Pyelonephritis is a bacterial-inflammatory kidney, one of the most common diseases in children, which is second only to diseases of the upper respiratory tract. In pyelonephritis, the kidneys are attacked, and the greater part of this organ is affected. But the most unpleasant thing is that pyelonephritis is most often observed in children under one year, and they, as is known, can not tell their parents that they have something hurts.
Causes of pyelonephritis in children
Why are young children so often exposed to this disease? As a rule, the urine of a young child in the first years of life does not yet have antimicrobial agents (antibiotics), and besides in the first years of life, children are not able to completely empty the bladder.
Often, the causes of pyelonephritis can be caries, adenoids, frequent ARI, various intestinal complications, as well as the presence of intrauterine infection.
Signs of pyelonephritis in children
There are two types of this disease: primary and secondary pyelonephritis in children. During primary pyelonephritis, there is virtually no change in the urinary system. The disease begins with a practically healthy baby. Secondary it develops in children with congenital disorders of the bladder and kidneys.
Also, pyelonephritis is divided according to the course of the disease.
1. Acute pyelonephritis in children begins most often with fever, may be accompanied by chills, headache, increased sweating, it is rare for vomiting. The insidiousness of this disease is that the sick child in many cases does not feel pain in the lower back, or at the time of urination, such symptoms appear only in children from 5 years and older. And in newborns, the only sign of pyelonephritis can only be a protracted jaundice.
Here are the most common signs of pyelonephritis in children:
- temperature 38-40 °;
- loss of appetite;
- anxiety;
- nausea, vomiting;
- restless sleep.
Fortunately, even in severe cases of acute pyelonephritis, when the correct treatment is started, the disease can be defeated in 2-3 weeks.
2. Chronic pyelonephritis in children is a disease that has been going on for more than a year and has two or more exacerbations in a given period. This form of pyelonephritis begins on the background of congenital or previous acquired kidney diseases. It flows in the form of repeated exacerbations. The rest of the time, the symptoms are not observed for a long time and do not bother.
The main signs of chronic pyelonephritis:
- fever, chills;
- pain;
- frequent painful urination, with possible changes in the color of urine;
- fast fatigue, inattention, irritability.
Unlike the acute form of the disease, chronic pyelonephritis is treated for a long time. In some, this disease appears in early childhood and does not go until old age.
Treatment of pyelonephritis in children
Treatment of this disease includes a set of activities: diet, medications and special physical exercise.
The diet for pyelonephritis in children is selected individually depending on the nature of the disease. In general terms, it can be said that during this diet, you need to limit the amount of protein coming from foods and salt. In acute pyelonephritis, a milky-vegetable diet is prescribed, and in chronic cases it is recommended to use slightly alkaline mineral water.
Therapeutic physical training, depending on the condition of the child, is performed in the supine or sitting position.
Medicinal products are antibiotics and antibacterial agents, they are prescribed only by a doctor!
Remember that no self-treatment! Cure pyelonephritis can only be under the supervision and advice of specialists!