FSGS And Fatigue

Troublesome symptoms like fatigue, nausea, vomiting, itching, swelling and metabolic taste in mouth occur easily in FSGS, especially when illness condition runs to kidney failure stage. With fatigue, FSGS patients may found they do not feel want to do anything and they may become extremely tired even if they do not do anything. Why is this?

What causes fatigue in FSGS?

Fatigue in FSGS is most often caused by anemia-a medical condition in which red blood cell account is lower than the reference value. In our body, red blood cell is responsible for carrying oxygen to our body tissues, so when there is lack of red blood cell, we feel tired or fatigue easily.

For FSGS patients, renal anemia is usually attributable to:

1. Short life span of red blood cells due to high levels of toxins in the blood

2. Lack of Erythropoietin: Due to FSGS, kidneys can not produce enough Erythropoietin which plays a crucial role in producing red blood cells.

3. Iron deficiency: FSGS patients can not eat as freely as others due to impaired kidney function. Generally, they need to avoid most of the vegetables and fruits because of high levels of potassium and phosphorus they contain, which will affect them from getting enough iron through diet. Iron deficiency is one of the major causes for FSGS patients to develop anemia and fatigue.

Treatment for fatigue in FSGS

Since fatigue is the clinical manifestation of renal anemia, treating anemia is the key point to remove this symptom. As for the treatment for renal anemia resulted from FSGS, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is highly recommended.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a herbal treatment that has been proven to be able to extend blood vessels, promote blood circulation, block inflammation, degrade extracellular matrix and improve kidney function. Impaired kidney function is the root cause for high levels of toxins in blood, less production of erythropoietin and strictly diet limitation, so when kidney function gets improved, all these problems will be solved and also fatigue condition gets remitted fundamentally. Lastly, although Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy shows effects in treating anemia and fatigue associated with FSGS, it is only available for patients who still have a certain kidney function. For these with completely failed kidneys, dialysis and kidney transplant are the last two options. (Any questions about fatigue and FSGS, please leave message to kidneycares@hotmail.com)