Herbal Therapy is the Best Choice for PKD with Kidney Stone

Kidney stone is one of the common complications of polycystic kidney disease and there are about 20% ADPKD will have stones in their kidneys. The stones in case of PKD are mostly uric acid and (or) calcium oxalate stones.

In case of the complication of kidney stone, it might cause waist colic, hydronephrosis, hematuria, infections and fever, etc. Therefore timely and proper treatments for kidney stone are very necessary or it might aggravate PKD.

The most commonly adopted treatment for kidney stone is extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy which applies the enormous energy in the discharge to break the stone and then discharge the small pieces out of the body. However it is not suitable for renal cystic disease patients such as PKD. We all know that PKD is characterized by numerous fluid-filled sacs in the kidneys. The waves and impacts in the lithotripsy will cause the cysts to rupture and bleeding which will cause very serious consequences such as infections, fever, blood in urine, further decline of kidney functions.

As for the cysts in the kidneys, the conventional surgeries such as aspiration and decortications are not so satisfying because there are so many cysts and their sizes vary greatly.

Considering the complicated condition of PKD with kidney stone, the Chinese herbal medicine is a more appropriate option which does not require operation or any further damages to the kidneys if they are taken properly under the doctor’s guidance and supervision.

Herbal medicines have the functions of both treating diseases and strengthening the body and it aims at the root cause of the disease by regulating the disorders and imbalances in the body. For PKD and kidney stone, the key point is to promote blood flow and alleviate ischemia and hypoxia in the kidneys so as to promote the re-absorption of the cystic fluid into blood vessels and at the same time taking the stone away if the stone is not very large. What is more, taking Chinese herbal medicines can help build up physical strength and improve immunity so as to make the patients less susceptible to infections and other diseases.