IgA Nephropathy, or Berger's disease, is the most common primary chronic glomerulonephritis worldwide. After 10-20 years with this disorder, the kidneys may show signs of damage. About 25% of adults and 5-10% of children with IgAN develop total Kidney Failure. However, with correct treatment and lifestyle changes, people with IgA Nephropathy can live a long, productive life.
What are the long-term effects of the disease?
Some people with Berger's disease, especially children, suffer no long-term effects. In other cases, the disease slowly gets worse over time. A person may develop high blood pressure due to the kidney damage.
Roughly 20% of people with Berger's disease will slowly develop kidney failure, which is the most feared long-term effect. Those with kidney failure need dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. Dialysis is a procedure to filter the blood. It usually requires the person to be hooked up to a special blood-filtering machine three times a week. This continues for life or until the person gets a kidney transplant.
A better treatment for IgA Nephropathy(Berger's Disease)
Micro Chinese medicine osmotherapy-This is a new therapy of Chinese medicine, and it combines the traditional Chinese medicine with contemporary technology, but it changes the shortcoming that Chinese medicine needs a long time to treat disease. This therapy can transport the effective Chinese medicine to the lesion directly, and it is helpful for patients’ self-repairing function.
In fact, these therapies just some other choices for IgA nephropathy patients, and patients should accept therapy based on their own condition. It is better for them to consult their doctor’s advice on their treatment.
