How to Manage Anemia with Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-03-19 06:07

People with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is likely to develop anemia, especially when the disease goes to the end stage. How to manage anemia with polycystic kidney disease?

What causes anemia for PKD patients?

Anemia usually occurs when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. One of the important function of kidney is to release erythropoietin to stimulate bone marrows to produce red blood cells. These cysts in your kidneys damage kidney tissues and affect kidney function. As a result, there is not enough erythropoietin.

If you leave anemia alone, what will happen?

Anemia can make you suffer from headache, shortness of breath, coldness of limbs, fatigue, dizziness, chest pain, pale skin and so on. If you have these signs frequently, importance should be attached. Then it is necessary for you to talk with your doctor and receive treatment timely.

Treatment for anemia

The conventional treatment for anemia is to take EPO and iron supplement. Because anemia is caused by declined kidney function, so we should focus on treating kidney disease.

For PKD patients, they should try to inhibit the enlargement of cysts and repair the damaged kidneys. Only in this way can anemia be improved.

In our hospital, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy has been proved effective in treating PKD. It is to penetrate the herb powder into the damaged kidneys with the help of osmosis device so that the active ingredient can reach the nidus directly. The herbs can not only shrink these cysts but also improve kidney function. With the improvement of kidney function, you can get rid of these symptoms.

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