During pregnancy, women experience many health complications. One such problem is kidney disease. The most common of these is pyelonephritis. It can be both chronic and appear during pregnancy.
Instructions
Step 1
The greatest likelihood of manifestation of pyelonephritis in women who have once had it. This is an infectious disease that can appear against the background of a weakened immune system, due to infections in the urinary system. In any case, you should immediately contact your gynecologist. Based on the test results, he will be able to determine the nature of the disease and prescribe the necessary medications. Be sure to ask your doctor how this or that drug will affect pregnancy. If you are in doubt, try to see another doctor to give his opinion.
Step 2
In addition to the medications that your doctor will prescribe for you, you can independently perform procedures to alleviate the condition and treat the disease. Since pyelonephritis is associated with difficulty passing urine, use natural diuretics. It could be cranberry juice. Herbal teas also have excellent anti-inflammatory, detoxifying and diuretic effects. Their essential advantage is that they practically do not wash out the necessary salts from the body. For the preparation of such decoctions, the following plants are suitable: elder flowers, lingonberry leaves, mint, rose hips, nettles, oregano, St. John's wort, horsetail, chamomile, fennel fruits. The cooked broth is taken 3 times a day, half an hour before meals. The course lasts until the persistent disappearance of pain and signs of the disease.
Step 3
Also, the appearance of pyelonephritis can be purely mechanical in nature: the uterus, gradually increasing, begins to press on neighboring organs. Thus, it is more difficult for urine to leave the body through the transmitted ureters. In such situations, positional therapy is prescribed for the pregnant woman. You can also independently reduce the pressure of the uterus on the kidneys: get on all fours and stand there for about 10 minutes, if this does not cause severe physical discomfort. This position helps to move the weight of the uterus down, while it stops pressing on the kidneys.
