Natural Cures for Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome

Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) can occur at any age but is most prevalent in children among the ages of 1.5-6. Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents are commonly used to treat childhood Nephrotic Syndrome, but most children have at least one recurrence. Therefore, their parents prefer to choose natural cures for childhood Nephrotic Syndrome.

Instead of a single disease, Nephrotic Syndrome is a set of signs or symptoms including edema, proteinuria, hyperlipidemia and hypoalbuminemia. According to its inducing factors, childhood Nephrotic Syndrome is divided into two classes: primary NS and secondary NS.

Primary NS can be a result of minimal change Nephrotic Syndrome, FSGS, MGPN and congenital Nephrotic Syndrome, while secondary NS may be due to SLE, infection, obesity, drug exposure and Henoch Schonlein Purpura.

No matter what is the underlying cause, the common characteristic of them is to trigger glomerular dysfunction, that is to say, damage to glomeruli that are responsible for filtering out excess water, salt and water products from the body. Once glomeruli lose their ability, these substances will build up in the body so as to cause a set of symptoms.

Corticosteroid and immunosuppressive agents are used to subdue the inflammatory reactions and ease patients’ symptoms especially proteinuria and edema, but they can do nothing to damaged glomeruli. This is why children’s Nephrotic Syndrome relapses so easily only taking these medicines.

Is there natural cure for childhood Nephrotic Syndrome? According to the above content, the effective and natural treatment should be the one that can control these children’s condition completely without relapse and side effect. Immunotherapy gives these children a new hope to live and play just like other children.

In this therapy, blood purifications and natural herbs are used. Correct blood purification has an effect on removing inflammatory factors, excess water, salt and waste products from the body, so as to provide a good basis for the following treatment. Herbs, which are effective on repairing the damaged glomeruli and reducing the side effect of corticosteroid and immunosuppressants, are prescribed, such as tripterygium wilfordii and astragalus mongholicus.

As long as children’s internal environment is cleaned and their glomeruli recover to work, their condition will be improved largely. If you still have any question about this treatment, consult the online doctor or leave a message to our kidney experts. Either is OK.