ADPKD (Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease) is a common type of PKD,
which takes up 90% of case of this disease. The life expectancy of ADPKD is
related with many factors, including diet, lifestyle, treatment and individual
condition etc.
Even though ADPKD can not be cured completely by far, it is not as horrible
as you think. Before how long people with ADPKD live, the related variables
should be established.
● Your particular PKD type. ADPKD is the most common type of PKD which
indicates a very longer life span than that of ARPKD.
● Cyst location. There are numerous cysts on kidneys which can affect all the
kidney tissues. However, if the larger ones locate on the key area, it will
affect the life span. Generally speaking, the cyst on the lower pole causes more
damages than these on the upper pole.
● Your general health at the time of diagnosis. Being healthy overall at the
time of diagnosis is associated with a longer life expectancy, and a greater
ability to withstand treatments that may extend survival.
● Complications of ADPKD. Complications, such as high blood pressure or cyst
rupture, can lower your life expectancy.
● How you respond to treatment. Many treatment effects vary among different
people and your respond to treatment affect your lifetime.
● Your treatments. There are many treatments for ADPKD, which have different
output.
From the factors of ADPKD lifespan, we can see what we can change is that:
control compilations and choose treatment. As long as you change what you can
do, you are expected to live the longest life that you can.
Is there any recommended treatment?
Chinese herbal medicine is suggested to prolong ADPKD patients’ life. This
herbal remedy can limit the generation of cyst fluids and shrink renal cyst
naturally, thus prevent the complications of the disease.
Meantime, this natural treatment can repair the damaged kidney tissues and
improve kidney functions. This is why this therapy helps prevent kidney
failure.
For patients who have entered into kidney failure stage, Immunotherapy
treatment is suggested to generate new health cells and refresh the kidney
functions.
One last thing that it is very important to keep in mind. ADPKD is not
usually curable, it is treatable. As long as you prepare well to fight against
this genetic disease, you are expected to live a longer life.
