How Does FSGS Cause Kidney Failure

FSGS, short for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, causes Kidney Failure by disabling glomeruli, a part of kidney. FSGS is a medical term referring to a medical condition, in which some glomeruli are damaged, but not completely, but a part of each glomerulus is involved. It is an important cause of kidney failure in adults, as well as a cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in children.

In our kidney, glomerulus is charge of filtering blood, during which wastes is discharged and nutrition is reserved. In FSGS, glomeruli are damaged and also, glomerular filtration membrane is damaged. Damaged filtration membrane fail to filter blood, as a consequence of which, nutrition like protein leak. This is the reason, why FSGS patients have large amounts of protein in urine. For FSGS patients, Kidney Failure occurs when most of the glomeruli are unable in playing filtration function.

Kidney Failure is the final result of FSGS and before that, many abnormal symptoms like swelling have appeared. Swelling is a visible symptom of FSGS and it usually occurs as a consequence of long-term leakage of protein with urine. Also, without timely and effective control, hypoproteinemia, weight gain, high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia also occur gradually. Although these symptoms appear as the manifestation of FSGS, in turn, they accelerate FSGS progress to Kidney Failure. Therefore, keeping these bothersome symptoms under control is also very essential.

To prevent FSGS from progressing to Kidney Failure, aside from medical treatment, well-planed diet is also necessary. As specific diet for FSGS patients depends on their exact illness condition, we can not give a exact food list about what can eat and what can not eat for FSGS patients. We only can offer general dietary principles and they are low-slat diet, low-protein diet, low-fat diet, high-calcium diet and reduced fluids intake. If you want to know whether a food can be eaten by you or the exact food list on the basis of your illness condition, welcome to leave us message and we are glad to help you with free of charge.

Once stepping into kidney failure, dialysis or kidney transplant will be needed by FSGS patients. Therefore, to avoid this bad consequence, it is necessary for patients to receive right medical treatment as soon as possible once being diagnosed with FSGS.