Is It Safe to Take Steroid with Renal Failure

For some renal failure patients, they have massive proteinuria. In such a case, steroids are the commonly used medicines. Is it safe to take steroid with renal failure? After reading this article, you will find the answer.

Short-term steroid intake benefit a lot.

Steroid can inhibit kidney inflammation to prevent further kidney damage and reduce protein leakage. In such an aspect, it is very helpful.

Long-term steroid may bring you a lot of side effects.

Steroids have many side effects if you use them for a long time, such as weight gain, moon face, memory loss, mood swing, depression, etc. And they can also weaken your immune system to increase your risk of infections. Many renal failures die of infections. Therefore, in the long run, you had better use alternatives to treat renal failure.

In China, we use Chinese medicine, such as Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, medicated foot bath, medicated full bath, enema therapy, steam therapy, circle therapy, etc. They can use together with steroids to counteract respective side effects. They can also clear waste products out of the renal cells and blood to make a clean body internal environment. Besides, they can dilate blood vessels and remove stasis to improve blood circulation and increase blood flow into damaged kidneys so as to provide them with enough oxygen, nutrients and active ingredients of medicines to speed up kidney recovery. After a period of treatment, not only your symptoms but also your kidney function will get improved. And you can get rid of steroid intake as well. But it usually needs about 1-2 years’ or 3-4 years’ treatment to have a better effect.

Is it safe to take steroid with renal failure? In short-term, it is safe. But in the long-term, you had better choose some alternative treatment to help repair kidney damage and improve kidney function. Only in this way can you lead a normal life. For more information on renal failure treatment, please leave a message or send emails to kidneycares@hotmail.com. We can help you analyze your case and then give you personalized guidance.