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IgA nephropathy is conventionally treated with diuretics, high blood pressure drugs (ACEI, ARB), prednisone, cyclophosphamide, Cellcept or tonsillectomy if the patients have repeated upper respiratory infections.
Some patients can have clinical remission, while some patients do not respond to these drugs and will slowly progress into stage 5 requiring dialysis or kidney transplant. Since not every patient has the chance to do kidney transplant, the majority of stage 5 IgA nephropathy patients have to rely on dialysis to sustain their life.
Though dialysis can save the patient’s life, patients still suffer a lot from the side effects and complications of dialysis. Chinese medicines are natural remedies that can help relieve these side effects, reduce symptoms and discomforts and preserve the residual kidney functions for end stage IgA nephropathy.
Traditional treatment for IgA nephropathy has a biggest drawback, that is high relapse rate. This is not only because the disease is refractory. Traditional treatments only aim at relieving symptoms without dealing with what cause these symptoms, that is why symptoms often reoccur or even become worse. What’s more, many of the above mentioned drugs can cause potential renal damages if they are taken for long time.
If the patients have serious high blood pressure, proteinuria and hematuria, patients still need to take these conventional drugs which have quick and obvious effects on eliminating these symptoms. But they can at the same time have some Chinese medicines which help reduce the side effects of traditional medicines and shorten the course of treatment with traditional medicines.
If illness conditions are relatively stable or if the patients are in remission period, Chinese medicines can prevent relapse of IgA nephropathy when conventional drugs are reduced in dosage or stopped.
Most Chinese medicines cause no side effects or harms to the patients if they are taken under the doctor’s guidance. It is a completely natural remedy for IgA nephropathy and other end stage renal disease patients.
Chinese medicine ginkgo biloba can help improve kidney functions by increasing blood flow to the kidneys and eliminating inflammations in the kidneys. It can also help with kidney stones.
Astragalus membranaceus has the functions of diuretics, anti-bacteria. It can also help lower high blood pressure and treat fever. What is more, immune functions can be improved so that potential renal damages can be prevented.
The above are 2 of the many Chinese medicines that can help treat IgA nephropathy and other kidney problems. For more detailed information about Chinese medicines treatment and the safe use of Chinese medicines, you can consult our online doctors or send email to kidneycares@hotmail.com.
