What Factors Can Lead to Swelling for FSGS Patients?

Swelling is the common symptom of FSGS, it really influence the life quality of patients a lot. How to manage it is the important for patients. Now, the proper factors are listed, and patients can have a good prevention and control through eliminate these factors.

1. Water and sodium retention

As we all know, kidneys are able to excrete excessive water and sodium from your body to keep them in a balanced state. However, when you are diagnosed with FSGS, your kidneys fail to remove excessive water or fluid our of your body. In this condition, water retention will present in your body. Excessive water in your body will move to the tissue space which contributes to swelling in your body. Besides, if you intake much sodium which can absorb water, you will also have swelling. Sodium intake means that you absorb excessive water again. In this way, sodium intake will worsen your swelling and burden your kidneys.

2. Heavy loss of protein

In normal case, protein is in blood as a solute, which is used to maintain the balance inside and outside the blood vessels. However, due to FSGS, lots of protein leaks into urine. As a result, osmotic pressure in blood vessels is changed. In order to keep balance, fluid oozes into surrounding tissues which causes swelling or edema.

Water or sodium retention and heavy loss of protein both contribute to swelling of FSGS patients. Knowing what causes their swelling, they can take effective treatment to control swelling so as to delay the progression of FSGS into renal failure. In their daily diet, they can choose some foods which are low sodium and avoid some high sodium foods such as pickles, bacon and processed foods. And limiting water intake is also helpful.

Diet changes can not treat swelling radically and they should treat this symptoms from root. That is to say, they should repair their injured kidney inherent cells and improve kidney function.


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Gout in FSGS: Cause and Treatment

Can gout be caused by FSGS? In fact, some FSGS patients are bothered by gout which can cause horrible pain in joints and make patients sicker and sicker. The sever pains patients suffer from gout also urge them to know the cause and treatment for FSGS.

How does FSGS cause gout?

As we know, kidneys have the function of filtering wastes and toxins in blood, which can keep the balance of the internal environment of body. However, once the kidneys are damaged, they will fail to work well. And the wastes will build up in body, such as creatinine, BUN and uric acids. The accumulation of uric acids in blood will cause gout, and some certain medications for FSGS such as water pills will also cause the increase of the uric acid levels.

How to treat the gout of FSGS patients?

Here are some common medications for FSGS patients to relieve their gout, such as prednisone, allopurinol and colchicine. These medications will be helpful in remitting the gout and joint pain.

Prednisone is used commonly in treating the gout for FSGS patients, and prednisone is often taken with food, which will prevent the stomach upset. It can also prevent the acute gout attack, but the long-term use of prednisone will case some side effects.

Allopurinol is usually used to prevent the gout attacks, and help patients who experience gout frequently. And the allopurinol should be taken everyday, which can help reduce the uric acids in blood.

Colchicine is often used when people experience gout attack in the first time, which is effective in relieving the gout. And the doctor will help patients to follow a certain dosage based on their kidney function and side effects.


Of cause, the root treatment for gout should be reversing kidney functions to decreased the uric-acid level. traditional Chinese medicine is the good for remitting symptoms and reversing kidney functions. If you want to know more information about this therapy for FSGS, you can send an email to the experts: kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, or contact our online doctors, we will reply you within 24 hours.

The Obvious Symptoms of FSGS

FSGS has become one of leading causes of renal failure, but FSGS is the chronic disease, with the timely and effective prevention and treatment in the early stage of the disease, patients also can live a high quality life like common people. Now the obvious symptoms of FSGS are recommended, patients should have a close monitor about their physical conditions and remitting these symptoms to protect kidney functions.

The obvious symptoms of FSGS include:

1. Swelling

In general, swelling firstly occurs in eyelid, face and lower limbs. Without effective control, it may spread to the whole body. Fluid limitation is needed when swelling appears and how much water is needed depends on patients’ specific illness condition.

2. Blood urine

Blood urine appears when excess red blood cells leak into urine from kidney. In normal condition, blood flow into kidney and during this process, wastes and nutrition are separate. However, for FSGS patients, their glomeruli have been injured. Damaged glomerular filtration membrane fails to function properly. Under such a condition, red blood cells leak into urine, causing blood urine.

3. Foamy urine

Foamy urine is the clinical manifestation of proteinuria; and for patients who are experiencing foamy urine associated FSGS, they need to adjust their protein intake, so as to avoid increasing kidney burden. Besides, about 60% of the protein ingested by them should be high quality protein which can be found in fish, lean meat, egg white and milk.

4. Tiredness

This symptom becomes especially serious with the progression of illness. For FSGS patients, tiredness or fatigue occurs easily when renal anemia is caused. Therefore, preventing renal anemia is very important for preventing tiredness.

5. Dizziness

FSGS patients may also feel dizziness when their blood pressure is elevated. High blood pressure refers to the high impact of blood on blood vessels. It can be caused by kidney disease, including FSGS, directly. Although high blood pressure occurs as a symptom of FSGS in many cases, if not treated well, it will accelerate FSGS to kidney failure stage. Therefore, if FSGS patients feel dizzy, they should be alert about their blood pressure.


If you have some of the above symptoms, you should see a doctor as soon as possible. And if you have any other questions about FSGS symptoms or treatment, you can contact our online doctors, leave us messages or send email to kidneyhospiatalabroad@hotmail.com, we will reply you within 24 hours.

How to Regulate Blood Pressure in FSGS

Several patients who are suffering from FSGS often develop high blood pressure. The persistent high blood pressure will damage blood vessels in the body. It will aggravate illness condition.

High blood pressure can damage the small blood vessels in your kidneys. The damaged vessels cannot filter wastes from your blood as they are supposed to.
Your doctor may prescribe blood pressure medication. Blood pressure medicines called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have been found to protect the kidneys even more than other medicines that lower blood pressure to similar levels. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health, recommends that people with diabetes or reduced kidney function should keep their blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg.

High blood pressure can damage blood vessels in the kidneys, reducing their ability to work properly. When the force of blood flow is high, blood vessels stretch so blood flows more easily. Eventually, this stretching scars and weakens blood vessels throughout the body, including those in the kidneys.
If the kidneys’ blood vessels are damaged, they may stop removing wastes and extra fluid from the body. Extra fluid in the blood vessels may then raise blood pressure even more, creating a dangerous cycle.

The natural treatments in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital have been proved to be effective in repairing the diseased blood vessels, promote blood circulation, extend blood vessels, provides a health internal environment for patients. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a external application, which makes it possible to achieve the function quicker.


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How to Alleviate Anemia in FSGS

In most cases, patients with FSGS often suffer from anemia. If you or someone you know is suffering some anemia, you are recommended to read the following.

Anemia is a condition in which the body has fewer red blood cells than normal. Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues and organs throughout the body and enable them to use energy from food. With anemia, red blood cells carry less oxygen to tissues and organs—particularly the heart and brain—and those tissues and organs may not function as well as they should.

When kidneys are diseased or damaged, they do not make enough EPO. As a result, the bone marrow makes fewer red blood cells, causing anemia. When blood has fewer red blood cells, it deprives the body of the oxygen it needs.
Other common causes of anemia in people with kidney disease include blood loss from hemodialysis and low levels of the following nutrients found in food:

iron

vitamin B12

folic acid

These nutrients are necessary for red blood cells to make hemoglobin, the main oxygen-carrying protein in the red blood cells.

If treatments for kidney-related anemia do not help, the health care provider will look for other causes of anemia, including

other problems with bone marrow

inflammatory problems—such as arthritis, lupus, or inflammatory bowel disease—in which the body’s immune system attacks the body’s own cells and organs
chronic infections such as diabetic ulcers

Malnutrition

The natural treatments in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital are provided to patients who are suffering from kidney disease. The natural treatments are Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Foot Bath. The natural treatments can promote blood circulation, extend blood vessels, regulate blood pressure, relive inflammation and coagulation in the blood vessels, alleviating some poisoning symptoms, including anemia.


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How to Deal with Face Swelling in FSGS

FSGS patients have a common and typical symptom known as proteinuria, its occurrence is closely connected with electrostatic barrier function of the glomerulus. Glomerular electrostatic barrier in the filtration membrane is used to prevent the plasma proteins from going out, in the case of renal failure patients, they can have much proteins in the urine in inconsequence of the loss of glomerular electrostatic barrier, because plasma albumin can go through the filtration membrane free without the prevention of electrostatic barrier. The plasma colloid osmotic pressure is maintained by plasma albumin, loss of plasma albumin will lead to decrease of plasma colloid osmotic pressure and then water in blood vessel get into interstitial fluid and puff the patients up.

In the end stage of renal failure, the kidney usually has little function left, the glomerular filtration rate declined to a very low level, patients have little or no urine output, much fluid are retained in the body and make the vascular wall rise in permeability, so fluid get into the tissue space including legs, thorax, enterocoelia, etc, and cause the patients puffed up.

It is a dangerous condition for patients to be puffy and with little urine, the excess fluid can cause serious damage to systems of the whole body, patients may need to take some measures to improve it, either dialysis to get the excess fluid off, or diuretic to increase the urine output.


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How to Treat FSGS by Natural Treatments

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disease that can lead to glomerulosclerosis. In FSGS, the scarring occurs only in some of the glomeruli. And only part of the individual glomeruli is damaged.

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is a cause of nephrotic syndrome in children and adolescents as well as one of the most common causes of primary glomerular diseases in adults. It is also an important cause of renal failure in adults. It accounts for about a sixth of the cases of nephrotic syndrome. Generally, FSGS is a progressive form of kidney disease, accounting for 2.3% of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Untreated, it has a greater chance to lead to kidney failure. How can we efficiently get the disease under control? Most of the FSGS patients are greatly concerned about the issue.

Before we solve the problem, firstly we should know what causes the disease. The expert from Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital tell us that there are many factors that can cause the disease such as the damaged capillary wall due to the humoral immunity, the changes of the blood stream dynamics and poisoning and so on. The damaged of the capillary wall indicates the glomerular filtration membrane begins to suffer from injuring. And then the large protein may leak out of the body into the urine and the immune complex build up in the capillary wall, resulting in the separation between the subepithelial and the glomerular basement membrane.

The western medical doctors usually use hormone drugs such as glucocorticoid to control the symptoms. But the hormone drugs only help to alleviate the symptoms for the time being and they can’t eliminate the factors that cause the renal damage. So once the patients catch a cold, or experience excessive tiredness, you may suffer from the symptoms once more. Besides long term use of the hormone drugs may cause damage to your internal organs such the liver, heart and kidneys. Therefore, the only way to make the patients avoid the relapse of the urine protein is to restore the renal function, or in other words, to repair the renal cells which affect the renal filtration system.

Hereby the experts from Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital recommend Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy to you. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy focuses on the TCM treatment on the renal diseases. In the therapy, we use Chinese herbs to repair the renal cells. The herbs processed with high technology can accurately reach the diseased areas of the kidneys with less adverse effects. It works better than the traditional Chinese herbs. Besides, we use Chinese physical therapies such as Chinese channel collaterals as the supplement to improve the clinical effects.

In addition to the repairmen of the renal cells, healthy diet also plays a significant role both in helping you recover as soon as possible and keeping the disease from progressing into the end stage renal failure, greatly improving the quality life of the patients.


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How to Control High Blood pressure in FSGS

Most of patents with FSGS will suffer from elevated blood pressure, having a good control of blood pressure also slow down the progression of kidney damage.

Encourage health-promoting behaviors such as smoking cessation and physical activity. Cigarette smoking is associated with abnormal urine albumin and progression of CKD. Smoking also contributes to death from stroke and heart attack in people with CKD. Overall, step-down nicotine replacement therapy is generally safe, but the patient must be monitored for side effects, which may include worsening of existing hypertension and contact allergy or sensitization.
Although people with CKD tend to be less active, the goals for physical activity are the same as in the general population, at least 20 to 30 minutes every day. To improve or prevent deconditioning, both aerobic and strength training should be encouraged. Physical activity may help prevent cardiovascular disease, improve glucose control in those with diabetes, and maintain muscle mass.

Evidence suggests that providing self-management education to patients with chronic disease results in reduced health service utilization and improved health behaviors and health status beyond that achieved by usual care.

High blood pressure is both a cause and complication of CKD. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can accelerate the loss of GFR. Blood pressure control usually requires a combination of antihypertensive medications and lifestyle modifications.

The panel members appointed to the eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) recently completed an extensive review of evidence around management of hypertensive adults. Due to insufficient evidence for blood pressure goals in the CKD population, the Panel recommended treating to a blood pressure goal of less than 140/90 mm Hg for people with CKD based on expert opinion. Additionally, the panel recommended initial treatment with ACE inhibitors or ARBs for hypertensive patients with CKD. However, the Panel emphasized that the recommendations should not override clinical judgment and decisions about care should consider individual patient circumstances.


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The Health Diets for Patients with FSGS on Dialysis

what is the health diets for patients with FSGS on dialysis? If you want to know more details about the health diets for patients with FSGS, you are recommended to read the following.

When the kidneys are impaired or have failed, kidney dialysis artificially removes waste and fluids from the body. Some may need dialysis up to three times weekly, depending on the stage of their renal disease. Food provides nutrition and energy after dialysis, however the wrong foods can quickly replace the waste products just removed. Smart choices for nutrition after kidney dialysis will include foods low in salt, fluid, phosphorus and potassium.

Lean Meats

Lean meats, egg whites and low-fat cheeses provide a healthy source of protein after dialysis. These proteins, such as fish, lean cuts of beef and poultry break down creating less urea, or waste, than cheaper proteins like fatty meats. Egg white omelets with cheese or a chicken sandwich provide protein to heal tissues and restore energy after dialysis. You may want to make the meals ahead of time, thereby decreasing the temptation to grab unhealthy choices after dialysis when fatigue might set in.

Fruit

Fruit is a handy, high-energy snack that boosts energy levels after a dialysis session. The Nephrology Physicians, LLC, practicing in Mishawaka, Indiana, suggest eating fruits containing less than 150 mg of potassium like apples, berries, grapes and strawberries. However some fruits, including bananas, avocados and cantaloupe, have high amounts of potassium, which will quickly replace the toxins just removed by dialysis. Alongside potassium, low phosphorus and sodium foods provide healthy nutrition after dialysis --- all fruits are low in phosphorus and sodium.

Snacks


Renal failure is hard on the body and some people need to gain weight during dialysis. If told to increase calories for weight gain, focus on healthy calories and not the fatty, artery-clogging kind like many dairy products. A slice of toast with jam or honey is a low sodium, phosphorus and potassium snack that is high in calories. Unsalted popcorn is a snack you can keep on hand for munching after dialysis. The Nephrology Physicians, LLC encourage low potassium snacks such as cottage cheese and cereals.

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How to Improve Kidney Function in FSGS

The most difficult and important step during the treatment of FSGS, so most of patients are eager to know is there any treatment to improve kidney function.
The kidneys perform many essential duties that keep humans healthy. They filter blood to remove waste, produce urine, and control blood pressure. Kidneys also regulate a number of vitamins and hormones that promote bone, tissue, and organ health. It is crucial to keep the kidneys in proper working order to ward off kidney disease and prevent numerous related health problems. There are many different ways to improve and preserve renal function, such as exercising regularly, following dietary guidelines set by a physician, and limiting the use of over-the-counter and prescription painkillers.

Making simple lifestyle changes can significantly improve renal function and overall health. By exercising regularly, giving up smoking, and maintaining a consistent sleeping pattern, the kidneys are able to better regulate hormones and vitamins in the blood. Individuals who exercise drink plenty of water, and avoid smoking are less likely to experience high blood pressure, a major cause of chronic kidney disease and renal failure. Getting enough sleep helps to reduce stress levels and stabilize the immune and digestive system.

One of the best ways to improve renal function is to maintain a healthy diet, as suggested by a physician or licensed nutritionist. Individuals' bodies have different dietary needs, so a trip to the doctor is important to determine which foods to eat and which to avoid. In most cases, doctors suggest that people at risk of kidney problems maintain a diet that is low in sugar, salt and potassium. Ingesting too much salt and potassium puts strain on the kidneys, affecting their ability to filter out waste materials. Many doctors encourage people to eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans, while avoiding sugary snacks that can lead to diabetes and eventual kidney disease.

A popular home remedy to improve renal function is drinking a glass or two of cranberry juice each day, while avoiding excessive amounts of caffeine and alcohol. Cranberry juice helps to cleanse the kidneys, bladder, and urinary tract by flushing out harmful bacteria. Alcohol and caffeinated drinks such as sodas dehydrate the body and increase the risk of developing high blood pressure.


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The Natural Treatments for FSGS in China

The natural treatments for FSGS in a China are Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Foot Bath. Hot Compress Therapy.

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) describes scarring in scattered regions of the kidney, typically limited to one part of the glomerulus and to a minority of glomeruli in the affected region. FSGS may result from a systemic disorder or it may develop as an idiopathic kidney disease, without a known cause.
Proteinuria is the most common symptom of FSGS, but, since proteinuria is associated with several other kidney conditions, the doctor cannot diagnose FSGS on the basis of proteinuria alone. Biopsy may confirm the presence of glomerular scarring if the tissue is taken from the affected section of the kidney. But finding the affected section is a matter of chance, especially early in the disease process, when lesions may be scattered.

Confirming a diagnosis of FSGS may require repeat kidney biopsies. Arriving at a diagnosis of idiopathic FSGS requires the identification of focal scarring and the elimination of possible systemic causes such as diabetes or an immune response to infection. Since idiopathic FSGS is, by definition, of unknown cause, it is difficult to treat. No universal remedy has been found, and most patients with FSGS progress to total kidney failure over 5 to 20 years. Some patients with an aggressive form of FSGS reach total kidney failure in 2 to 3 years. Treatments involving steroids or other immunosuppressive drugs appear to help some patients by decreasing proteinuria and improving kidney function. But these treatments are beneficial to only a minority of those in whom they are tried, and some patients experience even poorer kidney function as a result. ACE inhibitors and ARBs may also be used in FSGS to decrease proteinuria. Treatment should focus on controlling blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels, factors that may contribute to kidney scarring.

The natural treatments can help patients control the condition by improving kidney function. It also can promote the excretion of the surface of kidney cysts. The natural treatments can dilate blood vessels, promote the blood circulation, dredge extracellular matrix, eliminate the toxic substances completely, recover their normal function.


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Can patients with FSGS Keep Away from Dialysis

Can patients with FSGS keep away form dialysis? This is a question which concerns patients and their family member a lot.

Focal segmental glomerulo-sclerosis is the terminology for a kind of clinical pathological syndrome, with main clinical manifestation as proteinuria. In the case of FSGS, partial of glomerulus run into sclerosing lesion, or the glomerular capillaries are partially hardened. Mostly the FSGS advances progressively and slowly, finally lead to renal failure, some patients can develop renal failure fast. It is likely that once people are diagnosed with FSGS, they will be left to do dialysis as the only way to keep alive.

The current treatment of FSGS mainly contains hormonotherapy and immunosuppressive therapy, which are done according to symptoms, medicines include cyclosporin, metacortandracin, ACEI, ARBs, when they have been used for long term, they will bring great toxicity to the kidney, patients can result in dependence on them, they may come across strong withdrawal reaction. To patients who don’t respond to them, the therapy can do nothing to stop the patients from developing renal failure. The long-acting treatment is aimed at protecting the glomerulus from being damaged, and preventing the partially damaged glomerular capillary loops from running into fibrosis. Patients usually have over half of the glomerulus in good condition, they are enough to fulfill the function of discharging waste substances if they can be protected well, and patients will not go to the stage of renal failure and to do dialysis.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a therapy which is put forward by specialists from Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital, it is based on individual pathology and condition, one patient with on specific therapy which can effectively stop the disease from advancing, also it can accurately and fastly repair the damaged cells, restore the function partially or fully, finally improve the kidney function and prevent the FSGS from relapsing effectively.

FSGS is relatively a more stubborn disease than other kind of glomerular diseases, but it is not real that it can’t be controlled, it is important for patients to get the regulate treatment, which can make them get rid of dialysis and hormonotherapy.


If you want to know more details about the natural treatments, you can send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.

How to Deal with Poroteinuria and Hematuia in FSGS

Proteiuria and hematuria are the two common symptoms of FSGS, how to deal with proteinuria and hematuira concerns patients a lot? If you have the same doubt, you are recommended to read the following.

Proteinuria or protein in the urine is frequently the earliest symptom of kidney disease. You will have read, in the previous section, how the kidney works and that the kidney has about a million filters. When the kidney is healthy it allows very little protein into the urine. If these filters become leaky, small amounts of protein will leak into the urine. This is frequently an early sign of kidney trouble long before the kidney function itself begins to deteriorate.

dipstickDoctors frequently test patient’s urine for the presence of blood or protein, to try to detect kidney disease early. There are many causes of protein in the urine, including diabetes and glomerulonephritis. Whilst your doctor will conduct a number of special blood tests, to try to determine the underlying cause, it may be necessary to undergo a kidney biopsy, to establish the exact cause of the protein.

Patients who have very large amounts of protein in the urine, (greater than 3 grams), are described as having nephrotic syndrome. Patients with nephrotic syndrome frequently have swollen legs.

Haematuria or blood in the urine can either be present in amounts that you can see (macrascopic) or in amounts that you cannot see (microscopic) in which it is only detected with urine testing. Blood in the urine may not appear red but more like strong tea coloured.

Blood in the urine is frequently an alarming symptom and it should never be ignored. However, it only takes a few drops of blood for the urine to turn red. There are a large number of potential causes of blood in the urine including: urine infection, kidney stones, kidney or bladder tumours and inflammation in the kidney called glomerulonephritis (GN).

If you have haematuria, the first thing your doctor will do is to make sure you do not have a urine infection or bladder or kidney tumour. To do this, you will usually need to have a number of scans of the kidney and may well need a cystoscopy. A cystoscopy is a test in which a camera with a light is inserted into the bladder. If these tests are normal your doctor will then focus on determining if the blood is coming from kidney inflammation or glomerulonephritis. This may require further specific blood and urine tests or a kidney biopsy.


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The Health Diet for Patients with FSGS

The health diet contributes a lot to reduce the kidney damage and save the residual kidney function. Therefore, patients should keep a keep a health diet plant for patients with FSGS.

1. Eat low-salt foods

Salt is the rich source of sodium. High sodium has a bad effect on the health, especially the damaged kidneys. High sodium is considered to be the contributor of swelling and high blood pressure. It will lead to water-sodium retention, which will increase swelling. High blood pressure can be a primary disease and a complication of FSGS. It can worsen the damage of kidneys. So you are suggested to avoid high-sodium foods, such as processed foods, canned foods, fast foods and restaurant foods.

2. Eat low-protein foods

High-protein foods will increase the burden of kidney because protein will break down into some waste products like urea nitrogen, which should be filtered out by kidneys. Meanwhile, you should supply yourself high-quality foods because they can generate less waste product and provide you enough nutritions you need. High-quality foods include egg white, lean meat, fish and dairy products.

3. Eat low-potassium foods

Because of glomerulus damage, the extra potassium cannot be filtered. So some patients are tested with high level of potassium. High potassium level will lead to nausea, weakness, irregular pulse and heart problem. So you should avoid high-potassium foods to reduce kidney and other damage. Such foods are rich in potassium like banana, apple, orange, spinach, cucumber, corn, eggplant, etc.

Above are just some systematic diet suggestions. The detailed diet plan should be set up according to the every patients’ practical disease condition.


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how to Avoid Dialysis in FSGS

Dialysis makes patients to suffer from a lot, is there any treatment to avoid dialysis in FSGS.

Focal segmental glomerulo-sclerosis is the terminology for a kind of clinical pathological syndrome, with main clinical manifestation as proteinuria. In the case of FSGS, partial of glomerulus run into sclerosing lesion, or the glomerular capillaries are partially hardened. Mostly the FSGS advances progressively and slowly, finally lead to renal failure, some patients can develop renal failure fast. It is likely that once people are diagnosed with FSGS, they will be left to do dialysis as the only way to keep alive.

The current treatment of FSGS mainly contains hormonotherapy and immunosuppressive therapy, which are done according to symptoms, medicines include cyclosporin, metacortandracin, ACEI, ARBs, when they have been used for long term, they will bring great toxicity to the kidney, patients can result in dependence on them, they may come across strong withdrawal reaction. To patients who don’t respond to them, the therapy can do nothing to stop the patients from developing renal failure. The long-acting treatment is aimed at protecting the glomerulus from being damaged, and preventing the partially damaged glomerular capillary loops from running into fibrosis. Patients usually have over half of the glomerulus in good condition, they are enough to fulfill the function of discharging waste substances if they can be protected well, and patients will not go to the stage of renal failure and to do dialysis.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is the combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and latest technologies, accompanied with western medicines as adjuvant therapy, the therapy is put forward by specialists from Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital, it is based on individual pathology and condition, one patient with on specific therapy which can effectively stop the disease from advancing, also it can accurately and fastly repair the damaged cells, restore the function partially or fully, finally improve the kidney function and prevent the FSGS from relapsing effectively.

FSGS is relatively a more stubborn disease than other kind of glomerular diseases, but it is not real that it can’t be controlled, it is important for patients to get the regulate treatment, which can make them get rid of dialysis and hormonotherapy.


If you still want to know more details about the natural treatments, you can send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.

How to Eliminate Proteinuria in FSGS

Proteinuria is the important sign for FSGS, prpoteinuria is the not the disease, but a symptom of many kidney disease. How to eliminate proteinuria in FSGS? This article will explain it in details.

Proteinuria, or protein in the urine, can result in bubbles in urine that gives off a foamy appearance.Infrequent bubbles in urine can occur after ingesting large amounts of protein found in protein drinks, muscle protein gaining supplements, or a large meal of fish or other protein. When a normal amount of protein is consumed in excess the healthy body is able to gets rid of the extra by eliminating it through urine. But when protein is consumed in excess amounts, the kidneys can have a more difficult time getting rid of the excess waste.
However, frequent bubbles in urine could be a more serious condition where the kidneys fail to function properly or a medical condition interferes with the body's ability to metabolize protein.

Normally, when blood passes through healthy kidneys all waste products are removed, leaving only the materials the body needs. However, in individuals with kidney disease or damaged kidneys where the glomeruli, the part of the kidney that normally filters urine, are damaged,protein from the blood can enter in to the urine. The underlying cause of bubbles in the urine related to proteinuria must be diagnosed before the symptom can be treated. If the cause is related to excess protein intake then reducing the amount of protein in the diet will reduce or eliminate bubbles in the urine.

After many years of clinical practice, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy has shown its effect on treating Kidney Disease.

Firstly, through dilating blood vessel and activating blood circulation, patients’ blood pressure can become normal gradually and renal ischemia and anoxia as well as body poisoning symptom can also be relieved. Clinical manifestations like increasing urine amount, deeper urine color and heavier urine smell can be found. Besides, patients’ urine become turbid and floccule like material can be found in urine.

Secondly, due to improved microcirculation, patients can have better appetite. Nausea and vomiting as well as other symptoms can disappear.
Thirdly, symptoms of Proteinuria and Haematuria as well as increased serum creatinine can disappear because kidney is repaired by micronized Chinese medicine and kidney function is recovered gradually.

Fourthly, as for patients who are in Renal Failure or Uremia stage, if they begin to accept Dialysis, Micro-Chinese Medicine can help them have less dialysis or even get rid of Dialysis through repairing kidney and recovering kidney function.

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The Health Diet for Patients with FSGS

Dietary treatment is an important aspect of care for all patients with FSGS. It is necessary to meet with your dietician to discuss individual needs for your renal diet.

The following information will give you an overview of a renal diet, prior to dialysis, and also what to expect when you commence dialysis. You will be informed by the dietician when it is necessary to commence this diet. All patients have different dietary needs, so it is important to start this diet only under the guidance of the dietician.

Salt

Salt is an important aspect of dietary treatment at all stages of your kidney disease. High intake of salt, from the diet, can cause problems with blood pressure control and fluid retention. It is advised to avoid adding any salt to meals and also to reduce the intake of very salty foods such as processed meats, bacon, sausages, soup and packet sauces. Your dietician will advise you on suitable alternatives to using salt.

Protein

Protein intake from the diet is important during the progression of chronic kidney disease and also when you commence dialysis. The protein we eat is used for tissue repair and growth. Any unused protein is broken down into waste products, including urea and creatinine. As your kidneys are unable to excrete urea and creatinine properly, they build up in your blood and cause symptoms such as nausea and loss of appetite.
By eating large amounts of protein foods e.g. meat, fish, chicken, eggs, cheese, milk and yoghurt before commencing dialysis, you will affect the buildup of urea and creatinine in your blood. An appropriate daily intake of protein should be advised by your dietician.
However, once dialysis treatment has commenced it is important to make sure that your body is getting
enough protein to prevent malnutrition. Some of your stores of protein are lost during the haemodialysis
and CAPD sessions. How much protein you need depends on your body size and is specific to each individual.

Phosphate

Phosphate is another mineral found in many foods, mainly meat and dairy products such as milk, cheese, yoghurts, and also bran nuts and cola. Calcium and phosphate work together to keep your bones, teeth and blood vessels healthy. When phosphate and calcium levels are elevated, or out of balance in kidney disease, the extra calcium and phosphate join together to form hard deposits in your body. This is known as calcification. These deposits can form in the heart, lungs, blood vessels, joints and other soft tissue. High phosphate levels also affect your bones, causing kidney bone disease. Over time bones become brittle, weak and painful and liable to fracture easily.
As with potassium, an elevated phosphate level will require you to reduce the intake of phosphate from your diet. It may also be necessary to take phosphate binding substances with your food to reduce the absorption of phosphate from the gut.
Potassium is a mineral found in many foods, mainly fruits, vegetables and potatoes. It is necessary for muscle contractions but a very high level in the blood can be dangerous as it may cause irregular heart rythym. If your potassium levels increase, above normal, you will need to avoid certain foods that are high in potassium as advised by your dietician. High sources of potassium in the diet include bananas, dried fruit, peas, beans, spinach and potato products such as chips and crisps. The dialysis diet provides enough potassium to meet the needs of your body, while preventing accumulation between dialysis sessions.

Fluids

If you are treated with haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis you may need to limit your fluid intake. The amount of fluid you will be allowed depends on the amount of urine you produce. You can reduce your fluid intake by using small cups/glasses, and spacing out your drinks throughout the day. You can also help prevent thirst by limiting the amount of salt and salty foods that you eat.
Each person, with kidney disease, is very different and so are their needs and requirements. The dietary advice you are given depends on a number of factors including the stage of kidney disease, the type of treatment you are on, your blood results, your body weight, and the presence of other medical conditions e.g. diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol levels. The dietician will, therefore, provide you with information that is designed for you as an individual to suit your own specific needs.


If you want to know more details about the health diet for patients with FSGS, you can send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.

The Common Cause of FSGS

What are the common causes of FSGS? This is question that all of patients want to care most. This article will focus on this.

Focal Segmental Glomerulonephritis (FSGS) is a renal disorder, in which scar tissue covers some sections of glomeruli. These scars can damage glomerular basement membrane and lead to nephrotic syndrome, Chronic renal failure and uremia. FSGS causes can be divided into two broad categories, primary and secondary. Here, we mainly talk about the secondary causes.

Primary causes of FSGS

Primary causes of FSGS means that doctors have not found its underlying causes. Usually, it presents as nephrotic syndrome. However, there are several currently genetic reasons which are associated with FSGS.

Secondary cause of FSGS

Secondary cause of FSGS means that it is associated with the other disorders.
1. Infections, including HIV, Hepatitis B and Parvovirus.

2. Diseases, such as massive obesity, sickle cell nephropathy and congenital cyanotic heart disease.

3. The damage to glomeruli. There are thousands of tiny filters in kidneys, called glomeruli, which overworks to push their limits by other diseases.

No matter primary or secondary FSGS causes, it is sure that FSGS results from the damage of glomerular basement membrane. What we can do is to repair the impaired glomeruli, thus avoids or delay the progress of FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulonephrits).


If you want to know more details about the causes of FSGS, you can send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.

The Health Diet For patients with FSGS

Keeping a health diet is s very essential in dealing with FSGS. Maintaining a proper diet plan contributes to slow down the progression as well as control some symptoms.

FSGS is the Stage 3 of IgA Nephropathy. At the first two stages, high blood pressure rarely appears. With the disease developing, the morbidity of hypertension tends to become higher. When it progresses into FSGS, hypertension will become one common symptom of patients. At that time, patients might take some food which helps preventing the elevation of blood pressure. Such as, fresh green vegetables, sea-tangle, agaric, oat, black rice, black fungus, nori etc. Meantime, patients can drink green tea or yoghourt.

Control the intake of energy; patients are advocated to complex carbohydrates, such as amylum starch, corn etc, so as to avoid the increase of blood fat.
In edema, patients should take low-salt (3~6g/d) diet instead of salt-free diet. You can take less high saturated acid food (animal fat) and take more low saturated food (plant oil) or high soluble fiber (vegetables, oat and rice bran).
As FSGS patients usually take long time of hormone medicines, they also can supplement some calcium medicine, such as calcium tablet.


If you have any other questions about the health life style of FSGS, you can send an email to the experts in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital: kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, our experts will reply you as soon as possible.

The Health Care for Patients with FSGS

To some extent, the health care is important for patients with FSGS. What is the proper health care for FSGS?

Then, how to take care of patients with FSGS?

1. Eat a well-balanced diet

Eat a well-balanced meal is beneficial to reduce the load on the kidneys as well as slow down the progression of kidney damage. Typically, people with FSGS are suggested to follow a diet low in sodium, protein, fat, potassium and phosphorus. Want to know the best dietary arrangement in your situation, please contact us.

2. Quit smoking and limit alcohol

If you use tobacco, quitting can help slow the progression of kidney disease. Restricting how much alcohol you drink can help you keep a healthy blood pressure.

3. Maintain a healthy weight

Maintaining a healthy weight can help you manage your blood glucose level, control your increased blood pressure, and lower your risk for complications of kidney disease. If you are over-weight or obese, consult your doctor for a proper plan to lose weight.

4. Be physically active

Doing proper exercises regularly can help you stay healthy. Talk with your doctor to make the most suitable exercise program. Specific exercises can be good choices such as walking, jogging, running, swimming, qigong, tai chi, etc. Exercise can also help relieve stress.

5. Take medications as prescribed

Ask your doctor how to take any medications he or she prescribed. Make sure to take the medicines just how your doctor tells you.


If you want to know more details about the health care for FSGS, you can send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.