Causes and Treatments of Joint Pain for IgA Nephropathy

IgA Nephropathy is related to chronic kidney disease and inflammation, and joint pain is one sign of this kidney disease. If you are experiencing joint pain, you must want to know the causes and treatments of joint pain with IgA Nephropathy. Read on to find the answer today.

Causes of joint pain for IgA Nephropathy patients

IgA Nephropathy is one kidney disease resulted from deposits of IgA and inflammatory reactions within kidneys. As one autoimmune disorder, IgA Nephropathy can cause immune system to attack different parts of the body including kidneys, blood vessels and joint. This can result in joint pain easily.

Besides, joint pain may be one sign of high uric acid in the blood. Uric acid is one product of purine that is discharged out of the body via kidneys. Then, it can cause arthritis or gout easily in which joint is usually involved.

With the progress of IgA Nephropathy, kidneys are unable to maintain electrolyte balance normally. Then, high phosphorus level and low calcium level will trigger renal bone disease, and in this case, patients may suffer from joint pain.

Treatments for joint pain caused by IgA Nephropathy

According to the above causes, several methods can help manage this symptom. They are:

- Avoid high-purine foods: Purine in the body mainly comes from foods what we eat, so patients with joint pain had better stay away from high-purine foods especially animal giblets, beer and sea foods.

- Follow a low-phosphorus diet: If patients’ IgA Nephropathy has progressed into end stage, joint pain may have a close link with deposits of phosphorus in the body. In this case, patients should avoid high-phosphorus foods.

- Remove immune complexes and improve filtration rate: At present, both Immunotherapy and Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can help achieve these two goals and treat IgA Nephropathy fundamentally. As long as IgA Nephropathy is managed well, joint pain will disappear spontaneously.

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