It is rare to see the solitary polycystic kidney. This condition refers to
that people only have one kidney which grows up and develops numerous cysts.
What is solitary polycystic kidney?
If people meet the two conditions as follows, he or she can be diagnosed with
Solitary Polycystic Kidney.
● Only one kidney. A person may be born with only one kidney or acquired
factors, such as kidney removal.
● Polycystic Kidney Disease. Polycystic Kidney Disease means that the kidney
is covered with numerous renal cysts. In most cases, polycystic kidney disease
happens with PKD genes from their parents.
Can people live with Solitary Polycystic Kidney?
In normal condition, people have two kidneys. If only one kidney is left, the
full kidney function will be 50%, which can keep people alive. However, for
people with Solitary Polycystic Kidney, their kidney function is lower than
50%.
As the renal cysts enlarge in size and in number, they will push and suppress
the normal kidney tissues and cells, leading to kidney function decline.
When kidneys can not work well, it will lead to a series of complications
though out the whole body, such as high blood pressure, heart failure etc. All
them can increase the risk to death and lead to poor quality life.
How to protect the solitary polycystic kidney?
The two risky factors of solitary polycystic kidney are low kidney function
and numerous kidney cysts. Surgery should not be a good choice for it can cause
trauma to lower the poor kidney function level of solitary polycystic
kidney.
Compared other polycystic kidney disease, solitary polycystic kidney is more
fragile. Any trauma to solitary polycystic kidney may kill your kidneys.
To protect the solitary polycystic kidney, natural treatment will be the best
method. Chinese herbal medicine uses natural plants and herbs to shrink the
renal cysts without surgery and improve kidney functions by repairing the kidney
damages. Meantime, management of diet can protect your fragile kidneys and never
drink coffee, cola and eat curry food, as well as quit smoke and drinking.
For people with solitary polycystic kidney, choosing non-surgical treatment
means more than those with two kidneys. Once you choose a wrong treatment, you
may have no chance to reverse the trauma anymore.
