How Is Short Breath Caused By PKD

2015-08-23 09:44

PKD can result in many symptoms or complications, like high blood pressure, swelling, metabolic acidosis, anemia, heart disease, and liver problems. Then, can short breath happen on patients with PKD?

The answer is exactly yes. Two leading factors can result in short breath for patients with PKD:

1. swelling in lung.

Kidney cyst grows and enlarges, which can damage kidney and cause decrease of kidney function. In this way, kidney has difficulty in removing excessive fluids from body through urine, leading to swelling in body. And fluids can accumulate in lung, making patients have hard and short breath.

2. metabolic acidosis.

Because kidney function drops with kidney cyst, large amount of wastes and toxins build up in body can cause metabolic acidosis. In this case, short breath can appear on patients with PKD

Hence, short breath is also a common symptom for patients with PKD. How to treat it effectively?

Chinese medicine can improve kidney function and shrink kidney cyst very well, which is very helpful to treat short breath fundamentally. Besides, patients with PKD need to have a low protein, low phosphorus, low potassium and salt diet in daily life. Taking some light exercise can enhance immunity and physical strength. More information or any doubt, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctor anytime. Reply will be given the most quickly.

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