Warming the kidneys - all the pros and cons for kidney diseases

Visiting the bathhouse with pyelonephritis is allowed by doctors only if the disease is not in the acute stage. The duration of the procedures increases gradually. The number of sessions to achieve a positive effect is at least 14. Before taking a steam bath, you must consult a doctor, because the bath is prohibited for some diseases not related to the kidneys.

When is heat good for the kidneys?

If your kidneys hurt and the doctor has diagnosed urolithiasis, then you can safely use the warming procedure. It will only have a positive effect, since heat can relieve muscle spasms, facilitate the removal of stones through the ureter, and reduce the feeling of pain and discomfort. Warming the kidneys during pain is also allowed if a benign neoplasm has been detected or with renal colic: heat relaxes the tissues and helps the process of urination. The beneficial effects of heat can be seen in lower back pain during menstruation. Relieving pain in the kidneys with heat, despite the ease of use, must be done extremely carefully. The most common methods are:

Localization of pain

Only a doctor can definitely determine that lower back pain is caused by kidney disease and not another cause based on blood and urine tests.
Kidney diseases can be congenital or acquired at any age. There is a high probability that the problem lies in the kidneys if:

  • the source of pain is located in the upper part of the lower back under the lower ribs, which is where the kidneys are located;
  • urinary disturbances are observed: from frequent urge to complete absence;
  • there is an increase in body temperature, even a slight one;
  • blood pressure readings are higher than normal;
  • swelling and dark red circles appear under the eyes;
  • attacks of nausea and vomiting occur;
  • blood appeared in the urine;
  • there is a feeling of general weakness in combination with the above symptoms.

Baths for kidney pain

A warm bath has a positive effect on the body for kidney pain, as it relieves muscle tension, reduces spasms and improves the functioning of internal organs. To get rid of pain with a warm bath, you need to follow a few simple rules during treatment:

  1. For optimal results from the procedure, it is important that the water is as hot as possible, but not burn.
  2. For greater relaxation, add special herbal infusions or a couple of drops of aromatic oils to the bath, for example, pine tree oil, which will help relieve tension and also have antiviral, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects.
  3. It is recommended to take a bath for up to 20 minutes - the patient will immediately feel relief, but staying in the water longer is not advisable.
  4. There should not be too much water in the bathroom; it is enough that the water level is slightly above the lumbar area.
  5. It is strictly forbidden to carry out this procedure alone! There should be a person next to the patient who, in case of loss of consciousness or general deterioration in health, can provide first aid and call a doctor.

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Allowed methods of warming up

There are several ways to warm your kidneys. It is convenient to use a special elastic belt made of natural wool when your back starts to hurt.

You can use other methods of warming up - apply a warm heating pad with water, heated sand or salt. Water treatments help with colic.

The simplest method

A belt made of camel, sheep or dog hair is the simplest remedy for relieving nagging pain. It not only accumulates heat, but also has an irritating effect, stimulating a rush of blood to an unhealthy area of ​​the body. In addition, patients with a belt can move around and continue to do their business. Instead of a belt, you can take a woolen blanket.

Warmer

You can use another very accessible warming method. A rubber heating pad is filled with hot water (temperature 40-50°C), wrapped in a flannel diaper folded in 4 layers and placed on the back. The patient is covered with a blanket. If you have an electric heating pad at home, you can also use it for a thermal procedure. It is necessary to set the regulator to a moderate temperature. After the procedure, your lower back will hurt less.

A very convenient device that you can use at home is a salt heating pad. It fits well to the body, and the solution inside the container retains heat for a long time.

Water treatments

A warm bath saves you from an attack of urolithiasis, when the stone moves inside the kidney and then travels along the ureter to the bladder. Doctors, when asked whether it is possible to warm the kidneys during colic, give an affirmative answer with one caveat - if the body temperature is not elevated.

The water in the bath should be pleasantly warm (38-39°C) so that the body warms up, the smooth muscles of the ureters relax, and the pebble goes down easier.


Baths and saunas are suitable for kidney disease only during remission. If you have pain and other symptoms, it is better not to visit places with too high a temperature.

Warming ointments

For kidney pain, doctors do not recommend using an ointment with a warming effect. In case of bacterial infection (pyelonephritis), heating is generally prohibited, and if you rub the lumbar area during colic, the condition may worsen.

The following ointments are used only with the permission of a urologist:

  • Apizartron;
  • Finalgon;
  • Menovazin;
  • Capsicam.

Bath for kidney pain

Overall Impact

Why a bathhouse? Our ancestors have proven that this is one of the most effective remedies for combating kidney pain. It has been noticed that bath procedures can improve the condition of urolithiasis, cystitis and other various diseases, through the effect of heat on internal organs and cleansing the body of harmful substances: breakdown products, urea and lactic acid, are removed through the sweat glands. Warming up in a bath enhances the processes of gas exchange, exchange of minerals and proteins, and the resulting substances are actively carried by the blood. The overall condition of the body improves, and even at the psychological level, noticeable changes occur - immunity, mood and performance increase.

Direct Impact

Let us remind you that it is impossible to warm up the kidneys using bath procedures during inflammatory processes, which can manifest themselves in the form of elevated body temperature. The bath is an excellent chance for recovery in the following cases:

  • with urolithiasis;
  • simple forms of nephritis (if functional impairment is moderate);
  • chronic kidney tuberculosis;
  • cystitis;
  • other various kidney problems, but without inflammatory processes in the kidneys.

Visiting the bathhouse supports kidney function.

A bath in the body causes quick reactions as soon as a person begins to sweat, and long-term reactions are noticeable at the end of the bath procedure or after regular sessions. When you sweat, the amount of sodium excreted in the urine decreases, salts leave, blood flow and the amount of urine excreted decrease, which reduces the load on the kidneys. But you still need to control bath procedures, because they are for health purposes. Therefore, you need to observe the temperature regime - it should be from 60 to 70 degrees, and air humidity should not exceed 33%, the time for this type of therapy should increase gradually (30 minutes is enough for the first time). It is better to do without contrast procedures, and cool down after the steam room slowly, so as not to cause harm to the body.

Localization of pain and its cause

Any pain in the body is a signal of trouble with a certain organ or whole system.
Any pain in the body is a signal of trouble with a certain organ or whole system. Because the kidneys rid the body of harmful toxins and waste products and are responsible for homeostasis, their normal functioning is important for the well-being of the entire body.

Acute unbearable pain in the kidney area or dull nagging pain in the lower back can be symptoms of dangerous kidney ailments that cannot be ignored and treated independently. Only a specialist can unambiguously determine the cause of pain and determine whether it is related to the kidneys or not after laboratory tests and instrumental examinations.

At any age, congenital or acquired renal diseases can be detected. The following symptoms are likely to indicate that pain is associated with the kidneys:

  • The pain is localized in the upper lumbar region just below the last ribs. It is here that the kidneys are located on the sides of the spinal column.
  • There are problems with urination. There may be frequent urges, rare painful urination, false urges, complete absence of urine, an increase or decrease in the daily volume of urine.
  • Urine may be cloudy with sediment or blood.
  • Sometimes, against the background of pain, the body temperature may rise (from low-grade to high levels).
  • Due to impaired urine flow, blood pressure rises.
  • The appearance of edema also indicates a deterioration in the urinary function of the kidneys.
  • Attacks of vomiting and nausea indicate poisoning of the body with metabolic products and toxins that are poorly excreted by diseased kidneys.
  • Sometimes urine can take on the color of meat slop.
  • Fatigue, general weakness, and malaise appear.
  • Sleep suffers, appetite disappears.

When can heating be harmful for kidney pain?

It is strictly forbidden to warm up when there is pain in the kidneys when infections are developing, since in this case the condition will definitely worsen. High ambient temperatures will negatively affect the growth of a malignant tumor or lead to rupture of the cyst. It is important to consult a doctor, since there are diseases that occur in a latent form, such as chronic pyelonephritis, for example. Its symptoms go unnoticed and can only be diagnosed with regular medical examinations and clinical studies. If you have kidney stones, it is important to pay attention to your well-being and, despite the improvements that bath procedures can provide for recovery, postpone visiting the bath if there are signs of pain. In this state, the body is very sensitive to temperature changes, which affects blood pressure.

The bottom line is that you can relieve pain with the help of heat: both the bath and the sauna are long-proven methods. But in order to avoid unpleasant symptoms, you need to independently monitor your health: follow a special diet, physical activity regimen, sleep on a flat bed and do not forget to consult with doctors.

Contraindications for visiting

Despite the enormous benefits of the bathhouse for the body, not everyone can visit it. Therefore, in order not to cause harm, it would be better to undergo an examination by a doctor in order to exclude pathologies that are contraindications to bath procedures. These include:

  • exacerbation of kidney and urinary tract diseases;
  • malignant formations in the urinary system;
  • kidney nephrosclerosis;
  • kidney stone disease;
  • glomerulonephritis of chronic form in the II-III degree.

It is not recommended to steam if you have water and electrolyte disturbances, as well as various kidney damage due to the use of pharmaceuticals. A contraindication to a visit to the bathhouse is the postoperative period after any kind of surgical intervention on the urinary tract.

Warming up for pyelonephritis

Strong aching sensations in the lumbar region are always debilitating, therefore, a larger percentage of patients strive to get rid of these negative symptoms of the disease by any means. It is important to understand that pain signs are the first signals with which you urgently need to contact a urologist in order to accurately determine the etiology of the symptoms. Only a urologist can prescribe complex effective therapy in accordance with the diagnosed disease. Pain syndrome may occur due to the presence of the following diseases:

  • Injuries;
  • Cyst;
  • Thrombosis of the renal arteries;
  • Atherosclerosis in the kidneys;
  • Glomerulonephritis;
  • Congenital renal defects;
  • Neoplasms of various etiologies and types;
  • Pyelonephritis;
  • Urolithiasis disease.

Pain in the lumbar region signals the patient about the presence of many diseases, therefore, before taking any action, it is important to visit a doctor, take all tests and do an ultrasound.

Important: before warming up any area on the body, you need to know the exact diagnosis!

Why is a sauna harmful?

Visiting the steam room is a pleasant procedure, especially during the off-season. However, in some conditions, a sauna can be harmful to a person. Visiting the bathhouse is prohibited for people with the following diagnoses:

  • hypoalbuminemia;
  • chronic and acute glomerulonephritis;
  • sclerotic renal hypertension;
  • interstitial nephritis;
  • water-electrolyte imbalance;
  • pregnancy;
  • exacerbation of diseases of the urinary system.

If you have the slightest doubt about whether you can go to the bathhouse, it is better to seek advice from your doctor.

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How does heat affect the kidneys?

Nephrologists have been debating for many years as to whether it is possible to warm the kidneys during pyelonephritis. Recent studies have shown that in case of pyelonephritis, heating the kidneys is strictly contraindicated. This is due to the etiology of the origin of the disease itself. In other words, the causative agents of the disease are pathogenic microorganisms and bacteria, and heat is an ideal environment for the spread of pathological microorganisms.

Also, heating the lumbar area during pyelonephritis can provoke the appearance of purulent discharge and complications.

Overall: self-medication can lead to serious complications, including organ loss.

Gallstone disease does not always make itself felt

Gallstone disease can occur without any symptoms for a long time, and without performing an ultrasound of the gallbladder and liver, it is not possible to make a diagnosis. Moreover, after visiting the bathhouse, cholelithiasis can sharply worsen; against the background of complete well-being, an attack of biliary colic may occur or complete obstruction of the bile ducts may develop.

Thus, the bath carries great risks for this pathology, and can lead to both a sharp deterioration of the condition and contribute to the slow but sure progression of the pathology. Therefore, doctors recommend refraining from visiting the steam room if you know about cholelithiasis, and also always undergo a full examination if a bathhouse or other physiotherapeutic treatment becomes one of the components of your life, since diseases that occur latently can suddenly manifest themselves after the start of regular visits to Russian, Finnish, Turkish or any other bath.

When you can and cannot heat

Among the situations when you need to warm your kidneys, it is worth noting:

  • You can take a warm (hot) bath if you have benign tumors;
  • If you have urolithiasis, you can take a bath or perform other methods of warming up the lower back to suppress painful symptoms and to help remove sand and stones from the pelvis and ureters;
  • Warming up is permissible if it is known for sure that it is the lower back that hurts, and not the kidneys: menstrual pain, injuries, etc.

Warming up the lower back is contraindicated:

  • Warming up cannot be done if there is an elevated temperature;
  • Warming the lower back or limbs of the legs during pyelonephritis will provoke complications of the disease;
  • You cannot do this (warm up the lumbar area) if there are malignant tumors;
  • It is prohibited to take hot baths if you have cysts in the pelvic area; the procedure can cause them to enlarge and grow.

Important: you don’t need to swim for long and you should definitely consult your doctor.

Kidney stones and sauna: some nuances

Friends, I will not spill the beans by talking about the origin of the disease, its symptoms and treatment outside the steam room. I think you are aware. And even if you don’t know all the information about the disease, talk to your doctor. In addition, coordinate all actions with your doctor. Have you decided to go to the bathhouse? OK.

Go, but only if the specialist allows it. Would you like to drink an herbal decoction or tincture? Wonderful. Drink, but only when the doctor gives the go-ahead. Do you want to use this or that ointment made by yourself? No problem. Use, but only if your doctor does not mind. Remember, self-medication is fraught with negative consequences not only for health, but also for life in general.

A little history

Since ancient times, kidney diseases have been treated using thermal procedures. In those days, world-famous healers advised:

  • wrap yourself in heated skins of wild animals;
  • “covering yourself” with scalding sand;
  • sunbathing;
  • take hot baths (hydrogen sulfide baths were valued);
  • take a steam bath.

I would like to note that the steam room was the No. 1 remedy in the treatment of kidney diseases. Bath procedures were recommended by doctors - Demyanenkov, Dubelir, Godlevsky, Chirkov and many others. They successfully treated patients, noting a favorable outcome.

But current doctors are skeptical about treating such serious diseases with bath procedures. However, they note that the steam room plays an important role as an effective prophylactic against a number of kidney ailments.

A bath is effective for kidney diseases (without signs of activity):

  • nonspecific cystitis;
  • pyelocystitis;
  • jade;
  • glomerulo-nephritis;
  • kidney tuberculosis;
  • kidney stone disease with the passage of small stones.

Treatment of the above diseases using bath procedures is a chance for recovery. But don't be overzealous. If you have ailments, you need to behave extremely carefully in the bathhouse.

How does a bath affect the kidneys?

Yes, kidney diseases and sauna are compatible concepts. A bath for pyelonephritis has a positive effect on the condition of the whole body.

Going to a bathhouse or sauna with pyelonephritis is necessary because the warming procedure occurs evenly, and the breakdown products of lactic acid and urea are removed through the sweat glands. Taking a steam bath improves blood circulation and speeds up metabolic processes. The body is rejuvenated, the immune system is stimulated, performance increases and mood improves.

Important: bath procedures are contraindicated in the presence of obvious strong inflammatory conditions accompanied by increased temperatures. The temperature in the bath should vary within seventy degrees, and should not exceed 33 percent. The duration of stay in a bathhouse or sauna for kidney disease should not exceed half an hour. Contrast procedures – avoid!

Necessary restrictions

Physicians treat pyelonephritis, but you can speed up recovery and avoid relapses on your own and only by giving up certain habits that affect the condition of the kidneys and circulatory system.

  • Diet. Any disease of internal organs requires maintaining a therapeutic diet and avoiding harmful, but, unfortunately, the most favorite dishes. To improve your blood composition and reduce the load on your kidneys, you should review your diet and eliminate some foods from your diet. What is prohibited:

  • all fried foods;

  • canned food and marinades;

  • fatty meat and fish;
  • dairy products with a high percentage of fat content (above 10%);
  • sausages and smoked meats;
  • onion, garlic, horseradish, radish, radish;
  • mushrooms;
  • hot spices;
  • mayonnaise, fatty sauces.

A diet for pyelonephritis involves eating large amounts of fresh vegetables and protein foods. The menu should include low-fat dairy products, meat or fish every day. The amount of salt consumed should be reduced to 7 g per day.

  • Alcoholic drinks. Alcohol is harmful even to a healthy person, and in case of kidney disease it is strictly contraindicated. Not only does it reduce the stability of the immune system, but it also has a destructive effect on the vitamin and mineral balance in the body.
    Ethanol contained in alcoholic beverages disrupts material and fat metabolism in the kidneys and impairs the patency of the renal ducts. This leads to intoxication, which gradually increases with each consumption of alcohol. Any drink containing ethanol sooner or later leads to kidney failure, which is especially dangerous in case of pyelonephritis.

    Many people are interested in whether it is possible to drink beer with pyelonephritis, because it contains the least amount of degrees. The answer is that even weak alcoholic drinks are strictly contraindicated for kidney inflammation, so their consumption is unacceptable. In addition, treatment of pyelonephritis involves taking antibiotics, which are absolutely incompatible with alcohol.

  • Water procedures. Restrictions on water procedures do not mean that a person with pyelonephritis should go unwashed. A ban is imposed on taking hot baths, which provoke the rapid proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms. Therefore, if you have kidney inflammation, you should limit yourself to a warm shower or a short warm bath, in which the water should not exceed 36°C.
    Those who like to take a steam bath with pyelonephritis should avoid visiting the bathhouse. If you really want to, you can go into the steam room when the main heat has gone out and the temperature is no higher than 37°C. Steaming during inflammation of any organs is strictly prohibited.

    In case of acute pyelonephritis, it is not recommended to swim in the pool, as there is a risk of hypothermia, which can lead to a relapse. People with chronic kidney inflammation throughout their lives should be careful when taking water treatments and monitor water temperatures.

  • Sex life.
    Pyelonephritis is not a contraindication to having sex; the question is how the patient feels and whether he will experience pain. High fever and pain in the kidneys during the acute course of the disease suppress the desire to be sexually active. The most important thing is to identify the causative agent of the infection, because pyelonephritis can be caused by bacteria that cause diseases of the genital tract. In this case, the second partner should be examined for the presence of infection and refrain from sexual activity until complete recovery.
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    Most people are interested in whether it is possible to go to the bathhouse with pyelonephritis, and also, what happens to inflamed kidneys when they are exposed to high air temperatures? According to specialized experts, in the bathhouse the kidneys “rest” and even “unload.” However, this procedure will not benefit all people with pyelonephritis, so before visiting the steam room, you should consult a doctor.

    Despite all the benefits of bath procedures, you should treat this activity with caution if you have kidney disease.

    How to warm up your kidneys

    There are three options for the warming procedure for pyelonephritis: a hot water bottle, a heating pad, a warm bath. For kidney disease, the most optimal warming method is a warm bath. You just need to know when heat is useful for pyelonephritis and what water temperature is needed. If you have menstrual pain, a bottle or heating pad can help; it is important to understand that a heating pad does not follow the curves of the body and cannot guarantee uniform heating of the necessary areas.

    Another safe method of warming up is wrapping yourself in a warm shawl or blanket.

    Remember: it is better not to treat diseases, but to prevent their occurrence and regularly visit a urologist and gynecologist for consultation.

    Bath procedures for various forms of illness

    Is it possible to take a steam bath with acute pyelonephritis?

    Visits to the bathhouse are not always indicated for kidney disease. People who have been diagnosed with pyelonephritis in the acute stage should refuse bath procedures. During this phase of the disease, the patient’s body temperature rises sharply, headache, weakness, and profuse sweating appear. In acute pyelonephritis, there may be nausea, vomiting and pain in the lumbar region. Therefore, it is recommended for the patient to take a steam bath after the symptoms subside, when pyelonephritis goes into a phase of stable remission.

    Is it possible to heat the kidneys for medicinal purposes?

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    Many people have learned from childhood: if something hurts, you need to rub the sore spot and apply a warm compress. This approach also applies to diseases of the joints, spine, and diseases of internal organs. Some people, having felt pain in the lower back, do not even think about whether it is possible to warm their kidneys, but immediately apply a heating pad or take a hot bath. Although in some cases heat can actually relieve or reduce pain, in others, warming the kidney area can cause an exacerbation of the disease.

    Diseases that cause kidney pain

    There are many diseases that can cause kidney pain. These include various kidney diseases, in particular pyelonephritis, and genitourinary diseases, such as urolithiasis or cystitis. However, the symptoms of pyelonephritis and cystitis are quite similar. These include:

    • frequent urination, accompanied by pain;
    • dull pain in the lower back;
    • dull pain in the abdomen;
    • cloudy, foul-smelling urine;
    • purulent or bloody discharge from the urethra.

    KSD therapy in the steam room

    Kidney stones: is it possible to go to the bathhouse? As has already been said, yes, it is possible, but only if the doctor allows it. In addition, you need to follow some rules.

    1.) Stay in the steam room. Forbidden:

    • eat 1-2 hours before visiting the steam room;
    • drink strong tea, coffee, soda and, of course, alcohol 1 day before visiting the steam room;
    • stay in the steam room for more than 3 minutes;
    • visit a steam room where the temperature is above 50°C;
    • climb to the top shelves;
    • enter without a hat, sheets or slippers;
    • do physical exercise.

    2.) Stay in the shower room. Ice water is taboo.

    3.) Stay in the rest room. Drink. For effective treatment, adherents of herbal medicine recommend using aromatic tinctures and decoctions from the following plants:

    • barberry fruit;
    • juniper fruits;
    • rose hips;
    • fennel fruit;
    • licorice rhizomes;
    • wheatgrass rhizomes;
    • steelweed rhizomes;
    • calamus rhizomes;
    • stems of shepherd's purse;
    • strawberry leaves;
    • birch leaves;
    • parsley leaves;
    • lingonberry leaves;
    • black elderberry flowers;
    • willow bark;
    • flax seeds.

    Recipes can be found on the Internet. True, I advise you not to tempt fate and seek help from a herbalist.

    4.) Stay in the rest room. Food. For effective treatment, experts recommend adherence to proper nutrition. A sample menu should be drawn up by a doctor. As a rule, people with ICD should use:

    • melon;
    • watermelon;
    • apples;
    • pears;
    • grape;
    • celery;
    • pumpkin;
    • carrot;
    • prunes;
    • black bread;
    • oatmeal;
    • buckwheat porridge;
    • boiled eggs;
    • honey.

    5.) Stay in the rest room. Exercises. Don't be lazy. To enhance the effectiveness of bath procedures, you need to perform light exercises - swinging your legs and arms, bending over and squats.

    That's all the recommendations. Now you know what is possible and what is not possible with ICD. As you can see, if you have kidney stones, you can go to the steam room, but be careful. Listen to your body.

    Good health to you, dear readers! Until next time.

    Quote of wisdom: Gymnastics, physical exercise, walking should be firmly established in the daily life of everyone who wants to maintain efficiency, health, a full and joyful life (Hippocrates).

    

    A bathhouse ( steam room ) affects the skin of the body from the first minute of being in it. It affects the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, internal organs, including the kidneys, and causes changes in the secretion of hormones. Changes in the activity of the kidneys and sweat glands affect the homeostasis of fluids and electrolytes. In the body, different fast and slow reactions develop to the influence of heat and humidity. Slow reactions occur after the appearance of sweat, while fast reactions occur with the appearance of the first drops of sweat.

    Fast reactions. Immediately after entering the steam room (sauna), the skin temperature begins to rise due to a decrease in the tone of the subcutaneous vessels, which leads to blood flow to the skin. The bath is a strong stimulant of the sympathetic nervous system. A 10-minute stay in a steam room leads to an increase in the level of noradrenaline in plasma by approximately 2 times, and the concentration of adrenaline increases to a lesser extent.

    The first change in kidney activity in the steam room is a decrease in sodium excretion in the urine (by half). Urinary sodium excretion remains reduced after a bath for 6 hours. The excretion of potassium in urine during a stay in a bathhouse changes insignificantly.

    Slow reactions. As mentioned above, diuresis immediately decreases in the bath. After 15 minutes of staying in the steam room, the volume of urine excreted by the kidneys becomes minimal and remains so for 6 hours. At the same time, blood flow to the kidneys decreases. Water balance when staying in a bathhouse. Sweating is the body's characteristic response when exposed to high temperatures. The average loss of sodium chloride through sweat is 1.3 g. This loss is accompanied by a decrease in the excretion of sodium and chloride through the kidneys. Potassium balance does not change significantly when visiting a bathhouse.

    The bath is indicated for the following diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract:

    chronic nonspecific cystitis, chronic pyelocystitis without signs of kidney damage;

    minor urolithiasis with spontaneous passage of stones (with sufficient water load), interstitial nephritis (without signs of process activity, with moderate functional impairment), chronic glomerulo-nephritis without signs of inflammatory activity, chronic tuberculosis of the kidneys and urinary tract (without signs of process activity).

    In the genital area, the bath is indicated:

    for chronic inflammation of the prostate gland and testicles (orchitis), for sterility in men and women.

    Relative contraindications for baths:

    chronic glomerulonephritis with impaired renal function (without signs of process activity), renal sclerosis with impaired function, conditions after operations on the urinary tract (without signs of inflammatory activity).

    Contraindications to the use of the bath:

    acute specific and nonspecific inflammation of the kidneys and urinary tract, acute interstitial nephritis, kidney and urinary tract stones with impaired renal function or hydronephrosis, tumors of the kidneys and urinary tract, hypoalbuminemia, water and electrolyte disorders.

    

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    When we feel pain in the kidney area, we immediately think about what measures can be taken. The first thing that comes to mind is, is it possible to warm the kidneys the way our parents did? Before heating the lumbar area, you still need to consult a doctor, because heat can provoke infectious inflammation. But if the pain is lumbar muscular or the result of urolithiasis, then in both the first case and the second, heat will help reduce muscle tension. When dealing with unpleasant pain, a bath and kidneys or a bath and kidneys can “work” well in their tandems.

    For which diseases with pain can the kidneys be heated?

    Heat relaxes and eliminates muscle spasm. When discomfort appears in the lumbar region, many people have a question: is it possible to warm the kidneys during pain? After all, heating can often aggravate the disease and lead to serious complications.

    How to determine if your kidneys are hurting

    A doctor can determine the causes of pain in the lumbar region based on the results of laboratory and instrumental diagnostic studies. You can identify the disease yourself at home by its characteristic symptoms. Diseased kidneys are indicated by pain localized in the lower back, in the area of ​​the lower ribs.

    Any pathology is accompanied by changes in urine and urination disorders:

    • urine is separated in small portions;
    • the number of urges increases;
    • there is a feeling of incomplete emptying;
    • uremia develops (the number of red blood cells in the urine increases), blood and clots appear;
    • proteinuria (increased protein levels, which are characterized by a white precipitate);
    • leukocyturia is characterized by an increase in the number of leukocytes in the urine, it becomes cloudy, and a sediment appears;
    • during the process of emptying the bladder, pain, burning, and stinging are observed in the perineum;
    • swelling appears around the eyes and limbs, which indicates stagnation of urine.

    Kidney disease may be indicated by elevated blood pressure, which increases as renal pressure rises.

    Such processes are observed as a result of difficulty in passing urine. Some diseases may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea.

    Causes of pain

    Pain, varying in nature and intensity, in the lumbar region may indicate urolithiasis, abnormal organ location, inflammatory diseases, tumors. In case of urolithiasis, they are localized in the lower back, arise abruptly, and radiate to the groin and lower abdomen. Reduces or completely disappears at rest. In most cases, their occurrence is associated with the movement of stones through the organs of the urinary system.

    Recommendations

    With stones in the bladder, there are a number of factors that interfere with the normal flow of urine. With a sedentary lifestyle, the salts that are part of the normal composition of urine begin to stagnate and form crystals. Over time, they increase in size and become an obstacle to the removal of urine from the kidneys. Because crystals can have different shapes and textures, you will feel a painful spasm when they come out. During a spasm, the blood vessels narrow and the pressure in the kidneys increases.

    In this case, heating will be just useful, because the heat will relax the tense organ, normalize blood flow and loosen the muscles of the kidneys.

    Warming the kidneys during spasms caused by stones will make them easier to pass.

    It is important to note that heating the kidneys itself in case of urolithiasis will not give any result; it will only temporarily alleviate the suffering of the patient, who literally cannot find a place for himself during renal colic. The patient needs to seek help from a doctor as soon as possible, who will prescribe competent treatment.

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