Renal colic, the symptoms and treatment of which we will consider in this article, is quite common, in particular in people with abnormal functioning of this paired organ. Unfortunately, this phenomenon cannot be predicted and defended against. An attack of renal colic occurs suddenly and can easily catch a person by surprise. How to recognize it and what actions must be carried out in order to get rid of it?
Renal colic. Symptoms and treatment
If, waking up in the morning, you feel discomfort and find that you have swelling of your face or limbs, then there is no doubt that your kidneys rebelled and could not process the entire amount of fluid that is in your body. And this means that renal colic can occur at any time.
Its main distinguishing feature is that in any position of the body, the pain does not subside. Renal colic begins without any preliminary urges, with acute pain localized in the lower back and lower back (right where the paired organ is located - the kidneys). Its location may change over time. Many patients complain that often the pain radiates to the ribs, groin, and genitals. Signs that you have kidney colic may also include:
- increase in body temperature;
- severely cutting sensations in the area of the kidneys (or problem kidney);
- nausea, vomiting reflexes ;
- frequent urination;
- pain or other discomfort during urine output;
- the presence of blood in the urine (even in minimal amounts).
People who have never had problems with the urethra before are hard to understand even for such symptoms that they are colic in the kidneys. Moreover, similar sensations can occur with intestinal colitis.
First aid for renal colic
If you find yourself with the above symptoms, then immediately call an ambulance. After the examination, specialists will be able to diagnose and give you drugs (analgesics, atropine) that will ease the pain. While you are waiting for doctors who can’t always arrive as soon as possible, help yourself, namely:
- take a warm bath;
- warm the lower back and kidney area with heating pads.
If this attack is not your first time, and you have impaired kidney function, then you probably already know how to relieve pain. However, if the remedies prescribed by your doctor do not help and do not alleviate the symptoms, then it is better to contact an ambulance.
How is renal colic eliminated?
Symptoms and treatment. After you are examined by a specialist and make sure that it is really about colic in the kidneys, you will be prescribed treatment. It begins with the relief of pain, that is, with painkillers. The most effective drug is Baralgin. In the hospital, lytic mixtures are used . After the pain subsides, the diagnosis of the kidneys begins, that is, the identification of the causes of their malfunction. Most often this happens due to the presence of stones and a tumor that interferes with the normal circulation of urine in the pelvis. Renal colic, the symptoms and treatment of which we examined earlier, is eliminated only after the elimination of the root cause, that is, after the restoration of the normal functioning of the paired organ.