How To Treat Kidney Cyst Pain In PKD

2014-12-06 01:44

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a disease that can cause pain and discomfort in sufferers, especially in the back or sides. Though PKD is a progressive and incurable disease, there are treatment options available to manage the pain and discomforts caused by cysts. Well, how to treat kidney cyst pain?

Before treating kidney cyst pain, you should determine what is causing the pain.

Kidney cyst can be caused by several factors like infection, cyst expansion or bleeding of the cysts. After knowing what is causing your discomfort, treatment options can be discussed.

How to treat kidney cyst pain?

1. Surgery

Surgery is used to remove or drain cysts. If a person is experiencing extreme pain due to kidney cysts, a surgery is chosen to remove larger cysts or drain existing cysts if they are too numerous for complete removal.

2. Treat underlying infections

Kidney cysts patients are more likely to suffer from kidney, bladder and urinary tract infections (UTI). To treat pain related with these infections, your doctor will prescribe some antibiotics to get rid of the infection. As long as the underlying infection has been treated, pain will be alleviated.

3. A healthy lifestyle

Quitting smoking, eating a diet low in potassium, potassium, salt and phosphorus, exercising and controlling blood pressure can help slow the progression of PKD and slow the enlargement and growth of cysts. Hence, potential pain in the future will be prevented.

4. Natural remedies

Touch therapies such as acupressure and massage help relieve tension and pain in the affected area. Acupressure works to restore energy flow in the body through specific pressure points. Massage focuses on working out points of tension and promoting relaxation.

The above are treatments for treating kidney cyst pain. If you have any doubt or question, just feel free to consult the online doctor or leave us a message to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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