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Q:
I have a renal cortical cyst in my right kidney for about 30 years now. It was about 8cm 10 years ago and I took a B ultrasound about one month ago and the cyst now measures about 12cm. But fortunately I have no obvious symptoms, no blood in urine, no stone is found. But the doctor told me if the cyst begins to cause me discomforts, I will need to take the fluid out with a needle. I want to know is there any herbal medicines that can help reduce the cyst size so that I can avoid doing the surgery.
A:
Yes, there are some herbal medicines that can help shrink the cysts especially when the cyst is small in size. Unlike the surgery, herbal medicines can not remove the cysts; it aims at regulating the disorders and shrinking the cysts from the root. Herbal medicines have the functions of dilating blood vessels, promoting blood flow, increasing the permeability and softening the cyst wall. Usually after about one week’s application, the cyst will become soft and it begins to become smaller or at least the growth rate will be slowed down.
Of cause, the larger the cyst is the harder and more time it will need to treat. Since herbal medicines take relatively longer time to have effects, patients should have more patience and adhere to the treatments.
Usually cyst of 12cm will cause back pain, fever, urinary tract infection or even blood in urine. In your case, you are condition is relatively satisfying and that must due to your healthy lifestyle and reasonable diet habits, therefore you should maintain these good habits which play important role in slowing down the illness progression and consolidating the curative effects.
