Treatment for PKD with Enlarged Kidney

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is characterized by numerous cysts on kidneys.As the cysts enlarge, enlarged kidney will be the result.In serious case,the patients can feel a large mass on the abdomen.This article will introduce the treatment for PKD with enlarged kidney.

PKD with enlarged kidney

PKD is a genetic kidney disorder.Due to gene abnormality,the epithelial cells on renal tubule transform to the lining cells on cyst wall with secretory ability.As the lining cells produce more and more cystic fluid,the cysts will enlarge progressively.The increased large cysts will enlarge kidneys,resulting in enlarged kidney.

Apart from enlarged kidney,the PKD patients will also experience many other symptoms and discomforts like back pain, high blood pressure,renal function decline etc.Without effective treatment,more than half of PKD patients will develop Kidney Failure by age 60 eventually.

Treatment for PKD with enlarged kidney

How to shrink the enlarged kidney and large renal cysts and stop PKD progression is the key treatment goal.However,the conservative treatment for PKD only can control the symptoms. To attain the above treatment goals,Hot Compress Therapy will be applied to treat PKD with enlarged kidney.

Hot compress therapy is an externally applied Chinese herbal medicines,in which a variety of herbs are used based on patients’ illness condition.As the medicines can be penetrated into kidney lesion through kidney area directly,the therapy can take effect more rapidly than oral medicines.Also,as no chemical drugs are used in the therapy,it is free of adverse effects on body.

After a period of treatment,the PKD patients will have a remarkable improvement.The large cysts will shrink and some patients even will not feel the large mass on the abdomen. Back and abdominal pain will relieve. High blood pressure will reduce. In a word, the patients’ overall condition will be improved remarkably.