Polycystic Kidney Disease Cause Kidney Enlarged: What Can I Do

Polycystic kidney disease is a kidney disorder passed down through families in which many cysts form in the kidneys, causing them to become enlarged.
Polycystic kidney disease is a condition characterized by fluid-filled cysts within the kidney and other parts of the body. According to MayoClinic.com. Usually, chronic kidney disease is associated with small or shrunken kidneys. However, there are certain conditions with enlarged kidneys despite poor function. Those include polycystic kidneys, kidney inflammation, hydronephrosis (obstruction of urine outflow), diabetes kidney and kidney failure.

Therefore, high blood pressure, headaches and pain in the back are some of the symptoms of polycystic kidney disease. The cysts are structures formed in the one or both of the kidneys filled with fluid. They are one of the reasons that can cause enlarged kidneys. Because of the cysts, function of the kidneys is limited. If the condition is not treated it can lead to kidney failure. The polycystic kidney disease is caused by mutated genes. It is possible that your high blood pressure is a consequence of polycystic kidney disease and that you might have had this condition long before you were diagnosed.

However, how to deal with enlarged kidney caused by Polycystic Kidney Disease?
In some of the cases, especially when only one of the kidneys is affected, the enlarged kidneys may pass undetected and without symptoms. However, now the cysts have multiplied and cause the rest of the symptoms. The complications, besides kidney failure, include forming of the cysts on the liver and heart and brain complications. The treatment consists of dealing with the symptoms of disease. This means that the doctor will treat your high blood pressure, pain, possible kidney infections and any consequences that might follow.

At the same time, Since enlarged kidney caused by PKD is so dangerous, people with Polycystic Kidney Disease should try to avoid it. At present, the best solution for avoid enlarged kidney caused by polycystic kidney disease is to shrink cysts. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is an external treatment which reduce fluids in cyst through making pressure difference (Treating PKD by Chinese Herb Medicine). Compared with other treatments, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is more safe because the material adopted by it is Chinese herbs.
All above is one of Chinese therapies. Apart from Chinese herb medicine, herbal medicine, foot massage, acupuncture and others are often be used.If you would like to know more, please email to kidneytreat@hotmail.com.
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