Treatment and Diet for 6cm Kidney Cyst

2014-10-12 06:05

6cm kidney cyst is very large and burst easily. When a cyst in kidney ruptures, many terrible conditions like kidney infection and peritonitis might be caused. Additional, 6cm kidney cyst also causes damages easily, so medical treatment and well-planed diet are usually needed when such a big kidney cyst is detected.

Treatment for 6cm kidney cyst

There are mainly two treatment methods for 6cm kidney cyst:

Surgery: you can choose surgery as the treatment. It cuts cyst off kidney directly, but meanwhile brings you the risk of kidney infection and recurrence of kidney cyst.

Chinese medicine: Chinese medicine is alos a management method of 6cm kidney cyst. It is harmless and safe, but works relatively slowly compared with surgery. There is no relapse if kidney cyst is treated with Chinese medicine.

Besides, if kidney function has been impaired due to kidney cyst, treatment that can strengthen kidney and improve kidney function is needed, otherwise, kidney problem will progress to kidney failure gradually. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is the treatment recommended for people with large kidney cyst and kidney damages.

Diet for 6cm kidney cyst

Small kidney cyst is harmless and can be left alone, but for a 6cm kidney cyst, it is a large one and kidney tissues are damaged easily in such a case. For an individual with 6cm kidney cyst, if his kidney function has been affected, his diet plan should be made on the basis of:

1. Low-salt diet: Low-salt diet is very health-beneficial and especially kidney-beneficial, because it can prevent elevation of blood pressure and reduce kidney burden.

2. High quality protein: Foods with high quality protein like egg white, lean meat, fish and milk are recommended because they can provide our body necessary nutrient and meanwhile produce less wastes which need to be removed by kidney. Kidney cyst patients need to limit protein intake if their kidney function is affected due to cyst in kidney. (Consult our online doctor about how much protein is needed in each stage of kidney disease)

3. No drinking: Many people have the habit of drinking some beer or wine before meals. However, if a 6cm large kidney cyst is found, they should kick this habit as soon as possible, as substances in the alcohol can stimulate kidney cyst and make them enlarge quickly.

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