PKD: Is Having Too Much Sodium Related with Bad Headache

2015-02-16 08:05

Living with PKD, we really try to be careful on our sodium intake, because having too much sodium not only worsen illness condition, but also cause further health tissues. Well, is having too much sodium related with bad headache?

Headache is a common problem in our daily life and hard to bear in some cases. A low-sodium diet is needed if we are suffering from PKD, because having too much sodium indeed increases risk for bad headache.

With PKD, our kidneys can not work normally to keep sodium level in normal range. Consequently, sodium build up in blood, leading to hypernatronemia. Sodium is associated with water retention. When there is high level of sodium blood, lots of water will stay in blood, leading to high blood pressure. Mild elevation of blood pressure is asymptomatic in many cases, but if blood pressure becomes very high, headache and dizziness are caused easily.

In PKD, besides bad headache, having too much sodium also trigger swelling which also can be called edema and fluid retention. This symptom usually firstly appears in body parts with loose tissues like eyelid, face, hands, legs, ankle, feet and testis in male. With no effective and timely treatment, it may spread to the whole body. That is the reason why PKD patients with fluid retention need to limit fluid and sodium intake. Diuretics are the most commonly used medicines for fluid retention.

To avoid bad headache and swelling, a low-sodium diet is needed and this needs us to stay far away from salted foods, processed foods, various sauces, snakes, canned vegetables and roasted nuts. Besides, if sodium level in blood becomes very high, medical method is also needed to lower it down.

Lastly, in PKD, sodium build up in blood mainly because kidneys can not eliminate the excess one, so apart from a low-sodium intake, we also need to take treatment to reduce kidney cysts, repair injured kidney tissues, rebuild damaged kidney structure and increase kidney function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy by far is the best treatment to deal with cysts in PKD, which not only helps to reduce high blood pressure to reduce risk for bad headache, but also reverses illness condition. You can describe your illness condition, and we will help to figure out if this herbal treatment is suitable for you.

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