How to Prevent the PKD In Daily Life

2015-04-27 03:07

How to prevent the PKD in daily life? This should be one of the common questions for all the PKD patients. As we know, PKD is a genetic kidney disease, and there are numerous cysts on kidneys, which will be increased and get enlarged over time, and it will finally cause kidney damage to patients. In daily life, PKD patients need to pay attention to some of the possible factors that can damage their kidneys. If you still have any questions after reading, you can ask online doctor, or you can also leave a message below. We will give you more suggestions with free help.

Here are some of the factors that should be prevented for PKD patients in their daily life.

1. Prevent cold

PKD patients need to prevent to catch a cold in their daily life, because the cold can worsen their illness condition and cause further damage to kidneys. So patients need to prevent cold in their daily life, which will be good for their disease.

2. Keep a well planed diet

PKD patients also need to keep a well planed diet, which can help reduce their kidney burden and protect their kidneys. The diet should include low protein, low salt, low potassium and low phosphorus, and patients can also take some fruits and vegetables depending on their illness condition. The kidney-friendly diet can help slow down their progression.

3. Prevent injuries

Since the kidney cysts will be increase and get enlarged over time, and the big cysts will get ruptured easily, which will cause further damage to kidneys. So patients need to prevent strenuous exercises and possible injuries in back, which can protect the kidneys and prevent kidney cyst rupture.

4. Control well of the high blood pressure

High blood pressure is a common symptom in PKD, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys. So patients need to control well of their blood pressure. Patients can take some medicines such as ACEI, ARBs to help control their blood pressure, which will be beneficial for them to slow down their progression.

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