How to Lower High Blood Pressure 170/110 for PKD Patients

2014-05-04 03:04

Almost all PKD patients suffer from high blood pressure. When your blood pressure increases to 170/110, how to lower it?

The hazard of high blood pressure for PKD patients

The appearance of renal cysts is because of proliferation of renal tubule epithelial cell and the fluid in it is original urine. The cysts can grow with time when more and more liquid accumulates in it. The growing cysts can oppress the blood vessels around, as a result,there is less blood supply. In order to keep enough blood flow, the body will increase its blood pressure.

Normal blood pressure is at or below 120/80. Blood pressure 170/110 is higher. If high blood pressure can not be brought under control, it will cause further damage to your kidneys. Besides, high blood pressure also cause damage to your heart and cerebrovascular. If the brain aneurysm ruptures, stroke and other serious complications occur.

Treatment for high blood pressure

-Western medicine such as ACE inhibitors and ARBs are often used to control high blood pressure. But patients have drug dependence. Once you stop or reduce such drugs, your high blood pressure comes back again.

-Healthy lifestyle can also help you decrease high blood pressure. You should follow a low sodium diet. Because potassium can counteract the effect of sodium and lower blood pressure, if there is no damage to your kidneys, you can take proper potassium diet. Besides, doing exercise, avoiding smoking and drinking are all good for your health.

-The above two methods can only help control the symptom rather than stop the enlargement of kidney cysts. In kidney hospital China, we use Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy to shrink these cysts and protect your kidney function. When your kidney function improves, your high blood pressure comes down and you can live a normal life. The detailed information can be acquired from the online doctor.

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