What Should Patients with PKD Pay Attention to In Daily Life

2014-03-06 15:07

Apart from treatment, patients with PKD should pay attention to many aspects in daily life, which is also very important in helping treatment. Here we will give patients with PKD some suggestions in daily life.

Patients with PKD should take precaution against a cold in daily life. If patients with PKD catch a cold, kidney damage will be aggravated.Thus, PKD will develop into serious condition.

Trauma is very harmful for patients with PKD. As PKD can make kidneys become larger, pressure in abdominal area will increase. In this situation, if patients with PKD get trauma, it will contribute to elevation of pressure in abdomen. Under this great pressure,cyst may be ruptured, which causes bleeding and infections in kidneys. Thus, patients with PKD should prevent trauma in daily life.

Patients with PKD should keep high blood pressure under control. High blood pressure is very common in patients with PKD. It can damage blood vessels in kidneys, which makes kidney function decrease.

Patients with PKD should develop a positive attitude towards life. Negative emotions can have bad effects on patients with PKD, thus, it is very harmful for recovery of patients’conditions.

A healthy lifestyle and diet is important for patients with PKD. PKD can be get alleviated, if patients with PKD keep a healthy lifestyle and diet. They should have a low salt diet, eat more food rich in vitamins and limit intake of potassium and phosphorus. Besides, patients with PKD should take regular exercise in daily life. Swimming, walking and jogging are all good choices for patients with PKD.

These aspects play a very significant role in helping treat PKD. So patients with PKD should pay much attention to suggestions above all. If patients with PKD combine effective treatment with nursing care in daily life, the best result can be achieved finally.

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