How to Manage Leaking Protein for Nephrotic Syndrome
Leaking protein, or protein leakage, is one typical symptom of Nephrotic Syndrome. If uncontrolled timely, some proteinuria complications such as malnutrition, hair loss and severe swelling may occur. Well then, how to manage leaking protein for Nephrotic Syndrome?
How does Nephrotic Syndrome cause protein leakage?
Nephrotic Syndrome can be caused by many reasons, characterized by increased permeability of glomerular basement membrane. That is to say, glomerular mechanism barrier and charge barrier are damaged. Then, a lot of protein will leak into crude urine that must exceed renal tubular reabsorption ability. Finally, proteinuria forms.
Effective methods to manage leaking protein
To manage proteinuria, some medications are helpful. For example, steroids are able to relieve Nephrotic Syndrome, especially when patients have proteinuria. ACEi and ARBs are common anti-hypertensive medications that can also help inhibit protein from leaking into urine. Many other medicines also have this benefit, so you can try to find out which one is suitable for you.
However, although these medicines can help ease protein leakage, they can do a little to repair damaged kidney filtering system. Then, some systemic treatment options may be helpful.
- Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy: As one combination of Chinese medicine and western medicine, this therapy has the effects of dilating blood vessels, anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation and degrading extracellular matrix. Therefore, more and more blood and nutritions can be transported into glomeruli. Then, more and more glomerular inherent cells can get recovery and play their function normally.
- Immunotherapy: This therapy is able to cleanse blood circulation and repair damaged kidney cells. Once kidney function level increases, glomerular mechanism barrier and charge barrier can come back to work. Therefore, less protein can be leaked into the urine.
Besides, some auxiliary therapies such as Medicated Bath, Enema Therapy, Circle Therapy, Acupuncture, Foot Bath, etc, may also be used, according to patients’ illness condition. As for the detailed treatment plan, it should depend on patients’ illness condition. Therefore, you are recommended to send your latest test report or illness description to kidneyservice@hotmail.com or leave it in the below form.
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