How to Treat High Blood Pressure in FSGS without Dialysis

For patients with FSGS, high blood pressure is a severe problem, because it can damage patients’ blood vessels, including the blood vessels in kidney, and that can aggravate patient’s kidney damage obviously. In fact, many patients with FSGS have this curiosity: how to treat high blood pressure in FSGS without dialysis?

Why dialysis is needed for FSGS patients in treating their high blood pressure?

A major cause of high blood pressure in patients with FSGS is the retention of fluid and sodium in patients’ body. As we can imagine, when there is much excess fluid in patient’s blood vessels, that will surely cause patient’s blood pressure to increase.

In fact, FSGS is a disease which often leads to nephrotic syndrome, and that mens it is very likely for patients with kidney disease to have much excess fluid in their body, which can contribute to high blood pressure. Besides, when patients are in the late stage of FSGS, their kidney function is very low, and that can also cause patients to have much fluid accumulation in their body, which can also lead to hypertension. As a result, to remove the much fluid and correct the metabolic disorders in patient’s body, it is necessary for patients with FSGS to take dialysis.

How to treat high blood pressure without dialysis?

Another important cause of hypertension in patients with FSGS is the secretion of renin, which can promote patient’s blood pressure to rise. That is also caused by kidney damage. For this cause of hypertension, medicines like ACEI and ARB are very effective to control patient’s blood pressure.

In fact, dialysis is used to remove the excess fluid and metabolic wastes, so if patients’ blood pressure is caused by the metabolic disorder of hormone secretion. It is not needed for them to take dialysis to treat hypertension.

On the other hand, if FSGS patients have severe edema which is caused by nephrotic syndrome, that may also contribute to patient’s hypertension, but diuretics will be needed to remove the excess fluid in patients’ body, unless patient’s edema is very severe.

Thereby, it is possible for patients with FSGS to treat their high blood pressure without dialysis, but they may also need dialysis to treat their high blood pressure sometimes.

As we know, kidney disease is very dangerous, and if you have any trouble, you can contact our online experts, and we will do our best to help you.

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