Monday, April 15, 2013

Polycystic Kidney Disease:What Does Blood in Urine Indicate


Polycystic Kidney Disease is a genetic kidney disease in which numerous fluids-filled sacs develops on the surface or inside the kidneys. There is a layer of epithelial lining cells inside cyst membrane which secrets cyst fluids constantly. This is why cysts keep enlarging.

When renal cysts are larger than 5cm, they may rupture at any time, leading to blood in urine. Meantime, other factors also can trigger the bloody urine.

Blood in urine

If cyst ruptures inside the kidney tissues, it won’t put you into emergency. In this condition, you do not feel pain. But you will suffer a blood in urine out of a sudden.

When cyst ruptures and fluids spread into abdominal cavity, you need to visit hospital and if necessary, you need take a surgery. Almost this condition leads patients to danger.

As Polycystic Kidney Disease develops gradually, many complications will occur gradually. Kidney stones and urinary tract infection is very common.

Kidney stones also can lead to blood in urine. When stones flow into urinary tract, they will rub and stick in it. The hard stones will cut the tissue to bleed. In this condition, you will feel burning pain.

Repeated urinary tract infection is also far common for PKD patients, which also leads to red blood cells leaking from body with the progression of the disease.

Treatment

No matter cyst rupture, kidney stone or urinary tract infection, all of them are caused by the underlying kidney cysts enlargement. Thereby, the treatment for PKD should deal with the kidney cysts.

Chinese herbal medicine is a natural remedy which can take effects on the birthplace of cyst fluids, that is, epithelial lining cells. After control the proliferation and change the structure of these cells, Chinese herbal medicine can helps shrink renal cysts and improve kidney functions naturally.

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