Treatment for Swollen Legs and Ankles in CKD Stage 5

CKD stage 5 means end stage kidney failure and it can cause swollen legs in many cases. In CKD stage 5, swollen legs occur because of serious fluid retention and in such a case, a medical treatment is very urgent, otherwise, more serious conditions will be caused.

Conventional treatment for swollen legs in CKD stage 5

In cases of CKD stage 5, swelling symptom is usually treated by diuretics. Our kidneys filter blood during which excessive fluids and wastes are discharged. However, when kidneys are damaged, they will be unable in functioning well, as a result of which, excessive fluids and wastes will build up in the body. Swollen legs occur when large amounts of fluid build up in legs. Diuretics is a kind of medication which can help our body remove excessive fluids and when the fluids are removed out of patient’s body, swelling symptom is remitted effectively.

Diuretics is helpful and show quick effects. However, it is not a long-term solution, as it can not repair damaged kidneys at all. What is worse, long-term application of diuretics will cause many side effects like dyslipidemia, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and so on. Therefore, diuretics treatment is not a long-time solution.

Immunotherapy for swollen legs in CKD stage 5

We have mentioned above that CKD stage 5 actually means end stage kidney failure. In such a case, repairing damaged kidney tissues is the key point. For an individual with CKD stage 5, there are healthy, damaged and necrotic renal intrinsic cells. For these necrotic renal cells, it is impossible to make them alive again, but for these damaged one, we can active them by increasing their self-repairing capacity. Just as our hands, when there is a small wound, they can recover by themselves. Our renal intrinsic cells also have self-repairing ability and by increasing their self-curative ability, some damaged renal cells can be repaired and also kidney function can be improved. As long as kidney function is improved, excessive fluids can be discharged timely. Consequently, swollen legs are alleviated greatly.

In Immunotherapy, Chinese medicines are adopted to repair these damaged renal intrinsic cells. Chinese medicines have history over 5000 years and many of them have been proven to be effective in strengthening our kidney. What is more, they are natural and causes no side effects. Therefore, compared with diuretics, Immunotherapy is more adoptable for patients with swollen legs caused by CKD stage 5.