Don't Abuse Medicine to Treat PKD

Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD) is a type of genetic disease and it is impossible to eliminate the cyst genes. We just can control the cysts and guarantee the patients lead a better life. But for the repeated attack of this disease, some patients usually abuse medicine regardless the symptom, which usually will aggravate the patient's condition. For this phenomenon, our experts remind that patients should proceed from the pathogensis of cysts and combine Chinese medicine with western medicine under the directions of doctors. And there are some advice for patients of PKD:

Advice 1, keep optimistic and happy mind and set up the confidence of conquering this disease. As a type of genetic disease, the attack of PKD is the result of both internal and external factors. Science researches have proved that cyst genes won't affect patients without external factors and all the external factors can be changed or be controlled. Therefore, patients of PKD must not abandon themselves to despair. They should set up the confidence of conquering the disease and keep optimistic mood, which can enhance the immunity. On the other hand, patients should not take this disease lightly. They should treat it properly under the directions of doctors.

Advice 2, treat this disease timely and adopt medicine with scientific methods: PKD is a type of genetic disease which is usually accompanied with polycystic liver disease, and 50 percent of PKD patients have the complication of hypertension. The enlargement of cysts will press the kidney and block the blood circulation of kidney, which will cause the ischemia and anoxia and further cause renal hypertension and damage the renal function. So eliminating or contracting the cysts are the key points. But merely by operations, we can only eliminate the larger cysts and after the elimination of the larger ones the smaller ones will grow rapidly. Besides, operations will bring great damage to the kidney.
Therefore, the best method is adopting medicine to contract the cysts. At present, the most effective therapy is combining Chinese medicine with Western medicine.

Advice 4, diets: patients with PKD should avoid taking in food that is too salty(including pickle food) or too hot (including hot pepper,liquor,shrimp and crab) and barbecue food. As for renal insufficiency patients, they should not take in bean products and restrain the intake of animal protein and fatty food.
Advice 4, have a reasonable rest: avoid strenuous exercise and abdominal injuries. When the abdominal swelling is large, the patients should not tie the belt too tight to prevent the rupture of cysts.

Advice 5, prevent from infections: especially the infections of urinary tract and cysts are more common for women.

Advice 6, control the blood pressure at an ideal level, which can prevent the occurrence of Renal Insufficiency. Besides, take regular examinations, including blood pressure, routine urinalysis, renal function and B-Ultrasonic and etc.

Hope the information is helpful for patients' health!