How To Improve the Kidney Function With PKD and GFR 20

2014-07-15 03:58

How to improve the kidney function with PKD and GFR 20? GFR means the glomerular filtration rate, which is one of the reliable indicators of kidney function. When the GFR declines, it means the kidneys have been damaged, and GFR 20 means the kidneys have been damaged severely. In this condition, patients need to have effective treatment to improve the GFR level.

PKD is a genetic kidney disease, and there are numerous kidney cysts on kidneys, and the kidney cysts will be gradually increased and get enlarged, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage, which will finally cause kidney failure.

For PKD patients who have GFR 20, it means their kidneys have been damaged by the enlargement of kidney cysts. In this condition, patients may have some severe symptoms such as protein in urine, blood in urine, back pain, swelling, high blood pressure, etc. All these symptoms will make patients weaker and weaker. So PKD patients with GFR 20 need to have effective treatment to improve their GFR level and control their symptoms.

Then how to improve the kidney function with PKD and GFR 20?

1. Kidney-friendly diet

In order to improve the kidney function, PKD patients need to first protect their residual kidney function. A kidney-friendly diet can help reduce the kidney burden and protect the kidney function, which will be helpful for their illness condition.

2. Medicines to control the symptoms

For PKD patients with GFR 20, their severe symptoms will affect their kidney function, so they need to take medicines to control their symptoms, which can help prevent the further damage to kidneys.

3. Chinese herbal medicine

The most important thing for PKD patients with GFR 20 is to repair their kidney damage and improve their kidney function. The effective substances in Chinese herbal medicine can help repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve the kidney function.

Above are the suggestions for PKD patients with GFR 20, which can help improve their kidney function. If you still have any questions after reading, you can ask the online doctor, or you can also leave a message.

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