How to Prevent High Urea in the Blood for A Patient with Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-04-09 08:02

How to prevent high urea in the blood for a patient with adult polycystic kidney disease (PKD)? This question is asked by a patient who visit our website. If you have other confusion, please feel free to contact us. We are glad to help you.

Why blood urea increases for PKD patients?

Urea is a waste product formed from the breakdown of proteins. Urea is usually passed out in the urine. A high blood urea indicates that there is something wrong with your kidneys. For PKD patients, the normal kidney structure is replaced by the cysts, as a result, the glomerular barrier function, renal tubular concentration, absorption, and regulating function gradually decreases. Urea begins to accumulate in the blood.

How to prevent high blood urea for PKD patients?

-Reduce the production of urea

In the daily, you should limit the intake of protein to reduce urea production. Increasing the intake of carbohydrate is also helpful for reducing proteolysis. Rice, oatmeal, potatoes and so on are all good source of carbohydrate. Some medicine such as allopurinol can also block the production of uric acid.

-Increase the elimination of urea

Some herbal tea has the function of diuretic, which can increase the urine output so that more urea can be removed, such as dandelion tea and nettle leaf tea. Medicines such as diuretic and probenecid can help your kidneys eliminate uric acid.

But improving the kidney function is the fundamental solution. Because kidney function decline is associated with the growing cysts, you should try to shrink the cysts first. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy reduces the secretion of fluid and increases the discharge of fluid so that the cysts gradually become smaller. Besides, it helps the repair the damaged kidneys and improve kidney function. And then you can live a normal life.

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