How Quickly Does Creatinine Increase with Polycystic Kidneys

Under normal circumstance, Polycystic Kidney Disease can not be detected before 20s. During 30-40 years old, the kidney cysts may have a quick growth. After 40 years old, your kidney function will be affected by the kidneys and creatinine level begins to increase. How quickly does creatinine increase with polycystic kidneys?

Honestly speaking, this question is difficult to answer. Because it depends on yourself. If you do not pay attention to treatment, creatinine level may increase even before you are 40 years old. If you take measures timely and effectively, you can live very well with these cysts. When these cysts are smaller than 3 cm, it is difficult for them to cause any damage to your kidneys. Then how to control the size of kidney cysts into 3 cm?

-If your family members have polycystic kidneys, you should also do a test to see whether you have such kidneys or not and have a close look at them.

-When high blood pressure occurs, you should bring them into the normal range timely. Because high blood pressure can stimulate the growth of cysts, affect kidney function and increase your risk of heart disease. Medications, such as ACEI and ARB are the most common used drugs to lower blood pressure.

-There are some Chinese medicine to restrain the growth of kidney cysts by stopping the proliferation of renal tubule epithelial cells and the secretion of cyst fluid. There are also some other Chinese medicine to speed up blood circulation in the cyst wall and increase the permeability of cyst wall so that fluid can flow out into the blood and be passed out of body. During this process, cysts become small.

-Even if you have kidney damage due to polycystic kidneys, you should be not over worried. Because Chinese medicine can inhibit kidney inflammation and stop kidney fibrosis as well as provide nutrients for kidney self-healing. In this way, your damaged kidneys can regain part of their function.

No matter you are in which stage of PKD now, the above treatment can help you shrink kidney cysts and improve kidney function to control creatinine level. With the help of online doctor, you can learn information about the Chinese medicine.