How Should We Recover from Shrunken Kidneys

Shrunken kidneys mean your kidneys are smaller than the normal size. Healthy kidney is about 9-12 cm in length and 4-5 cm in width. When your kidneys shrunken, they can not work properly. As a result, a lot of symptoms appear. How should we recover from shrunken kidneys?

What causes shrunken kidneys?

Some people are born with shrunk kidneys, while for some other people, their shrunken kidneys results from kidney disease. Nephrons are the basic units of kidney function. When they are damaged due to some reasons, your kidneys shrink. Besides, insufficient blood supply also gives rise to shrunken kidneys.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment for shrunken kidneys

When your kidneys shrink, they are not able to work very well to filter waste and toxins from the blood. Those waste will cause further damage to the kidneys. Therefore, it is better for you to cleanse the blood. In TCM, Enema therapy, Circle Therapy, Medicated Full Bath and Medicated Foot Bath are all blood detoxification therapies. They make use of different parts of your body such as skin and intestinal tract to discharge toxins. Those therapies can also promote blood circulation to remove stasis and dilate blood vessels to increase blood flow into the kidneys. In such case, they can improve ischemia and anoxia in the kidneys. And then we stop kidney shrinkage. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is also a common used therapies to dilate blood vessels, inhibit kidney inflammation, block blood clotting and stop kidney fibrosis. In order to achieve a better curative effect, we often combine several therapies above together.

If your shrunken kidneys are still in the early stage, it is possible to reverse it. With the progression of kidneys, treatment difficulty increases. Therefore, you had better receive treatment as early as possible. Our online doctors can help you make a personalized treatment plan for free.