Precautions for PKD in Daily Life

PKD is a hereditary kidney disease. To PKD patients, precautions in daily life are more important than the short time treatment in clinic. The enlarge of the cysts is caused by many factors, and patients should pay more attention to the factors so as to control the lesions.
1. Prevent cold
PKD needs the extra care and family’s considerate nurse. But these can’t stop the enlargement of cysts. If PKD patients get cold, especially the repeated cold, they will suffer severe kidney damage. Cold will aggravate the damaged kidney. It is necessary to prevent cold in case of the aggravation.
2. Prevent an injury
The gradual growth of cysts will cause the increase of the inner pressure of cysts, causing the double kidneys getting larger and intra-abdominal pressure increasing. If there is any light injury, such as sprain, bumping, injury from fall, which will increase the inner pressure of the abdominal cavity. And the injury will also directly impact the cysts in kidneys, causing the cysts with high pressure fracture and bleeding, which easily induce infection.
3. Better control the blood pressure
Majorities of PKD patients will suffer from high blood pressure. High blood pressure will speed up the damage of kidney, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, and also cause severe complications, such as stroke to PKD patients. Therefore, the better control of blood pressure will postpone the aggravation of kidney dysfunction and prevent the complications.
4. Better control the diet
Reasonable diet is helpful for PKD patients to prevent the aggravation of the lesions. Take low salt, properly 2-3g, low potassium and phosphorus, low protein, low fat diet. Take more foods rich in vitamin and plant fiber so as to keep a normal bowel movement.

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