How Does CellCept Work for FSGS

For people with FSGS, they must very familiar with CellCept, which is often used when prednisone can’t control patients’ condition very well. However, how does CellCept work for FSGS? Only a few patients know the answer.

CellCept for FSGS

In FSGS, the kidney filtering units called glomeruli are damaged that cause some protein to appear in the urine. In some cases, the heavy loss of protein can lead to fluid retention and then swelling occurs easily. To control patients’ condition, doctor may prescribe some steroids such as prednisone that has a benefit of easing patients’ condition especially if there is heavy protein loss in the urine. However, in some cases, the steroid can’t work very well and then some immunosuppressive agents are needed. As for these medicines, CellCept is quite common. While controlling FSGS patients’ condition, CellCept lowers the body’s immune system that make patients susceptible to infections. In addition, CellCept may also produce the following side effects:

● Fever, chills, pain or flu symptoms

● Leg weakness

● problems with vision, speech, balance, sleep or memory

● Stomach area pain

● High blood pressure

● Painful or difficult urination

● Coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds

● Feeling like you might pass out

● Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation

● Swelling

If you are taking CellCept to control your FSGS and have one or more side effects the above mentioned, you should tell your doctor or us to change your medicines, otherwise, you may suffer more severe healthy problems.

Is there natural alternative medicines to CellCept for FSGS?

Fortunately, the answer is yes. Because FSGS patients’ medical disease is due to glomeruli damage, the best treatment should be the one that can help repair damaged glomeruli rather than the one helps treat patients’ symptoms. Some herbal medicines indeed have an effect of improving the regeneration of damaged kidney tissues and protecting the remaining kidney function. According to patients’ condition, doctor will prescribe correct medicines for them. If any confusion, you can leave a message to us.