What Can You Do if You Have Stage 3 Kidney Failure

According to GFR, kidney failure is classified into five stages. Though kidney failure is incurable, we can not wait for ESRD coming. We should try all measures to slow down the progression to ESRD. What can you do if you have stage 3 kidney failure?

You should improve your diet.

Diet plays an important role in kidney disease treatment. Reasonable diet does not only provide the essential nutrients your body needs, but also help you resist the diseases. For example, low protein diet helps reduce protein leakage and lower blood urea nitrogen. Low salt intake helps control blood pressure and relieve swelling. And high vitamins intake helps boost immune system to protect you from infections and cold.

You should do moderate exercise.

With kidney failure, patients are often encouraged to have a good rest, because fatigue lowers your immune system and deteriorates your kidney disease. But it does not mean you can not do any exercise. As a matter as fact, doing some gentle exercise like walking and jogging is very good for stage 3 kidney failure patients. Because it can lower cholesterol level, reduce blood pressure, improve appetite and sleeping quality, boost immune system, etc.

You should keep a positive attitude.

Kidney failure can not discourage you from enjoying your life. You should keep a positive attitude at any time. Some researches show that people with positive attitude have a strong immunity than people with negative attitude.

You should receive treatment aggressively.

If you choose a proper treatment in stage 3 kidney failure, it is likely for you to reverse the disease. Western medicine such as ACEI, ARB, steroid and diuretics may be good for you to control the symptoms, but they can not repair the damaged kidneys. Systemic treatment including Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Mai Kang and decoction can regulate the qi flowing through the channels, remove stasis and cleanse waste products in the blood so as to help kidney self-healing. After a period of treatment, your damaged kidneys can regain their ability.

What can you do if you have stage 3 kidney failure? If you can combine the above aspects together, it is possible for you to live a normal life without concerning about kidney failure.