I am 28 weeks pregnant, so cannot take much as pain reducers other than tylenol. So, taking my antibiotics every 6 hours and 1000 mg of tylenol every 7-8 hours. Placing heating pack and doing some light walking to help relieve the pain, but still get that aching pain and want to know how long that is going to last.
2007-03-05 02:34:05 · 7 answers · asked by nbowles00 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I am not sure a heating pack is a good idea with a kidney infection. This will likely increase the pain because it increases inflammation. The kidneys are in a capsule and when they swell with infection this is what causes the pain. The heat will increase the swelling. Try something cool.
The antibiotics take a couple of days to get working well and then a few more to decrease the infection enough to decrease the inflammation. Probably day 4 or 5 you will notice a big difference. Get lots of sleep if you can. Drink lots of highly acidic fluids and water. (Stay away from the sweet stuff like pop)
2007-03-05 02:45:16 · answer #1 · answered by Suean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-21 11:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Tracey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May or may not be related to either the pregnancy or the kidney stones
Chiropractors can make sure there is nothing out of alignment
Massage therapists can help loosen the muscles.
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (they are both muscle relaxers) daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-03-06 15:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the doc said it was ok to use the extra strength tylenol I would use regular strength tyelnol as this very harsh on your body and liver. Try soaking in a warm bath tub and you can try using a pain relief cream like aspercreme. It may take a while for the ache to go away as kidney infections are very serious.
2007-03-05 02:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a prenatal massage therapist. They can help you before and after pregnancy to cope with the changes your body is going through.
2007-03-05 05:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by Kahlo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try cranberry juice it's good for your kidney's and for the baby. I've had kidney infections before, they're very painful. Best wishes!
2007-03-05 02:42:50 · answer #6 · answered by APV 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
increase the amount of fluids you are taking in
2007-03-05 07:01:12 · answer #7 · answered by charmel5496 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋