- "Cyclosporine" - two and a half to three and a half mg / kg / day. inside
- "Azathioprine" one and a half to three mg / kg / day. inside.
They are recommended for existing configurations of chronic glomerulonephritis with a significant risk of progression of renal failure, and, in addition, in the presence of contraindications for the administration of glucocorticoids, inefficiency, or complications when using the latter (in extreme cases, choose a combined use that reduces the dose of glucocorticoids).
Pulse therapy "Cyclophosphamide" is presented with significant energy of chronic glomerulonephritis or in combination with pulse therapy "Prednisolone" (or against the background of its daily intake), or separately in the absence of an auxiliary direction "Prednisolone". In extreme cases, the portion of Cyclophosphamide must be fifteen mg / kg (or 0.6-0.8 g / m 2 of the surface of the body) iv every month.
Decoctions and tinctures
There are many alternative ways to treat glomerulonephritis. But, if possible, consult a competent doctor before starting treatment with folk remedies. In addition, alternative treatment is mainly aimed at restoring the kidneys and alleviating the symptoms of the disease, as well as increasing immunity.
- A decoction of corn stigmas has long been used to treat glomerulonephritis with folk remedies. Mix the crushed corn stigmas and tails of cherry in equal proportions. Brew 0.4 liters of boiling water and cool completely. Then strain and take four times a day for 1/2 cup.
- Elderberry broth. Measure out one art. l black elderberry flowers (shredded). Pour them with 0.2 l of boiling water and leave to infuse, as in the previous recipe. Drink half a glass in the morning and evening.
- Infusion with wild strawberries. Two teaspoons of birch leaf hanging, 1 tsp. strawberry leaf, 3 tbsp. l flax seed. Brew this mixture 0.8 liters of boiling water and boil for five minutes. Allow to stand for half an hour, then strain. Take orally 2-4 times a day, 100 g before meals or stretch two glasses over the course of the day.
- Infusion of rose hips. About ten berries of wild rose, clear of seeds, pour 0.4 l of boiling water and insist. Can be cooked in a thermos. Drink infusion throughout the day.
- Kidney tea with herbs. Mix in three tbsp. tablespoons: kidney tea (orthosiphon stamens), leaves of a string, rose hips, plantain, two tbsp. spoons: horsetail, yarrow and 4 tbsp. tablespoons of calendula. Brew in a teapot and drink during the day. If blood is detected in the urine, it is good to put in the collection of two tbsp. tablespoons nettle leaf.
- Tincture of lemongrass. Drink a pharmacy tincture 2-3 times a day for 10-20 drops.
- Infusion of hawthorn. Brew 0.3 liters of boiling water one tbsp. a spoonful of hawthorn flowers. Insist for fifteen minutes, then strain. Drink 1/3 cup half an hour before meals three times a day.
- A decoction of oak bark is widely used to treat acute glomerulonephritis. To three tbsp. tablespoons of dried oak bark, add one cup of hot water and heat for 20-25 minutes in a water bath. It gives a good anti-inflammatory effect. It should be consumed 0.1 l before meals.
Juices
In addition to decoctions and infusions, freshly squeezed juices are useful in the treatment of chronic glomerulonephritis.
- Carrot juice is prepared from 300 g of peeled fruit. You need to grate and squeeze. Drink carrot juice before meals.
- Cucumber juice is also useful, but its daily dose should not be more than half a glass per day.
- Juice from pumpkin pulp should be drunk three times a day for 1 tbsp. l
Lingonberry Therapy
Treatment of chronic glomerulonephritis occurs with the help of folk remedies, using herbs and diet. One of such medicinal herbs is lingonberry vulgaris. The plant has a diuretic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiseptic, sedative property. Both cowberry leaves and berries are used. Pour 100 ml of boiling water 10 g of dry leaves of lingonberry, put for 2 hours, then strain and drink, like tea, during the day 4 times a day. 200 g of lingonberry fruit pour boiling water in the amount of two glasses, insist 6 hours, drink 4 times a day, 100 ml before meals for 20 minutes.
How to relieve swelling?
It will require 10 g hop cones, parsley seeds 25 g, motherwort 20 g, hawthorn 20 g. Mix all the ingredients, add boiling water and put in a water bath for 30 minutes. Drink a tablespoon in the morning, afternoon and evening.
Try bath procedures for the treatment of acute glomerulonephritis using a collection of flax seeds and hypericum. Boil the composition with boiling water. Insist 3 hours, then strain, dilute with water and sprinkle little by little on hot stones. Breathe the steam and drink such tea from wild strawberries using dry berries and leaves: 200 g of boiled water per 200 g of boiled mixture. Insist hour, strain and drink half a glass.
Diet
Glomerulonephritis is a serious disease in which the kidneys become inflamed, and the person’s immunity is seriously affected. In the treatment of glomerulonephritis in children and adults, you need to follow a special diet. When the body is sick, it’s terrible, because you have to restrain yourself in many ways, not to allow yourself a sweet, flour or bench press. With this diagnosis, a person should adhere to a strict diet.
How to eat tasty dieting? Let's sort through what to eat and what should be categorically excluded from the diet. Remember that with the disease, diet number five is applied, which includes nutrition with all calories, but in the absence of fats in harmful foods, and also fried is not allowed. At the same time, there are many fruits and vegetables. All dishes must be cooked or baked; braising is rarely used.
It is very important not to forget about the side dish, with this diet porridge is only a joy, but how many frozen vegetables are now that will give strength and energy for the whole day. Do not forget about vegetable soups, dietary borsch, low-fat cottage cheese and milk soups, just remember that cold and very hot dishes are not allowed.
You can also make cutlets from vegetables: beets, carrots, potatoes, cabbage and so on, right down to nuts. Experiment and eat on health, and let the kidneys no longer bother.
Prevention
Prevention of the disease includes:
- Limitation of heavy physical exertion.
- Exclusion of stressful situations affecting the psycho-emotional state.
- Avoiding drafts, hypothermia.
- Strengthening the hygiene of the external genitalia to prevent infection.
- Urination and washing before and after sexual activity.
- Fighting overweight.
- Prevention of constipation.
- Physiotherapy.
- Regular performance of the knee-elbow pose is a gymnastic exercise that facilitates the outflow of blood through the venous vessels. Exercise is useful during pregnancy and helps prevent urinary congestion in the renal pelvis.
- The selection of a complete balanced diet, taking into account metabolic disorders in the body. Fatty, spicy, fried foods and alcohol are excluded from the diet. Limit salt intake.
- Adequate drinking regimen: at least 1.5 liters of water per day; the use of mineral water.
- Identification and rehabilitation of chronic foci of infection.
- Treatment of persistent viral infections.
- Treatment of concomitant diseases.
- Avoid taking nephrotoxic drugs, excessive vitamin therapy, immunoglobulins and blood products.
- Regular physical examinations with annual urinalysis.
- The appointment of herbal remedies or herbal preparations to cleanse the urinary tract 1-2 times a year.
- Spa treatment in a dry and hot climate.
Clinics
The list of clinics for the treatment of glomerulonephritis is quite wide. The most popular medical institutions where they struggle with the disease are:
- The clinic of IAKI is located in Moscow, on Victory Street, 2, building. 1. It works every day except Sunday. Reception of a specialist specialist costs about two thousand rubles. Reviews of glomerulonephritis being treated there indicate that doctors prescribe a more adequate treatment for the price than in other institutions.
- ProfMedLab is another medical center that helps treat glomerulonephritis in adults and children. It is located in Moscow, near the Vystavochnaya metro station, 1st Krasnogvardeisky Ave., 12, p. 3. The day off is Sunday. People who turned there for help quickly overcame an exacerbation of the disease.
- Inromed has several branches in which experts in their field work. For the treatment of glomerulonephritis, it is advised to use a medical center located near the Molodezhnaya metro station, namely at 20 Yelninskaya Street, Building 2.