Kidney pain can start unexpectedly, so often you have to provide first aid at home. What to do with kidney pain? This will be discussed in the article.
General symptoms
What to do with kidney pain? First of all, you need to be sure that it is these bodies that are concerned. In case of impaired renal function in a person, cramping pains are observed with short breaks between seizures. In this case, nausea and profuse vomiting, frequent urination to the toilet may be observed. The main and main symptom of the pathological condition of the kidneys is blood impurities in the urine. Pain in the lumbar region can spread throughout the back, passing into the groin and abdomen. In its intensity, the pain can increase and fade away sharply.
Renal pain is manifested purely by attacks. It comes suddenly and can last several minutes, after which it fades. When an attack occurs, a person may experience tremors in the arms and legs, impaired consciousness, as well as general weakness, drowsiness.
First aid for renal colic
So you have kidney pain. What to do? At the first symptoms of renal colic, you should immediately consult a doctor. If the pain can be tolerated, then first aid should be provided within the house, after which it is necessary to visit a doctor for a full examination and further specialized treatment.
With pain in the kidneys, a person needs to provide rest. It should be laid in bed and given an analgin-based pain medication. You can slightly reduce discomfort using a heating pad on the lower back or simply covering the patient with a plaid. As soon as the pain becomes less, it is necessary to measure body temperature and blood pressure.
Attacks can end as suddenly as they started, and few people expect relapse, and therefore, do not take any measures. The most important thing is to start providing first aid after the first symptoms.
Taking painkillers
What to do with kidney pain? Can I take painkillers? Among doctors, this question is still open. Indeed, in addition to relieving pain, which is a plus, such drugs adversely affect the work of the kidneys, as they have a number of contraindications. When using an anesthetic, you should weigh everything again. If the pain is severe, you can use Tempalgin, Pentalgin or Benalgin. To alleviate the general condition, you can drink Citramon. But do not abuse painkillers. It is better to remove the first symptoms with their help and go to a medical institution to find out the reasons and further treatment.
Use of water procedures
Suppose a person is bothered by pain in the area of the kidneys in the back. What to do? To remove renal colic, a bath is also good. The water temperature should be relatively high, within 38-39 ° C. A greater effect can be achieved by adding a few drops of pine oil or tincture of linden, chamomile or sage to the water. Water helps to relax both internal and external muscles, thereby relieving spasm and reducing pain. Water procedures have a positive effect on the health of the body. But it should be remembered that you can resort to this type of relaxation in the absence of cardiovascular disease.
Take a bath no more than 15-20 minutes. An assistant must be present in the room with the patient to assist in case of loss of consciousness or other series of complications.
Hot tubs are not allowed to treat kidney pain during pregnancy.
Kidney stones, pain. What to do?
Before the arrival of a medical officer, the most important thing is to remove the pain syndrome. But to use all known methods of anesthesia is permissible only if there is 100% certainty that this is a stone discharge. If the pain on the right is observed for the first time, then you can drink any antispasmodic. It will reduce pain without changing the overall picture of the disease. And the medical officer will be able to distinguish pain in the right side from appendicitis or discomfort when the stone comes out.
But if the pain is observed on the left side, then the use of antispasmodics can lubricate the clinical picture inherent in serious diseases (spleen infarction, bowel obstruction). Back pain indicates serious diseases of the spine: osteochondrosis or a hernia of the spinal disc.
If the diagnosis of "nephrolithiasis" has already been established by the doctor, and the stone is not the first to come out, then the following procedures are recommended:
- the effect of heat on the affected area (heating pad, plaid, or taking a hot bath);
- taking painkillers or antispasmodics;
- intramuscular or intravenous injection (put by a medical officer) m.
In the process of stone exit from the kidney, its path always lies through the urinary canal, which causes severe pain. It is possible to provide first aid at home before the arrival of medical staff when there is complete confidence in the diagnosis.
Acute kidney pain: what to do?
Often, such a syndrome is observed with renal colic. In this case, the unbearable pain that radiates to the thigh is cramping in the lumbar region. Often a person cannot find the right position, which would make it easier to transfer the attack. It can occur suddenly: during sleep, while riding a bicycle or in a calm state, when a person, for example, is resting, sitting near the TV. The pain either disappears or goes dull. The attack can last a day, it happens that longer. Acute pain in the kidneys indicates the onset of the inflammatory process in the body, and at the first symptoms it should immediately consult a doctor. If the discomfort is also accompanied by a malfunction of the urinary system, and in the urine impurities of the blood, flakes of various sizes and consistencies are visible, then with a high probability we can talk about a nephrological disease.
What to do with a sharp pain in the kidneys?
Do you have a sharp kidney pain? What to do? With severe pain, doctors do not recommend moving independently. In this case, it will be correct to call a doctor at home. Before the arrival of the ambulance, the patient must be completely at rest. Do not use painkillers, the maximum you can drink "No-Shpu" or "Baralgin" to relieve spasm. Sharp pain can also be one of the symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, the first manifestation of appendicitis or an attack of pancreatitis. Therefore, self-medication is unacceptable.
Aching pain in the kidneys
Why does aching kidney pain occur? What to do in this case? Aching pain is always observed in pregnant women with the use of a large amount of fluid or, conversely, with a lack of it and diseases of a urological nature. Also, such discomfort may accompany tuberculosis or chronic pyelonephritis. If the pain is caused by these diseases, then it can begin during sleep or wakefulness. This is a hallmark of impaired renal function due to problems with the spine. Also, aching pain in the kidney area signals tuberculosis. In parallel, body temperature will rise, the frequency of urination will increase, often a general malaise appears.
Also, the causes of aching pain include:
- nephroptosis, or drooping kidney;
- pyelonephritis - the pain will be debilitating, tingling, exhausting in nature; often people suffering from pyelonephritis even become depressed (seizures can last from several minutes to 2-3 hours, are especially pronounced after physical exertion - jogging or playing sports);
- tuberculosis;
- violation of the cardiovascular system;
- violation of the intestines;
- various injuries of the aorta or arteries;
- angina pectoris;
- glomerulonephritis - a common cause of aching and pulling pain in the kidneys;
- nephralgic diseases - here, in addition to pain, there will be impurities of blood in the urine.
How to help yourself with kidney pain?
If the first symptoms of kidney pain occur, you should immediately consult a doctor (urologist, nephrologist). But if you have severe kidney pain, what should I do? To survive the time before the doctor arrives, you should follow these recommendations:
- Drink plenty of fluids per day. An adult needs to drink 2 liters of pure water. It will be excreted through the urinary tract, thereby reducing burning sensation.
- A decoction of cranberries and junipers has a calming and anti-inflammatory effect. You should drink it without sugar or by adding 1 teaspoon of honey.
- An infusion of leaves of burdock and dandelion is a diuretic. Together with urine, the body will get rid of bacteria and harmful microbes.
- With 100% confidence that it hurts the kidneys, you can use a hot bath or a heating pad.
- With severe pain, the use of antispasmodic drugs is allowed.
- If all of the above methods do not help, then you should resort to the help of the ambulance. Doctors will give an injection of pain medication and will be hospitalized to prescribe further treatment.
Now you know what to do with kidney pain. But remember that any disease does not tolerate self-medication. Especially when it comes to kidneys, since the causes of the pathology can be varied - from a banal violation of the functional performance of the organ to cancerous growths. At the first symptoms, you must immediately go to the hospital for a full examination, diagnosis and further treatment.