Loss of Appetite with Polycystic Kidney Disease: What Shall I Do

Recently a patient with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) complains that he loses appetite and he wants to know what he should do. PKD is an inherited kidney disease that can cause many symptoms. Go on reading, you will learn more corresponding information.

How does PKD affect your appetite?

-When the cysts are small, they do not cause any harm to your body. But with the growth of cysts, they impair your kidney function. And then a lot of waste and toxins build up in the blood. Those waste and toxins may stimulate your stomach, leading to nausea and vomiting. This will make you lose appetite.

-With the growth of cysts, your kidneys become big as well so that they may oppress your stomach and then your appetite loses.

Ways to help PKD patients improve appetite

Poor appetite affects the intake of nutrients so that it is easy for you to suffer from malnutrition, which worsens your disease further. Therefore, importance should be attached to poor appetite.

First, you can do some gentle exercise, such as walking and jogging, which can help you improve appetite.

Second, you should follow a renal-friendly diet, such as low protein diet, low salt diet, low fat diet and high vitamin diet. Those food does not only provide the essential nutrients, but also reduce the workload of kidneys as well as control your symptoms, such as proteinuria and high blood pressure.

Third, you should treat those growing cysts to prevent further damage. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can inhibit the abnormal proliferation of renal tubule epithelial cells and the secretion of lining cells so as to stop the growth of cysts. It can also increase the permeability of cyst wall and the pressure inside and outside of the cyst wall so that fluid can be reabsorbed into the blood and then be discharged out of the body. And the those cysts become small. Moreover, this therapy can restore kidney function by its ability of anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, blood vessel dilation and extracellular matrix degradation. With the improvement of kidney function, your appetite will also be enhanced.

PKD should be treated as early as possible, because when the cysts are big enough, they may burst and cause many other complication. For more information about PKD, please contact online doctor.