How To Treat Itching In Patient With Lupus Nephritis

Patients with lupus nephritis can have many symptoms in their body, among which itching is also very common. While, how can this problem be treated?

Itching in patient with lupus nephritis can appear in anywhere of patient’s body, and this problem can damage patient’s mood and life quality obviously. In fact, this trouble often causes patient to have problem in his sleeping.

Why do patients with lupus nephritis have itching?

In fact, itching in patient with lupus nephritis can be caused by many reasons, and that is why it is so common.

A major cause of itching is the accumulation of urea in patient’s body, and the hyperfunction of parathyroid gland is another major cause of itching in patient with lupus nephritis. Besides, patient’s allergic reaction to some medicines are nervous lesion can also be the reasons of itching.

How to treat itching in patient with lupus nephritis?

As a matter of fact, the treatment of itching should be taken according to its causes.

If itching is caused by the accumulation of urea in patient’s body, it is important for patient to restrict his protein intake, so the amount of urea in his blood can be reduced. Besides, it is necessary for patient to improve his kidney function.

And if patient’s itching is caused by the hypertension of parathyroid gland, it is necessary for patient to correct his metabolic disorder of phosphorus and calcium, which is the root cause of this condition. To reach this purpose, patient will need to increase his calcium intake and reduce the intake of phosphorus by regulating his diet. And patient may need to take phosphate binder, which can help correct the balance of phosphorus and calcium.

Besides, if itching is caused by his allergic reaction to medicines, he will need to avoid taking these medicines. And if it is caused by nerve problem, except for medicines, patient may need blood purification to remove the wastes and toxins in his body which cause his nerve problem.

While these above are the basic methods to treat patient’s itching, and to treat patient’s disease fundamentally, patient with lupus nephritis will need to improve his kidney function, because low kidney function caused by his disease is the root cause. And it is worthing mentioning that Chinese medicine is good at this aspect, which is famous for its effect in improving patient’s self-repairing ability.

In the end, if you have any trouble in dealing with your kidney disease, you can email us your problem, and we can do our best to provide the help you need.

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