How to Maintain Kidney Healthy with PKD

2014-07-02 07:36

It is important and necessary to maintain kidney healthy for PKD patients, because persistent decline of kidney function will increase patients’ risk for death. Besides, a successful maintenance of healthy kidney function also plays a part in improving life expectancy. Well, for people who are living with PKD, how to maintain kidney healthy?

Clinical studies show that successful maintenannce of residual kidney function for PKD patients should be on the basis of the following measures:

1. Shrinkage of kidney cyst

In cases of PKD, kidney tissues are injured by the increase and enlargement of kidney cyst. These kidney cysts suppress surrounding kidney tissues and affect them from getting nutrition from blood. Therefore, to stop further kidney damages and protect residual kidney function, shrinking kidney cyst is very important. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can help to shrink all the cysts at the same time.

2. Tight control of high blood pressure

For PKD patients, they are more likely to suffer from elevation of blood pressure. Persistent high blood pressure damages renal blood vessels and thus accelerate illness condition. Therefore, a tight control of high blood pressure is very important. ACEI and ARBs can be used to deal with blood pressure problem.

3. A scientific diet

Scientific diet is also a part for the successful maintenance of residual kidney function. A scientific diet needs to be made according to patients’ exact illness condition, so here we can not give out food lists that are bad for all the PKD patients, but you can send your test report to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com to personalized diet suggestions. Besides, not to drink alcohol and smoke. 

4. Regular medical tests

Tests are done to know well about kidney condition. For PKD patients, it is necessary for them to have regular tests to know whether their kidney function is keeping declining or improved with effective treatment. Commonly used medical tests for PKD patients include B ultrasound, routine blood test and routine urine test.

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