How to Prevent Kidney Failure in PKD

2014-06-01 07:27

How to prevent kidney failure in PKD? As we know, most cases of PKD will finally get into kidney failure, and then patients will need to have dialysis or kidney transplant to prolong their life expectancy. In fact, the kidney failure in PKD can be prevented effectively.

As we know, PKD, which is shorted for polycystic kidney disease, is a genetic kidney disease, and there are numerous kidney cysts on kidney. The kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and increase the progression of kidney failure. In this condition, PKD patients need to have effective treatment to prevent the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts, and they also need to have treatment to shrink the kidney cysts. In addition, they also need to take in their daily life, which can also help prevent kidney failure in PKD.

Here are 3 common suggestions for PKD patients to help prevent kidney failure in their daily life.

1. Control high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol

As we know, high blood pressure is a common symptom in most cases of PKD, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will worsen the illness condition of PKD patients. And high blood pressure is also one of the common cause of kidney disease, so PKD patients need to control their high blood pressure well. Besides, they also need to control their high blood cholesterol level, which will also be helpful for their illness condition.

They can do some proper exercises in daily life, which can help improve the immune system and protect the kidneys.

2. Keep a kidney-friendly diet

PKD patients also need to keep a kidney-friendly diet, which can help reduce the kidney burden and protect the kidneys. Here are some dietary principles for PKD patients in their daily diet, such as low-protein diet, low- salt diet, limit the fluid intake, etc, and they are also recommended to take more fresh fruits and vegetables, which can help improve their immunity and protect the kidneys. If you want to get a detailed diet plan, you can send you test reports to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com, we can make a diet plan for you.

3. Prevent cold and infections

Cold and infections are two dangerous factors for PKD patients, because they will worsen the illness condition of patients, and it will cause further damage to kidneys. So PKD patients need to prevent the possible infections and cold in their daily life.

Above are the 3 common suggestions for PKD patients to prevent kidney failure, and they should take care of all the details in their daily life, which can help make a good prognosis for them.

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