Is There Anything I Can Do to Reverse CKD Stage 5

When CKD develops to stage 5, you may have to take advantage of dialysis or kidney transplant to prolong your life. But no matter dialysis or kidney transplant have its own disadvantages. Only when you reverse CKD stage 5 can you get rid of dialysis or kidney transplant. Is there anything I can do to reverse CKD stage 5?

Our body has immense self-healing ability. But the precondition is that you should set up a good environment for the kidneys to repair themselves.

You should follow a renal-friendly diet.

Renal-friendly diet can not only provide the nutrition that kidney self-healing needs, such as vitamins, amino acid and various minerals, but also reduce the production of waste so as to decrease the workload of the kidneys. Moreover, renal-friendly diet can help you control symptoms, for example, low sodium diet helps lower blood pressure. The general diet guideline is to follow a low protein, low sodium, low potassium, low fat, high vitamins and high fiber diet. You had better consult a dietitian. He/ She can help you make a personalized diet plan.

You should do some exercise.

When you are in CKD stage 5, you may feel so weak that you would rather stay in bed all day. But this idea is not right. As long as your state of illness is stable, you should do some gentle exercise, such as walking, tai chi and yoga to boost your energy, strengthen your immunity, and improve sleeping quality, etc.

You should seek treatment aggressively.

You should brave enough to try some new therapies for kidney failure. After years of research, we find a comprehensive treatment plan for kidney patients, including Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Foot Bath, Enema Therapy, Circle Therapy, etc. Some can dilate blood vessels, remove stasis and cleanse waste from your body to improve blood circulation. Some can eliminate inflammatory factors and immune complexes to ease kidney inflammation. Some can degrade extracellular matrix to stop kidney fibrosis. In addition, some can provide essential substances for kidney self-healing.

With the above endeavor, your damaged kidneys will gradually recover and then you can keep dialysis and kidney transplant away. The earlier you receive treatment, the more kidney function you can regain.