Causes and Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting for PKD Patients

2014-03-25 06:52

For PKD patients, when they are in early stage, they may not suffer from some serious symptoms. However, with the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts, it may cause kidney damage and patients will experience some serious symptoms such as nausea, vomiting. Then what can cause nausea and vomiting and how to treat this for PKD patients?

What can cause nausea and vomiting for PKD patients?

Polycystic kidney disease is an inherent kidney disease with several cysts in kidneys. With the enlargement of kidney cysts it can cause some complications on other organs such as brains and gastrointestinal tract, all these can cause nausea and vomiting for PKD patients. Here are some common factors that can cause nausea and vomiting.

1. Brain aneurysm

Brain aneurysm is a common complication for PKD patients which can cause severe headache, and this can cause nausea and vomiting frequently. When the brain aneurysm ruptures, it may cause irreversible brain damage or even death.

2. Gastrointestinal tract disorders

The enlargement of kidney cysts can cause severe kidney damage, which can cause wastes and toxins build up in blood. The building up of toxins and wastes can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, which can cause nausea and vomiting for PKD patients.

3. Dialysis

Although dialysis is a common and effective treatment for PKD patients, but when the toxins and wastes in body is filtered faster than in the brain, it may cause or worsen the symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

What treatment can help relieve the symptoms of nausea and vomiting for PKD patients?

From above, we can know that there are many causes of nausea and vomiting for PKD patients. So, if patients suffer from some nausea and vomiting, they need to first find the basic cause of their symptoms, and have effective and prompt treatment.

The uncontrolled symptoms may also cause severe kidney damage, so patients need to relieve their symptoms as early as possible. Besides, they also need to have treatment to prevent the enlargement of kidney cysts and shrink the kidney cysts, which can help prevent the their complications and relieve nausea and vomiting. If you are PKD patients, and you have nausea and vomiting, and you want to have effective treatment, you can send your test report to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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