What Should You Do if You Have Kidney Cysts at the Age of 20

Recently a young boy asked me such a question: what should you do if you have kidney cysts at the age of 20? Simple kidney cysts are usually benign, which seldom cause symptoms. Besides, it usually occurs among individuals over 50 years old. In the following, we just discuss about polycystic kidneys.

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is an inherited disease. With PKD, patients usually have high blood pressure in 30s, high serum creatinine in 40s and kidney failure in 50s. At the age of 20, few people can realize they have polycystic kidney disease. But for some young people, their lifestyle is so bad that it stimulates the growth of cysts. What you should do is to follow a healthy lifestyle, control symptoms and inhibit the growth of cysts.

Follow a healthy lifestyle

It is important to slow down the growth of cysts. You should restrict the intake of protein and food high in salt and fat like fast food, stop smoking and drinking, avoid staying up, etc. Add exercise into your routine. Moreover, you should keep a positive attitude .

Control high blood pressure

If you have high blood pressure, you should bring it under the normal range. Because it can stimulate cyst growth and cause further damage to the kidneys. ACEI and ARB are the common used drugs to help you lower blood pressure as well as protect kidney function.

Inhibit the growth of cysts

The conventional treatment can not inhibit the growth of cysts, while Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy has such function. This therapy is developed from TCM, which can restrain the abnormal proliferation of renal tubule epithelial cells and the secretion of lining cells. In this way, the cysts stop growing. It can also speed up blood circulation in cyst wall and increase permeability of cyst wall so that cyst fluid can be reabsorbed into the blood and then be discharged out of body. In this way, the cysts become small.

Earlier treatment can protect your kidney function and keep you away from dialysis and kidney transplant. You are just 20. It is possible for you to live a normal and full life with treatment. Do not miss the optimal cure time.