Hypertension In Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis is one common type of nephrotic syndrome. About half adult FSGS patients will have asymptomatic proteinuria and the other half will have typical symptoms of nephrotic syndrome. Hypertension and renal dysfunction are often common symptoms of FSGS. High blood pressure is also one major risk factor for FSGS because it can speed up glomerular sclerosis and worsen renal impairments.

If you are FSGS patients and you have high blood pressure, you need to have some adjustments of your life habits and receive proper and timely treatments so as to stabilize illness conditions and slow down illness progression.

Low-salt diets. Hypertension patients should limit salt intake to help relieve water and sodium retention in the body. Therefore pickles, highly processed foods, scanned foods should all be avoided. Low-salt diets can make it easier to control refractory hypertension.

Quit smoking and alcohol. Smoking and drinking alcohol is not good for high blood pressure. It can also increase blood lipid and further elevate blood pressure.

Beneficial foods. Patients of high blood pressure should have more high-fiber and high-vitamin foods such as celery, carrot, etc. Drinking teas is also good for lowering high blood pressure.

Medicines. Besides commonly prescribed ACEI and ARB drugs, there are many natural herbal medicines that can help lower high blood pressure such as chrysanthemum, ganoderma lucidum, etc.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. It is an external application of Chinese medicines. It mainly has the functions of dilating blood vessels, anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, anti-fibrosis and degradation of extracellular matrix so as to cleanse the kidneys, improve its filtering functions and promote blood circulation and other circulating systems in the body.

After the application, high pressure, high filtration and high perfusion in the kidneys will be alleviated. High blood pressure will be lowered and the symptoms of hypertension such as headache, dizziness will all be alleviated.

Controlling high blood pressure has many benefits to FSGS patients.

It can help prevent further deterioration of kidney functions;

It can lower the risk of cardiovascular complications and protect vital organs such as heart and brain;

Strict and well control of high blood pressure can even help recover certain kidney functions.