Will Stage 3 Kidney Disease Reduce Your Life Span

Will stage 3 kidney disease reduce your life span? Yes, it will affect your life span more or less. This question is most concerned by kidney disease patients. Well, how does kidney disease stage 3 reduce or affect your life span?

Kidney disease is divided into 5 stages according to glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Stage 3 kidney disease is a special stage. In stage 1 and stage 2 kidney disease, patients have no obvious symptoms. Thus, once they are aware there is something wrong with their kidneys, their illness condition has developed to stage 3 kidney disease. Patients in stage 3 kidney disease have a moderate decrease in the GFR of 30ml/min/m2 --59ml/min/m2 and they have lost about half of kidney function. Patients under such a condition will suffer from symptoms like bubbly or foamy urine, frequent urination at night, anemia and swelling in the feet, hands and ankles. Life span will be reduced to a certain extent.

Is there anything that can improve life span?

1. Exercise

Even in stage 3 kidney disease it is still very much important to exercise. The key point here is to know what type of exercise is best for you and what intensity is best for you. You do not need to be entering strongman competitions but as long as you are regularly moving your body at a moderate intensity 5 times a week like climbing stairs for 15 minutes, swimming laps for 25 minutes, walking 1.75 miles in 35 minutes and water aerobics for 30 minutes.

2. Supplement some nutrition

There are many nutrients that help improve the life span and life quality for someone even on dialysis. CoQ10 is able to improve heart and cardiovascular function, improve energy levels and fight fatigue. Iron can alleviate anemia and low hemoglobin levels. Magnesium alleviates headaches, cramps, muscle pain and tension, improves energy levels, balances blood sugar levels and improves cardiovascular health.

3. Natural Chinese medicine treatment

The most effective therapy to improve life expectancy is natural Chinese medicine treatment which can recover damaged nephron and renovate intrinsic renal cells thoroughly. Chinese medicine treatment in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital include Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Blood Pollution Therapy, Mai Kang Mixture, Medicated Bath and Steaming Therapy. If you want to learn more information about our natural treatments, you can leave a message below or talk with our online doctor to get detailed information.