If you have been identified with Polycystic Kidney Disease, you probably have
a lot of questions. Maybe you presented them to your doctor and are still not
clear on what to expect. After you recover from the shock the time you are
diagnosed with it, you will be ready for some answers.
Polycystic Kidney Disease is classified into five stages: emergence stage,
growth stage, swelling stage, rupture stage and end stage of renal disease.
Being in Stage three means your cysts are beginning to bust. You may experience
severe flank pain, infection, high fever, chill and so on. If such condition
occurs, patients should go to hospital immediately and control their infections
for fear of ichorrhemia, and sharp decline of kidney function.
Specific treatment guidelines are recommended by Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease
Hospital, China for each stage of this disease. List below are the recommended
treatment options for Stage four Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Medicines to control the symptoms
Antihypertensive medicines should be taken to bring your high blood pressure
down. Antibiotics should be taken to deal with the infections. Also, hemostatics
should be consumed to reduce the symptom of hematuria. These medicines are
necessary, but need to be taken directed by your doctors.
Traditional Chinese Medicine to control the growth of kidney cysts
Traditional Chinese medicine has been adopted to shrink the cysts for a long
time. Clinical studies have shown its efficacy, which can not only reduce the
cysts but also provide enough nutrition the kidneys need. Based on Traditional
Chinese Medicine, an improved therapy, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, has
been applied into the treatment of PKD. The advantage over traditional Chinese
medicine is on its fully use of medicines and more active ingredients can reach
the kidney cysts.
Stem Immunotherapy to repair the damaged kidney units
Immunotherapy are a cluster of original cells which have the ability of
self-renew and self-differentiation. When they are injected into the body, they
can move to the kidney lesions directly because of their homing ability. Under
certain environment, Immunotherapy will differentiate themselves into various
kidney tissues and functional cells to work. They can replace the dead ones to
improve kidney functions.
Kindly remind patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease receive treatment as
early as possible. Please contact with our medical staff online to get more
information.
