How Long to Live with PKD And Dialysis

2014-09-13 08:49

PKD is the most common genetic kidney problem that can cause kidney failure which always refers to the worst kidney condition. Dialysis is usually needed by PKD patients to offer a better quality of the life and extend the survival when their kidneys fail to maintain the normal life. Dialysis is helpful, but the survival rate decreases over time once kidney failure patients start dialysis. Well, how long can a PKD patient live with dialysis?

Dialysis replaces damaged kidney to purify blood, so as to protect internal organs from being damaged by toxins accumulated in the blood. It is helpful, but can not maintain patients’ life forever. According to clinical studies, the average life expectancy of a PKD patients with dialysis is 4.25 years and the 10 year kidney dialysis life expectancy is 23%.

Besides, life span for PKD patients who are on dialysis differs from case to case because it can be affected by many variables, some of which can be controlled like treatment method, lifestyle choice and diet, but some of others that can not be controlled like age, genes, race and etiology. As for the variables that can not be controlled, we need to accept them, but for the variables that we can control, we need to do something, so as to improve life expectancy.

Treatment method: So far there is no cure for PKD, as no treatment or medicine has been proven to be able to remove PKD gene away from the body, but we can do something to protect kidneys from being damaged by kidney cysts. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a herbal treatment that has been used to kidney disease patients from more than 64 countries. It is especially effective in treating shrinking kidney cyst and also for this reason, it shows great treatment effects in treating PKD.

Lifestyle: Avoid bad living habits like smoking, drinking alcohol and staying up which are bad for kidney.

Diet: Through daily diet, we can reduce kidney burden, which is very important for the protection of residual kidney tissues. Diet for PKD patients who are on dialysis and not only dialysis is different. Here, you can consult our online doctor for related diet information.

Lastly, for PKD patients who are on dialysis, how long they can live depends on many factors, which means there is something they can do to prolong life span. As for this topic, if there is anything unclear, please contact us directly to get free help.

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