As you can guess from the name, kidney swelling occurs when the kidney problems begin in the body. The latter perform a purifying function. If there is a violation of filtration, the composition of the blood changes. And as a result of this imbalance, there is swelling.
Causes of Renal Edema
Puffiness can become a consequence of pathological processes or kidney diseases. In most cases, swelling of the kidney origin results from:
- enhanced filtration of proteins in the blood;
- increase capillary permeability;
- renal failure;
- pyelonephritis ;
- toxic kidney damage;
- glomerulonephritis;
- increased fluid intake;
- increasing the concentration of sodium ions in the plasma;
- diseases of the lymphatic system.
Symptoms of kidney edema
Initially, swelling may be unnoticeable. But over time they spread throughout the body, increase in size and do not pay attention to them becomes impossible. There are several distinctive features of puffiness that occurs when there are problems with the kidneys:
- The lesions are mainly localized on the body at the top. In the most difficult cases, they can spread from the top down.
- Swelling of the legs and hands in case of kidney failure are mobile. That is, if you touch them, they can move.
- They occur almost immediately after a malfunction of the kidneys, and during normalization very soon disappear.
- In appearance, the affected parts of the body are paler, but their temperature from the rest of the epidermis is almost the same.
- As a rule, swelling is symmetrical.
In addition, the renal edema of the legs may indicate:
- pain in the lumbar region ;
- violation of urination;
- neurological disorders;
- the appearance in the urine analysis of electrolytes and proteins;
- general weakness and malaise.
Treatment of renal edema
As practice shows, coping with the problem is not so difficult, if you start treatment on time. Therapy involves:
- the fight against a disease that caused swelling;
- taking diuretic medications;
- the use of drugs that strengthen the walls of blood vessels;
- adherence to diet and nutrition;
- control of water-electrolyte balance.
The most popular means for the treatment of puffiness are:
- Mannitol;
- Triamterene;
- Spironolactone;
- Dichlorothiazide;
- Oxodoline;
- Furosemide;
- Hydrochlorothiazide;
- Etacrynic acid.
To increase the amount of protein in the diet, it is desirable to add boiled breast, lean meat, fish dishes.