Oxalates in the urine during pregnancy are a rather alarming sign, indicating serious malfunctioning of the kidneys. Basically, this violation is detected in the study of a general analysis of urine. If it is identified, then it is necessary to conduct a detailed study and as urgently as possible. Oxalates in large quantities in the urine in the most harmless case can occur due to a diet based on the use of products containing oxalic acid salts, and this condition can also develop in people living in regions where in local water, and, consequently, in foods very few magnesium salts. And most often, this condition is associated with hereditary changes in the metabolism of oxalic acid in the body.
At the initial stage, such a disease is very difficult to diagnose, since it has practically no external manifestations. Therefore, it is often missed during medical examinations in childhood and adolescence. Only a thorough analysis of the incidence of such pathologies in close relatives will make it possible to timely diagnose and begin treatment.
Also, oxalates in the urine during pregnancy can appear in connection with a variety of inflammatory bowel diseases, either with previous surgical interventions on the intestine, or with the presence of Crohn's disease, or with diabetes, or with ulcerative colitis. The use of vitamins such as pyridoxine hydrochloride and ascorbic acid in excess of the established norms can also cause a violation such as oxalates in the urine during pregnancy. This indicator can also be observed in case of poisoning with brake fluid or antifreeze.
What symptoms may indicate oxalaturia?
1) Increased fatigue.
2) The appearance of sharp causeless pain in the abdomen.
3) Frequent excessive urination.
How to deal with oxalaturia?
1) If the cause of this condition is the pathology of the kidneys, then it is necessary not to postpone to undergo a full examination and, based on its results, begin complex treatment.
2) If oxalates in urine during pregnancy appeared as a result of dehydration, it is necessary to normalize the drinking regimen under the supervision of a gynecologist.
3) In case of excessive consumption of products containing oxalic acid (adjust the diet accordingly).
In general, during the period of expectation of a child, the level of oxalates should be brought to those indicators that this woman had before pregnancy, and it is they who are taken as the norm. Even a slight decrease is allowed, since the body of the expectant mother intensively consumes salt to build the skeleton of the fetus and to extract milk. Therefore, excess of normal indicators during pregnancy indicates some serious violation.
What should be the diet for oxalate kidney stones?
Take special care with the following foods: potatoes, cottage cheese, strong broths, milk, eggs, sweets, strong tea, tomatoes, chocolate and coffee. Eat more actively: fish, sour cream, butter, white bread, various cereals, boiled meat of any animals, fresh cabbage, dried apricots, turnips, ripe pears, fresh cucumbers, pumpkins, apricots, watermelons and so on. The daily volume of the drunk liquid should be increased due to compotes, mineral water, fruit drinks. You also need to actively use infusions of herbs that help dissolve and further remove stones and salts from the body, for example: corn stigmas, peppermint, dill, knotweed, horsetail, strawberry leaves.
Of the medicinal substances, pyridoxine hydrochloride and magnesium oxide are used. In order to prevent an increase in the level of oxalates, potassium and sodium citrates, citric acid are used.