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IgA Nephropathy Basics

IgA Nephropathy basics

IgA Nephropathy, or Berger's disease is a disorder of the immune system affecting the kidneys and slowly destroying them in nearly 50% of the cases. Early and accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment by experts who specialize in IgAN can make an important difference.

Cause

The development of IgA Nephropathy may be linked to genetic defects in immune response or immune-complex clearance. However, they do not cause disease by themselves. Some type of antigen must be present in the body, such as bacterial (streptococcus), or viral (certain type of influenzas), or endogenous (produced by the body itself). Genetic predisposition, however, make some individuals more likely to get affected of IgAN upon exposure to certain antigens.

Persons with IgA Nephropathy rarely have a family history of kidney disease. Usually, there may be a personal or a family history of other immunologically-mediated disorders in like asthma, celiac-sprue, or psoriasis, especially if these have been treated with immunosuppressants as corticosteroids.

IgA Nephropathy affects both kidneys equally, and IgA antibodies stick in the kidneys and set off inflammation which damages the kidneys. With more and more immune response, the healthy body cells and tissues are mistakenly attacked. For patients with IgA Nephropathy, the filtering units of the kidneys-glomeruli are damaged. Over time, patients may present some clinical manifestations.

Risk Factors

n the early stage of IgA Nephropathy, there are no obvious symptoms even if you are at risk of this disease. Factors may increase your risk of developing IgA Nephropathy include:

Age. IgA Nephropathy can affect people of all ages, including children. The peak incidence lies in the teens and 20s of people.

Gender. In North America and western Europe, IgA nephropathy affects at least twice as many men as it does women.

Ethnicity. IgA Nephropathy is more common in Caucasians and Asians than it is in blacks.

Family history. In some cases, IgA nephropathy seems to run in families, indicating that genetic factors may contribute to the disease.

Prevention

The following steps may help reduce your chances of getting IgA Nephropathy:

● Have a good control of the blood pressure and cholesterol levels:

1. Arrange a reasonable diet, one that is low in saturated fat and rich in whole grains,vegetables and fruits.

2. Do proper physical activity regularly.

3. Keep a healthy weight, and lose weight if necessary.

4. Don't smoke and drink alcohol in moderation (no more than two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women).

● Tell your doctor if you have a family history of IgA Nephropathy or other kinds of kidney disease, and then he can watch for signs for this disease.

If you have been diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy, we're here to help. Call us: +8615512139310 or email us: kidneyservice@hotmail.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment. Or you can make a vedio consultation and get second opinion from live doctor!

IgA Nephropathy symptoms

IgA Nephropathy has no symptoms in the early stage. This disease can be silent for years, even decades. In some cases, it is first suspected when routine tests reveal protein and red blood cells in your urine.

Signs and symptoms of IgA Nephropathy include:

● Cola or tea-colored urine, due to blood in the urine

● Periodic pain in the loins, abdomen, sides or flanks

● Foam after urination caused by protein in the urine

● Fatigue

● Flu and cold-like symptoms

● High blood pressure

● Swelling (edema) of the hands and feet

● Emotional changes

● Becoming more susceptible to allergies

● Lack of response to cold temperatures (mainly in children)

● Urinary tract infections (UTIs, mainly in young girls)

If you have been diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy, we're here to help. Call us: +8615512139310 or email us: kidneyservice@hotmail.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment. Or you can make a vedio consultation and get second opinion from live doctor!

IgA Nephropathy treatment

Kidney Service China experts have at their fingertips the most-advanced technologies and therapies available today, and they use them with extraordinary expertise to give you personalized treatment and care for IgA Nephropathy. They communicate with each other-and with you-to ensure you receive the best options to treat IgA Nephropathy. This depends on several factors, such as the symptoms and stages of the disease and your general health.

Your treatment for IgA Nephropathy will be customized to your particular needs. One or more of the following therapies may be recommended to treat your disease.

New immunosuppressive agents

They can be used according to your own condition in order to restrain excessive immune reaction in IgA Nephropathy. Through blocking undue inflammatory response, we can avoid further damages to intrinsic cells and tissues of the kidneys.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy

This is an innovative therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, and is applied externally without any side effects to your body. It can take effect to degrade the IgA immune complex, improve the blood circulation and remove blood stasis, anti-inflammation, provide sufficient nutrients to accelerate the repairing of kidney function as well as improve the overall immune ability of the body.

Immune clearance

To clear up the immune complexes completely, immunoadsorption, plasma exchange, and blood purification can be applied based on individual illness condition.

If you have been diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy, we're here to help. Call us: +8615512139310 or email us: kidneyservice@hotmail.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment. Or you can make a vedio consultation and get second opinion from live doctor!

IgA Nephropathy Diagnosis

Since early diagnosis improves your chances for successful treatment, it's important for renal lesions to be found as soon as possible. Kidney Service China uses the most advanced techniques and technology to guarantee an accurate diagnosis of IgA Nepropathy.

Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history, and perform a physical exam. If your doctor suspects you may have IgA Nephropathy, one or more of the following tests can be done to confirm the diagnosis.

IgA Nephropathy Tests

Urine test. It can indicate the abnormal symptoms, such as blood and protein in urine.

Blood test. After doing this test, we can observe increased levels of the waste product creatinine in your blood. The IgA level in your blood is also elevated.

Kidney function test. It mainly suggests the level of serum creatinine, nitrogen and trioxypurine. The estimation of renal function need to be accurately calculated using formula.

Kidney biopsy. This is the only way to confirm a diagnosis of IgA Nephropathy. A special biopsy needle is used to extract small pieces of kidney tissue for microscopic examination to determine whether there are IgA deposits in the glomeruli.

If you have been diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy, we're here to help. Call us: +8615512139310 or email us: kidneyservice@hotmail.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment. Or you can make a vedio consultation and get second opinion from live doctor!

IgA Nephropathy lifestyle

While receiving treatment for IgA Nephropathy, you need to arrange a proper diet. It can help you alleviate the clinical manifestations and guarantee a better treatment effect. Advice for you as below:

1. Be a vegetarian is recommended.

2. Eat foods that contain high-quality protein, such as lean meat, chicken,eggs; Egg white is also ok. Avoid beans and bean products. Meanwhile, restrict the protein intake, or they will burden the kidneys.

3. Restrict the intake of salt— to help manage your blood pressure. A low-salt diet can also help minimize fluid retention and swelling.

4. Limit high-potassium content foods, such as bananas, tomatoes, oranges, to name a few.

5. Keep warm and avoid cold, or it will aggravate the damages of kidneys.

6. Do not eat spicy food, seafood, beef, mutton, crabs, garlic, onions, parsley, dog meat and wine, coffee, seasoning and other stimulating food and don't eat animal livers.

7. Fish and fish oil are also recommended.

Other NOT-TO-EAT foods:

1. Preserved duck egg, containing Pb, poisonous.

2. Fermented bean curd, containing hydrothion, damage to kidney.

3. Aginomoto, containing Glu, turn into coking Glu after heating, carcinogenic.

4. Instant noodles, containing preservative.

5. Melon seeds, containing unsaturated fatted acid, affecting liver function, and fattening.

6. Spinach, not for 40 years old people and above, containing oxalate, can cause zinc deficiency and calcium deficiency if combined with zinc and calcium.

7. Pork liver, 800g cholesterol per kilo, highest among animal entrails.

8. Roast beef and mutton, containing benzol, carcinogenic.

9. Pickle, sauerkraut, containing nitrosamine, carcinogenic.

10. Deep-fried dough sticks, alums is aluminiferous, can damage kidney, affect brain cells, can cause senile dementia.

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