How To Protect Your Kidneys Better In Lupus Nephritis

In the treatment of Lupus Nephritis, it is important to control Lupus erythematosus with immunosuppressants. But patients usually ignore to protect kidney, finally causing kidney dysfunction. Under such a condition, it is essential to protect your kidneys to avoid kidney function deterioration. Well then, what factors can aggravate kidney damage?

1. High blood pressure

Lupus Nephritis patients often suffer from high blood pressure while high blood pressure is the greatest risk for kidney function deterioration. Thus, if you are a lupus nephritis, you must regulate your blood pressure regularly. If your blood pressure is high, you should control it strictly.

2. Proteinuria

Proteinuria not only reflects damaged glomeruli but also can cause damage on tubular interstitial. Proteinuria is another risk for promoting the development of kidney disease. Reducing proteinuria can reduce the damage on kidneys and play the role in protecting kidneys. ACEI and ARBs can decrease proteinuria, alleviate renal sclerosis and protect your kidneys better.

3. Renal toxicity medications

Some medications usually have damages on kidneys such as kanamycin, gentamicin and sulfonamides, and painkillers. You should avoid using these medications if you have lupus nephritis so as to avoid worsening your kidneys.

4. Infection

It is easy to result in infection during the treatment of lupus nephritis . Infection usually causes relapse or worsen lupus nephritis. Therefore, it is important for you to prevent infection in your daily life. Once you have infection, see a doctor and take medications timely.

5. Obesity

Obesity is not only the risk factor for hyperlipidaemia, high blood pressure and coronary disease, but also increase proteinuria and worsen kidney damage. If lupus nephritis patients are fat, they should lose weight and maintain their ideal weight.

In addition, to stop kidney damage, the most effective remedy should be Immunotherapy. This therapy is created by experts in our hospital. The active ingredients in this therapy can remove immune complexes from the body successfully. Besides, they also nourish damaged kidney cells, improve the self-healing ability of impaired kidneys and adjust immune system for improving kidney function and stopping the relapse of lupus nephritis.