How Long ADPKD Patients Normally Live

2014-12-06 01:45

ADPKD(Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease) is life-threatening, so how long can one with ADPKD normally live becomes a concern for people who are newly diagnosed with this illness.

Actually, the lifespan of a ADPKD patient depends on many factors such as its treatment and age of the one of illness. For people who have their illness found in an old age, if they take right treatment method as soon as possible, they can live as longer as they should, but for these who have their illness diagnosed in a very early age, they usually have a shorter life span compared with others.

It takes about two decades for ADPKD to develop to kidney failure stage, but in some cases, due to the improper management, patients suffer from kidney failure within several years, so knowing how to control ADPKD well is very important for a good prognosis.

ADPKD is a kidney disorder associated with gene and so far no medicine or treatment has been proven to be able to remove PKD gene from body, so it is incurable, but there are indeed something we can do to improve life expectancy. Also, the management method plays an important role for patients to live longer and better.

1. Tight control of all the symptoms

ADPKD always cause many clinical manifestations like high blood pressure and proteinuria. Tight control of them is good for kidney, so taking medicines to bring them under control is very necessary.

2. Shrinkage of all the cysts

In cases of ADPKD, kidney tissues are injured due to large kidney cysts, and small kidney cysts are usually harmless, so shrinking kidney cysts and keeping them in small size are helpful.

3. Quit bad living habits

Bad living habits like drinking alcohol will stimulate cyst and make them enlarge to a very large size in short time, so we ADPKD patients need to avoid these bad living habits.

4. A kidney-beneficial diet

Damaged kidney can not bear heavy burden, so a kidney-friendly diet is also necessary. What patients can eat and can not eat depends on exact kidney condition, so we can not give a specific diet out here, but you can consult our online doctor for personalized diet plan.

How long can a ADPKD patient live depends on many factors and if you have any questions about this topic, please feel free to contact us. We are glad to help anyone with kidney problem.

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