Kidney Cyst of 2.8cm, Pains, Treatments

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First you need not to worry so much because worries and anxiety has nothing use but aggravating the illness conditions. Kidney cyst is a very common kidney disease and its incidence will increase along with age and there are half of those that are above 50 will have at least one simple kidney cyst and it will not affect the normal life if the illness condition can be brought well under control. If the cyst is small (less than 3cm) and it usually does not cause any symptoms or discomforts, doctor might just leave it along except regular follow-up checks to make sure the illness condition is stable. However if the cyst continue to enlarge in a rapid rate, it will oppress the surrounding tissues and cause pains in the back and abdomen. Other serious cases will cause hydronephrosis, fever, urinary tract infections or even blood in urine.

Conventional treatments for kidney cyst are acupuncture and decortication. However when the cyst is small, these surgeries are not very suitable and in this stage, some diet adjustments and herbal medicines can help control the growth rate of the cysts and slow down the illness progression. What is more, some herbs can help alleviate infections, pains and other discomforts.