How to Manage Frequent Urination for FSGS Patients
Compared with proteinuria and high blood pressure, frequent urination is not so common for patients with FSGS kidney disease. However, once patients experience this problem, they should detect the underlying cause and manage it timely.
What causes frequent urination in focal segmental glomerular sclerosis?
Frequent urination usually indicates urinary tract infections, which is associated with immune disorder. Why do FSGS patients have urinary tract infections?
The first reason is abnormal immune system. FSGS itself has some link with deposits of immune complexes and immune disorder. This gives bacteria and virus a chance to attack the body, resulting in infections including urinary tract infections.
The second reason is protein leakage. It is reported that most FSGS patients have proteinuria. Along with protein leakage, immunoglobulin also leaks from the body, leading to low immune ability. There is no doubt that this can increase the risk of urinary tract infections.
The last reason is the use of some medicines. To manage FSGS, patients have to take various medicines such as steroids and immunosuppressants, while infection is just one common side effect of these medicines.
How to treat urinary tract infections with FSGS?
If patients can still produce urine normally, they can drink enough fluid or cranberry juice to cleanse their urinary tract. In severe cases, patients may even need to take antibiotics. Only if patients' urinary tract infections are controlled well, frequent urination can be alleviate obviously.
Although these methods can help reduce frequent urination, they are unable to overcome this problem from the root. The fundamental treatment should be able to improve patients' immune ability and reverse kidney damage. Immunotherapy is just such one therapy that can bring these benefits for FSGS patients.
During the whole treatment, a healthy diet plan and lifestyle also play an important function. Always remember to make your treatment and diet plan suitable for your illness condition.
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