Taking good care your Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD) and avoiding the thing
harmful to your kidneys will help retard the progression of PKD. Here are top 10
things that PKD patients should avoid for your information.
1. Trauma. When renal cysts enlarge, they can burst at any time, especially
when trauma hits stomach. Patients with PKD should avoid any trauma to your
enlarged kidneys, such as strenuous exercise, bending down to lifting heavy
things, constipation etc.
2. Belt. Never use a tighten belt and it can make your renal cysts bleeding.
Compared with belt, hammock is suggested for patients with polycystic kidney
disease.
3. Infection. Infection (polycystic kidney disease complicated by infection)
is taboo for patients with PKD. Any infections happen in patients will increase
the risk to proliferate lining cells which will accelerate the growth of renal
cysts.
4. Cold. Similar with infection, cold (a cold affects polycystic kidney
disease greatly) should be avoided in patients with PKD. Many patients who
control renal cysts well experience the relapse of PKD, after catching a
cold.
5. No treatment to repair polycystic kidneys. Many patients are given many
medicines for hypertension, back pain, inflammation and high creatinine level
etc. However, there is no single treatment which is for the polycystic kidneys.
Thereby, no matter how many treatments you take, your renal cyst will keep
enlarging.
6. High blood pressure. High blood pressure(herbs help prevent high blood
pressure caused by PKD) is a common complication of Polycystic Kidney Disease,
which can affect the blood circulation and accelerate the development of
PKD.
7. Coffee. Coffee is the top1 drinks harmful to PKD patients. It contains
caffeine which increases the quantity of the messenger protein cyclic AMP. This
can trigger cyst fluids to secrete, thus to enlarge all renal cysts, causing
more damages to kidneys.
8. Cola. Similar with coffee, cola also contains caffeine which can increase
the renal cyst both in size and in number.
9. Pregnant. It doesn’t mean that patients with PKD can not have a baby
forever. Patients with PKD should not consider to give birth when the disease
progresses. Pregnance can burden impaired kidneys which not only worsen mother’s
kidneys, but also can threaten fetus’s health even life.
10. Surgery. Although surgery
is a common treatment for PKD, it is not suggested unless you are in emergency
for surgery can bring serious trauma to fall down your kidney functions.
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