Urinary tract infection and PKD

2014-03-29 01:57

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common complication for PKD, and the urine tract infection can cause further damage to kidneys. So PKD patients need to prevent the urinary tract infection and have effective treatment to treat it, which can help slow down the progression of kidney failure. Then what can cause urinary tract infection and how to treat it? In this article, we will help PKD patients to answer the questions.

What can cause urinary infection for PKD patients?

Urinary tract infection is mainly caused by the bacteria infection to urinary tract, and the urinary tract include kidneys, ureters, bladders and urethra. And the infections can be occurred in every part.

Urinary tract infection is a big problem for PKD patients, because it can cause kidney damage and worsen the illness condition. The urinary tract infection caused by PKD is mainly due to the kidney cysts. Because the kidney cysts can interfere with the normal flow of urine, and even delays in the flow which increase the chance of infection. And the kidney cysts can make infection by altering the tissues of kidneys.

Besides, some PKD patients have frequently urinary tract infection because of the same germ, which is caused by persistent infections in a cyst, a kidney stone, inadequate fluid intake and reinfection during sexual intercourse for women.

What are the symptoms when people have urinary tract infections?

- During urinate, people may feel pain or a burning sensation.

- Have an urgent need to piss, but people just have a small amount of urine, or have no urine.

- People may have fever, chills, and back pain when there is infection in kidneys.

How to treat urinary tract infection for PKD patients?

In general, doctor usually ask patients with urinary tract infections to use antibiotics, which can help alleviate the symptoms. However, when people stop using antibiotics or reduce the dosage, the infections will relapse. And the long-term use of antibiotics will cause some side effects for people. So PKD patients are advised to use alternative treatment to remedy their disease.

Here, we recommend Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, which uses traditional Chinese herbal and has no side effects for people. This therapy can help patients shrink the kidney cysts and prevent the increase of cysts, which can help prevent the infections. There are also some medicines used in the therapy have the function of anti-inflammations. In addition, it can also help repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve the kidney function. In this way, it can help prevent the infections fundamentally.

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