Cold Medicine with Kidney Disease

Usually patients with chronic kidney disease have lowered immunity and they are more susceptible to infections and viruses. They have much higher incidence to catch colds.

Cold can not only induce kidney damages, but also can cause kidney disease relapse and worsen renal damages. For example, catching cold can cause massive proteinuria, edema, urine occult blood, etc. Therefore choosing correct cold medicines timely is effective measure to prevent relapse and worsening of kidney disease.

There are many types of cold medicines and each has different applicable symptoms, therefore kidney patients should read the instructions or consult the doctor to know the components of the medicines and avoid unfavorable damages to the kidneys. Take the cold medicines with the right method and dosage under the doctor’s guidance. For example, some medicines can not be crushed or chewed or the efficacy will be reduced. What is more, it will stimulate the oral and gastric mucosa and some even have toxins and side effects.

Compared with conventional cold medicines, antibiotic is good choice for treating cold. Antibiotics have quick anti-inflammatory and anti-bacteria effects. What is more, it is cheap and has fewer side effects.

Cold and other infections are common risk factor to worsen kidney disease and induce kidney disease relapse, therefore early and effective prevention measures are very necessary and important.

1. Clean your face with cold water and clean the feet with hot water can help improve disease resistance and reduce the risk of catching cold.

2. Put brown sugar and ginger together and boil them. Drink the water is a simple but effective cure for colds.

3. Gargling with light-salt water can help reduce bacteria in the mouth and speed up recovery.

4. Breathing steams produced by hot water is beneficial for those that are having a cold. Taking a hot water bath is also good.

5. Massage. There are certain acupuncture point in our body that can help cure cold. Rub the hands until they are warm and then massage the points can promote recovery.

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