Nightly kidney pain during pregnancy

Particularly in women in advanced pregnancy, the size of the growing child results in completely different space conditions in the abdomen. The uterus with the child embedded in it displaces the surrounding organs to a not inconsiderable extent. Often the ureters are also constricted by the child.

Both kidneys can no longer pass the urine produced by the mother into the bladder unhindered, which can lead to a backflow of urine into the kidneys. This results in renal pelvis and kidneys that appear deep black in the ultrasound. The backwater often causes severe pain in the kidneys (often on both sides). When sleeping at night, it can happen that when the woman lies on her back, the pressure of the child becomes so great that the ureters become severely constricted and a sudden kidney congestion occurs. Lateral positioning leads to a speedy improvement.

Kidney pain after alcohol

Occasionally it is reported by concerning that they feel kidney pain after the consumption of alcohol or already during it. This cannot be explained scientifically so far. It is also true that pain that occurs simultaneously in the area of both kidneys is usually not caused by kidney disease.

The exception to this is cystitis. However, kidney stones or an inflammation of the renal pelvis are usually accompanied by unilateral pain. If kidney pain occurs repeatedly during alcohol consumption, which otherwise does not manifest itself, an attempt at alcohol withdrawal would be one way to alleviate the symptoms.If the pain occurs again and again, even if the alcohol consumption is not taken into account, kidney stones, for example, can be responsible.

The pain usually occurs in waves and is very strong, this is called renal colic. After renal colic, a doctor should be consulted, because the kidney stones may need to be treated. Alcohol withdrawal is not known to cause kidney pain.

Kidney pain with nausea

The combination of kidney pain and nausea occurs particularly in the presence of kidney stones. If a kidney stone is lodged in the renal pelvis or the ureter and progresses only slowly here, recurrent colicky pain occurs. These are very strong and are therefore often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

# In the case of renal colic, painkillers and antispasmodics are the most effective remedies. If the nausea occurs in the course of renal colic, it is usually over after the end of the colic. Of course, kidney pain and nausea can also occur independently.