Average Dosage Of Fish Oil For Treatment Of IgA Nephropathy

The supplement of fish oil for IgA nephropathy patients has been proved to be effective at slowing down the decline rate of kidney functions, therefore fish oil is favored and widely used by many IgA nephropathy patients because it is considered natural, safe and beneficial for the patient’s overall health conditions.

So what is the average dosage that is effective and safe for IgA nephropathy patients. Clinical trials have shown that daily dosage of 6-12g is effective for IgA. Fish oil can affect the production of eicosanoids, cytokines and thromboxane A2 which can cause glomerular injuries and damages and lead to the loss of kidney functions.

However sometimes we can eat too much of good things. Eating too much fish oil is not so good as expected. Because there are also some conflicting results from the clinical studies on fish oils’ effects for IgA nephropathy patients. Long term intake of high dosage fish oil can cause some side effects to the patients such as it can further suppress the patient’s immune system and make them have more risk of bleeding. If the patient is taking NSAIDs or if the patient is pregnant, more cautions should be made before starting fish oil supplement. Because fish oil can interact with aspirin and other NSAIDs and it can increase difficulty and blood loss during labor.

In a word, fish oil has proved health benefits for IgA nephropathy patients, but the dosage should be controlled. It is not the more the better.

Fish oil is a natural and effective auxiliary food therapy for IgA nephropathy. It can help slow down the illness progression and protect residual kidney functions. However patients often have to take fish oil for long period of time since IgA nephropathy will slowly progress into end stage renal failure over many years, some side effects about fish oil have been reported. Therefore taking fish oil under the doctor’s permission and guidance with the proper dosage and duration is very important.