What is good for hydronephrosis?

Hydronephrosis is generally registered in urology, excluding surgical causes such as nephroureterolithiasis, tumor, congenital malformation and other urinary tract obstruction factors, but also see nephrology. Generally, B-ultrasound, urine routine and renal function examination of kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate and other organs will be done first, and then CT, urography and even cystoscopy will be done if necessary.

Treatment of hydronephrosis:

First, the treatment of hydronephrosis with traditional Chinese medicine

1. Traditional Chinese medicine prescription

Patients with hydronephrosis can choose to take traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions with the functions of invigorating kidney and qi, promoting diuresis and consolidating kidney function for conditioning treatment. Specifically, Zhenwu Decoction, Gui Ling Zhugan Decoction or Wuling Powder can be decocted in water. The commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in these prescriptions mainly include Radix Astragali, Radix Codonopsis, fried atractylodes, fried Chinese yam, Semen Plantaginis, Poria, Cornus officinalis, Folium Pyrrosiae, Fructus Crataegi, Semen Phaseoli, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Herba Ephedrae, etc. Patients generally need to insist on taking medicine for at least three courses.

2. Chinese patent medicine

Patients can also take some traditional Chinese medicine preparations, such as Shen Yan Siwei Capsule, Shenshitong Granule and Bazheng Mixture, which are all good choices. As long as you can take the medicine according to the doctor's advice at ordinary times, you can get very obvious effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and toxic materials, tonifying kidney and benefiting qi.

Second, the surgical treatment of hydronephrosis

Once the symptoms of hydronephrosis are serious, especially renal obstruction and kidney calculi's disease, it is best to do surgery in time for treatment. The commonly used surgical methods in clinic include adhesion separation, fibrovocal cord resection and vascular transposition anastomosis. However, if the obstruction has caused severe hydronephrosis, colostomy and drainage should be done first. In addition, nephrectomy may be required if necessary.

Diet therapy for hydronephrosis

Dietotherapy can relieve hydronephrosis to a certain extent, so it can be used as adjuvant therapy. Patients are advised to do it often. Eat onion-white perilla porridge, bamboo leaves, barley, glutinous rice porridge and rice porridge. At the same time, you can also eat old hen soup, or often eat some water-saving foods, such as melon and watermelon.