Can You Get Rid of IgA Nephropathy

IgA nephropathy is also known as Berger’s disease. It is primary glomerular damage caused by deposition of immune globulins in glomerular mesangial area and inflammatory reactions in the kidneys.

IgA nephropathy patients often have recurrent gross hematuria or microscopic hematuria with mild to severe proteinuria. Some patients can have swelling, low fever, serious high blood pressure or renal dysfunctions.

Treatment options for relieving symptoms of IgA nephropathy

ACEI and ARB

Prednisone and other corticosteroids

MMF (mycophenolate mofetil) and other immunosuppressive agents

Fish oil

Vitamin E

Low-salt and low-protein diets

The above mentioned drugs and diets can help treat blood in urine, protein in urine, swelling in the feet, eyes and abdomen, high blood pressure and other symptoms, however the disappearing of these symptoms does not mean complete cure of the disease. IgA nephropathy is not easy to cure and it is easy to relapse and become even worse.

Since IgA nephropathy is an auto-immune disease due to immune disorder, to get rid of IgA nephropathy from the root, effective treatment should have the functions to remove immune-complex deposition in the kidneys, regulate immune disorder and dysfunctions so as to improve immune functions.
Immunotherapy can help some patients get rid of  IgA nephropathy

Immunotherapy is a new breakthrough in clinic to treat autoimmune diseases by removing circulating and deposited immune complexes, repairing renal damages, regulating immune disorders, restoring kidney functions and immune system. It has been proved to be effective at treating IgA nephropathy.

It will adopt new blood purification technologies like plasma exchange and immune adsorption to remove immune complex and other pathogenic factors from the blood. And then Micro-Chinese Medicines Osmotherapy will be offered to the patients of their kidney functions have been damaged. Micro-Chinese medicines can gradually repair damaged renal tissues, promote the generation of new functioning renal cells so as to improve kidney functions.

Immunotherapy can also help regulate immune disorders and restore immune system so as to protect the kidneys from being damaged again.