Treatment of glomerulonephritis - kidney disease - is carried out only under the strict supervision of a doctor. Medications and traditional medicine are closely related, but their use is prescribed by a specialist. Self-treatment can only aggravate the situation.
Reasons
The main causes of glomerulonephritis include:
- Infectious diseases.
- Systemic diseases.
- Introducing vaccines and various sera into the human body.
- Influence of toxic substances.
- Irradiation and stuff.
Disease occurs seven to thirty days after exposure to external factors.
Symptoms and treatment of glomerulonephritis in children and adults are determined after establishing the causes that caused the disease.
General symptoms
Glomerulonephritis appears one week after the infection enters the body. When it manifests symptoms such as headaches, poor appetite, pain in the lumbar region and nausea, weakness throughout the body. This disease often appears due to tonsillitis and other colds.
Features by group
Glomerulonephritis begins to develop in the kidney area. The disease is conditionally divided into three groups according to symptoms:
- The first group of urinary symptoms. In this group, the temperature often rises, the volume of urine produced decreases. Sometimes the urine may be red. This indicates that blood is entering 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 become chronic. There are other symptoms as well.
- The second group of symptoms are edema. Such a symptom is manifested by the appearance of swelling on the face in the morning, which disappears in the late afternoon.
- 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.
Shapes
According to etiology and pathogenesis, they are distinguished:
- Primary glomerulonephritis.
- Secondary glomerulonephritis.
Downstream:
- Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (OSGN).
- Acute non-streptococcal glomerulonephritis associated with foci of chronic inflammation.
- Chronic glomerulonephritis.
Different clinical forms of chronic glomerulonephritis:
- hematuria, which may be slow-growing or recurrent;
- edematous-proteinuric or nephrotic, which is accompanied by severe urinary syndrome;
- hypertensive, accompanied by a pronounced increase in blood pressure;
- mixed - simultaneous manifestation of nephrotic and hypertensive forms;
- latent or sluggish;
- rapidly progressive or fulminant.
According to morphological features, they are distinguished:
- membranous-proliferative form;
- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis;
- IgA-nephropathy;
- membranous nephropathy.
By stages, glomerulonephritis is divided into:
- glomerulonephritis without impaired renal function;
- glomerulonephritis with transient or temporary impairment of kidney 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 with the help of different groups of medicines. The most commonly used can be called:
Glucocorticoids. Indicated for mesangioproliferative long-term and chronic glomerulonephritis with small glomerular changes. In membranous long-term glomerulonephritis, the result is indistinct. In case of membranoproliferative chronic glomerulonephritis and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, glucocorticoids are ineffective
"Prednisolone". Appointone mg / kg / day. inside for 6-8 weeks. with a further rapid decrease up to thirty mg / day. (five mg/week), and then slowly (two and a half to one and a half mg/week) until the absolute withdrawal
Pulse therapy with "Prednisolone" is performed with significant CGN activity at the initial time of cure - one thousand mg intravenously, one r / day. three days in a row. After a decrease in the activity of chronic glomerulonephritis, monthly pulse therapy is acceptable until remission is achieved.
These are the most common medications for treating symptoms of glomerulonephritis in adults. Treatment and dosage are prescribed only by a doctor.
Cytostatics
"Cyclophosphamide" two to three mg/kg/day. inside or in / m or in / in, "Chlorambucil" one tenth to two tenths of 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 in existing configurations of chronic glomerulonephritis with a significant risk of progression of renal failure, and, in addition, in the presence of contraindications to the appointment of glucocorticoids, ineffectiveness or complications when using the latter (in extreme cases, combined use is chosen, which allows to reduce the dose of glucocorticoids).
Pulse therapy with "Cyclophosphamide" is presented with significant chronicglomerulonephritis or in combination with pulse therapy "Prednisolone" (or against the background of its daily intake), or separately in the absence of an auxiliary direction of "Prednisolone". In extreme cases, a portion of "Cyclophosphamide" must be fifteen mg / kg (or 0.6-0.8 g / m 2of the surface of the body) in / in every month.
Decoctions and tinctures
There are many folk ways to treat glomerulonephritis. But, if possible, before starting treatment with folk remedies, consult a competent doctor. In addition, alternative treatment is mainly aimed at restoring the kidneys and alleviating the symptoms of the disease, as well as improving immunity.
- Decoction of corn stigmas has long been used to treat glomerulonephritis with folk remedies. Mix equal parts crushed corn silk and cherry tails. Brew 0.4 liters of boiling water and cool completely. Then strain and take 1/2 cup four times a day.
- Decoction of elderberry. Measure one st. l. black elderberry flowers (chopped). Pour them with 0.2 liters of boiling water and leave to infuse, as in the previous recipe. Drink half a cup in the morning and evening.
- Infusion with wild strawberries. Two teaspoons of birch leaf, 1 tsp. strawberry leaf, 3 tbsp. l. flax seed. Brew this mixture with 0.8 liters of boiling water and boil for five minutes. Let stand for half an hour, then strain. Take orally 2-4 times a day, 100 g before meals or two glasses to stretch during the day.
- Infusion ofrose hips. About ten wild rose berries are cleared of seeds, pour 0.4 liters of boiling water and insist. You can cook in a thermos. Drink the infusion throughout the day.
- Kidney tea with herbs. Mix three tbsp. spoons: kidney tea (orthosyphon staminate), leaves of a string, dog rose, plantain, two tbsp. spoons: horsetail, yarrow and 4 tbsp. spoons of calendula. Brew in a teapot and drink throughout the day. If blood is found in the urine, it is good to put two tbsp. nettle leaf spoons.
- Schisandra tincture. Pharmacy tincture to drink 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. Fifteen minutes to insist, then strain. Drink 1/3 cup half an hour before meals three times a day.
- Decoction of oak bark is widely used to treat acute glomerulonephritis. By three st. spoons of dried oak bark add one glass of hot water and heat for 20-25 minutes in a water bath. Gives a good anti-inflammatory effect. It should be consumed in 0.1 liters 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 rub 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.
- Pumpkin pulp juice should be drunk three times a day, 1 tbsp. l.
Therapy forlingonberry help
Treatment of chronic glomerulonephritis occurs with the help of folk remedies, using herbs and diet. One of these medicinal herbs is the common lingonberry. The plant has diuretic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiseptic, sedative properties. Both lingonberry leaves and berries are used. Pour 100 ml of boiling water over 10 g of dry lingonberry leaves, leave for 2 hours, then strain and drink like tea during the day 4 times a day. Pour 200 g of cranberries with boiling water in the amount of two glasses, leave for 6 hours, drink 4 times a day, 100 ml before meals for 20 minutes.
How to relieve swelling?
You will need hop cones 10 g, parsley seeds 25 g, motherwort 20 g, hawthorn 20 g. Mix all the ingredients, pour boiling water over it and put in a water bath for 30 minutes. Drink a tablespoon in the morning, afternoon and evening.
Try bath treatments for acute glomerulonephritis using a collection of flax seeds and St. John's wort. Brew the composition with boiling water. Infuse for 3 hours, then strain, dilute with water and splash a little on hot stones. Breathe steam and drink such tea from strawberries, using dry berries and leaves: for 200 g of boiling water, 20 g of crushed mixture. Infuse for an hour, strain and drink half a glass.
Diet
Glomerulonephritis is a serious disease in which the kidneys become inflamed and a person's immune system is seriously affected. When treating glomerulonephritis in children and adults, you need to follow a special diet. When the body is sick - it's terrible, becauseyou have to restrain yourself in many ways, not allow yourself sweet, starchy foods or bench press. With such a diagnosis, a person should adhere to the strictest diet.
How to eat tasty while on a diet? Let's put it on the shelves, what to eat, and what should be categorically excluded from the diet. Remember that in case of illness, diet number five is used, which includes food with all the calories, but in the absence of fat in harmful foods, and fried foods are also not allowed. There are also many fruits and vegetables. All dishes must be cooked by boiling or baking, stewing is rarely used.
It is very important not to forget about the side dish, with this diet of porridge is only a joy, and how many frozen vegetables are there now, which will give strength and energy for the whole day. Do not forget about vegetable soups, diet borscht, 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, up to nuts. Experiment and eat he althy, and let the kidneys no longer bother.
Prevention
Disease prevention includes:
- Restriction of strenuous exercise.
- Exclusion of stressful situations that affect the psycho-emotional state.
- Avoiding drafts, hypothermia.
- Strengthening hygiene of the external genitalia to prevent infection.
- Urination and flushing before and after sex.
- Fighting overweight.
- Prevention of constipation.
- Therapeutic exercise.
- 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, it helps to prevent stagnation of urine in the renal pelvis.
- 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. S alt restriction.
- Sufficient drinking regimen: at least 1.5 liters of water per day; drinking mineral water.
- Identification and rehabilitation of chronic foci of infection.
- Treatment of persistent viral infections.
- Treatment of comorbidities.
- Avoid taking nephrotoxic drugs, excess vitamin therapy, immunoglobulins and blood products.
- Regular he alth check-ups with annual urinalysis.
- Prescribing herbal remedies or herbal preparations to cleanse the urinary tract 1-2 times a year.
- Sanatorium 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 fight the disease are:
- IAKI clinic, located in Moscow, on Pobedy street, 2, bldg. 1. Works every day except Sunday. The appointment of a specialized specialist costs about two thousand rubles. Reviews treated there fromglomerulonephritis suggest that doctors prescribe more affordable treatment than 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 pr., 12, p. 3. Day off - Sunday. People who turned there for help quickly overcame the exacerbation of the disease.
- "Inpromed" has several branches, which employ experts in their field. For the treatment of glomerulonephritis, it is advised to use the medical center located near the Molodezhnaya metro station, namely on Elninskaya street, 20, building 2.
