Can A Person Prevent Polycystic Kidney Disease

2015-09-18 08:23

PKD is a genetic disorder, and can be inherited by children. PKD is divided into ADPKD and ARPKD. Then, can a person prevent PKD if his parents have PKD gene?

For ARPKD, it is very rare, and patients with ARPKD mostly die in infant times. For ADPKD, symptoms and complications do not usually occur until patients grow into adults like 40-50 years old. Children are having 50% percent to inherit ADPKD. And they get 25% chance of ARPKD. As this is gene problem, our medical technology can not prevent PKD occurring on children yet. What we can do well is to slow down development of PKD in daily life, and to prevent kidney failure.

PKD patients should eat a healthy meal and do some regular exercise for about 30 mins per day. High blood pressure is necessary to prevent or treat effectively. Taking some medicine can help lower blood pressure and patients should have a low sodium or salt diet in life.

What is most important, kidney cyst need to be controlled and shrunk. Otherwise, it can grow and enlarge, damaging other tissues and organs like kidney, liver, heart. Kidney failure can appear if PKD is not managed well in the long term. Our hospital’s unique treatment for PKD is Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine can shrink kidney cyst effectively by preventing cyst fluids secreting and enhance permeability of cyst wall. In this way, cyst will be shrunk well. What is more, kidney condition can be improved with Chinese medicine properties of promoting blood circulation, expanding blood vessels and preventing inflammation. It is a good option for you to have a try of Chinese medicine. More or any question, leave a message or contact online doctor anytime. Reply will be given very soon for you.

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