Pyelonephritis - a disease quite common in women (especially during pregnancy) and is nothing more than an inflammation of the kidneys. Two main causes of occurrence:
- First, pyelonephritis occurs during pregnancy in the process of growth of the uterus and as a result of strong pressure on the kidneys and ureters;
- Secondly, hormonal restructuring of the woman's body during pregnancy promotes pyelonephritis: the urinary tract begins to lengthen, expand and often curl, and sometimes even bend. As a result, the urine flow is disrupted, and the kidneys and bladder are correspondingly increased.
Thus, ideal conditions for the formation of inflammatory processes are created.
How does pyelonephritis affect pregnancy?
There are two forms of the disease:
- Chronic pyelonephritis in pregnancy. The first form, as a rule, does not make itself felt at all, but with exacerbation of chronic pyelonephritis during pregnancy, a woman feels a sudden chills, nausea (sometimes vomiting), low back pain and rezi when urinating.
- Acute pyelonephritis (or exacerbation of pyelonephritis) during pregnancy. Acute pyelonephritis during pregnancy is diagnosed with ultrasound, urine and blood tests are taken, and he is treated only in a hospital. Since the treatment is mainly carried out with antibiotics, constant monitoring is necessary, it is necessary to identify the most effective antibiotic and "monitor" the work of the kidneys. In addition, with pyelonephritis during pregnancy at the stage of treatment, you should constantly "wash the kidneys" with special kidney tea, you can use infusions of parsley or cranberry mors. During an exacerbation, a woman should lie as much as possible - this is associated with severe pain in the lower back and abdomen, often with late toxicosis. But after discharge from the hospital, you should not continue "bed rest", you need to walk more often (avoiding hypothermia), so you will help outflow of urine from the upper ureters.
Both forms are fraught with danger: the first can provoke a number of problems, and the cause can not be established on time, the second requires an urgent hospitalization of a pregnant and timely and proper choice of drugs. "Experienced moms" advise to take "cat pose", kneeling and elbows - this will also help outflow. If a woman was ill before conception, then almost certainly she is waiting for chronic pyelonephritis in pregnancy. To protect yourself from such problems, try to take responsibility responsibly to the fence of the tests that you are prescribed in the clinic, and as detailed as possible tell your doctor about the course of the disease, if any. For the prevention of pyelonephritis in pregnancy, try to cure all possible foci of inflammation in the body (sick teeth, sore throats and all sorts of infections of the genitals, respiratory tract infections). Analyzes are conducted at least twice a month, on more
What is the danger of pyelonephritis in pregnancy?
The consequences of pyelonephritis in pregnancy can be very different - from simple conjunctivitis to serious infectious lesions of the baby's organs. In addition, pyelonephritis during pregnancy can provoke intrauterine fetal hypoxia, spontaneous abortion or premature birth. Babies whose mothers had chronic pyelonephritis during pregnancy can be born with low weight and even underdevelopment, they often get sick during the newborn period.
Although this disease is dangerous enough, but does not give any indication to Caesarean section, it is just necessary to take your health seriously not after conception, but before it. This applies to healthy teeth, and proper balanced nutrition - then the pyelonephritis during pregnancy will not give complications and will not cause serious problems.