Is Vitamin B3 Safe for PKD Patients

2014-03-14 01:02

Recently, a person consulted a question about whether vitamin B3 is safe for PKD patients or not. She said: My husband has PKD, and he is 42 years old. He read that B3 slows kidney disease. Every time he takes the B3, he gets a very bad red rash that is on his face, neck, shoulders, arms and upper chest. The rash is raised and itches. The rash lasts about an hour and a half. Is this medication safe for him if he is having this sort of a reaction?

Vitamin B3 is helpful for PKD patients. High blood pressure is a severe complication of PKD, which can accelerate kidney failure and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Vitamin B3 can dilate blood vessels to lower blood pressure. And vitamin B3 can also inhibit the activity of SIRT1, which is a special gene to control the growth of cysts. But as you can see, it has side effects. So limiting the dosage of vitamin B3 is preferred.

If you are looking for natural remedies, maybe Traditional Chinese Medicine is a good choice. There are many medicines that can help shrink kidney cysts in Traditional Chinese Medicine. For example, ground beeltle and rhizoma sparganii has the function of inhibiting the cystic lining epithelial cells from forming cyst fluid. Semen plantaginis and lalang grass rhizome have the function of increasing the permeability of cyst wall and the pressure between the inner and outside of walls so that cyst fluid can flow out and be eliminated from the body with urine. But they taste so bitter that few people like them. Hot Compress Therapy makes up this disadvantage. It is to shatter the medicines fully and then penetrate them into the damaged kidneys by putting them on the shenshu acupoints. It is a natural remedy, so there is no need for you to worry about its side effects.

PKD should be controlled promptly, or with the enlargement of kidney cysts, there is irreversible damage to the kidneys. For more information, you can contact our online doctors or leave a message.

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