Why do People With Polycystic Kidney Disease Have Hematuria

2015-03-18 02:22

Why do people with polycystic kidney disease have hematuria? This should be a common question for all the PKD patients. As we know, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic kidney disease, and the cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress surrounding kidney tissues and cause severe kidney damage. Then patients will suffer from some symptoms, and hematuria is a common one.

Then what can cause hematuria for PKD patients?

Hematuria, or blood in urine, refers to the loss of red blood cells in urine, and it can be caused by many factors in PKD, such as rupture of blood vessels, various infections, kidney stones, etc.

As we know, kidney cysts will get enlarged over time. If the cysts are larger than 5 cm, it can get ruptured easily, which will cause the rupture of blood vessels on cyst wall, then patients will have hematuria. In general, the hematuria will disappear within a week.

Besides, if the cysts get infections or there are kidney stones in kidneys, they can also cause hematuria. When patients suffer from hematuria, they need to pay attention and take effective treatment to help control it, which can slow down their progression.

Then how to control the hematuria for PKD patients?

In order to control the hematuria from root, patients need to take treatment which can help shrink the kidney cysts and improve their kidney function, then it can help make a good prognosis for patients.

Here we recommend the Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy for PKD patients, which is a featured external treatment inPeking Tung Shin Tang Chinese Medical Hospital. The effective osmotherapy has two main functions for PKD patients.

1. Shrink kidney cysts

The effective substances in herbs can help remove the fluid out into urine and prevent the secretion of fluid from cyst wall, then it can shrink kidney cysts and stop the enlargement of cysts.

2. Improve kidney function

The osmotherapy can also help repair damaged kidney tissues and improve kidney function, then it can prevent infections and kidney stones in kidneys, which can make a good prognosis for patients.

If patients take the Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, then it can help control the hematuria for PKD patients. If you still have any questions after reading, you can ask online doctor, or you can also leave a message below.

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