Efficiently Treat The Flank Pain In IgA Nephropathy

Many IgA nephropathy patients suffer from chronic pain which will become more serious when they are sick. At the same time, they will also have protein in urine, blood in urine, nausea, vomiting and fever. Although most doctors will tell you that IgA is not painful, the reality is that many IgA patients are bothered by horrible flank pain associated with IgA nephropathy. Here let me tell you why IgA will cause flank so as to seek proper medicines and treatments to efficiently alleviate the pain.

It is not uncommon that IgA nephropathy patients will sometimes feel unbearable abdominal pain and flank pain of various severity. This is usually the sign of systemic small vasculitis lesions. The deposition of IgA, C3 and fibrous proteins can damage the gastrointestinal tract and intestinal mucosa arteries. The pain can also be caused by temporary urinary obstruction by blood clots in case of urine retention or temporary oliguria.

Hot pads---placing two hot pads on both sides is a simple and effective relief of flank pain. This is because the hot temperature can promote local blood circulation.

Painkiller medicines---IgA patients will often first resort to over-the-counter painkillers when they are suffering from flank pain. These medicines might be helpful in the beginning, but later they will be proved to be useless and they will cause additional damages to the kidneys if patients have them for long time.

Massage---massage has a lot of benefits to kidney disease patients. Massage can increase the number of natural “killer cells” in the immune system so as to naturally relieve the pain. What is more, massage can relax the muscles, bones and minds and promote blood circulation.

Micro-Chinese medicine osmotherapy---it is based on traditional Chinese medicines and it has the functions of vasodilation, anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation and degradation of extracellular matrix so as to promote blood circulation, eliminate blood and qi stasis and relieve urinary obstruction. It is applied external and it is safe and comfortable.

Mental stress and depression can worsen the flank, therefore it is very important that IgA nephropathy patients with flank pain should take it easy. With timely and proper treatment, the pain can be much eased and other symptoms like blood in urine can also be alleviated.