Diet and nutrition are an important part of living well with kidney disease. As your kidney disease progresses, your dietary needs will likely change as well. Click on the appropriate stage below to learn more about diet and kidney disease.
Tocolytics are drugs that minimize the strength and number of contractions. Although an ideal goal would be to stop preterm labor completely, the most that can be reasonably expected from current tocolytics is a delay of 48 hours. This delay allows time for treatment with steroids and antibiotics.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a type of tocolytic. NSAIDs include ibuprofen (Motrin) and indomethacin (Indocin). Indomethacin is the most frequently used NSAID for preterm labor. It can be taken by mouth or given through a vein (intravenously). It may be used alone or in combination with other tocolytics, such as magnesium sulfate. Indomethacin is particularly effective in the second and early third trimesters.