At What Age PKD Patients Will Have Symptoms

2014-11-12 07:48

As we know, PKD is a genetic kidney disease with numerous kidney cysts on kidneys, and PKD is a progressive kidney disease. Patients may have no symptoms with kidney cysts when the cysts are small enough. But with the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts, patients will gradually suffer from some severe symptoms. Then at what age PKD patients will have symptoms?

Based on the growth of kidney cysts, PKD can be divided into 5 stage. In the early stage, the kidney cysts are small enough, and patients will have no symptoms. However, with the development of PKD, the kidney cysts will get enlarged. In PKD stage 2, patients will have a rapid growth of kidney cysts between 30 -40 years old. And patients will also have some symptoms in this stage.

What are the symptoms in PKD?

1. Lower back pain

As we know, the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues, and there will be great pressure on kidneys. Then patients will feel back pain or abdominal pain.

2. High blood pressure

About 50% PKD patients will have high blood pressure, which is mainly caused by the kidney damage. When the kidneys fail to work well, it can secret more renins which will easily cause high blood pressure.

3. Protein in urine

The loss of protein in urine means the kidneys have been damaged, and the glomeruli cant help keep a good nutrition in blood, then it will cause the leakage out of protein in urine.

4. Blood in urine

Similar with protein in urine, the damaged glomeruli can also cause the leakage out of red blood cells, and this can also cause blood in urine. In addition, the kidney cyst rupture can also cause blood in urine.

What are the treatment for PKD?

From above, we can know the symptoms in PKD are mainly caused by the enlargement of kidney cysts and kidney damage, so PKD patients need to have effective treatment to help shrink the kidney cysts and repair kidney damage.

Here we recommend the Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, which uses traditional Chinese herbal medicine, and the herbs can help shrink the kidney cysts and prevent the enlargement of kidney cysts. In addition, the herbs can also help repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve kidney function. Through the systemic treatment, the symptoms in PKD can be controlled well, and it can help stop the progression of PKD.

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