Top 5 Facts about FSGS Treatment
2013-09-24 17:50
If you have FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis), an effective treatment is urgently needed, as earlier you receive treatment, the easier your illness is controlled. Since treatment plays an important role for FSGS patients to live a better and longer life, you must have an overall understanding about treatment for FSGS. Here, we will introduce the top 5 facts about FSGS treatment and hope it is helpful for you.
1. There is no cure for FSGS
FSGS is scar tissue that forms in parts of the kidney called glomeruli. In our kidney, glomerulus is responsible for filtering blood. When glomeruli are injured, renal filtration function decreases. As a result, wastes build up in the blood and nutrition leak into urine. Current, there is cure for FSGS.
2. Treatment for FSGS must be able to protect residual glomeruli
In many cases, FSGS is treated by controlling its symptoms like proteinuria, swelling and hypoproteinemia. A tight control of these symptoms is very essential for slowing down illness progression, but disappointedly, this is not the all that FSGS patients can do. An effective treatment for FSGS includes not only treating its symptom, but also protecting the residual kidney glomeruli. Only in this way, can FSGS be stopped successfully.
3. Corticosteroid therapy is not the only treatment option for FSGS patients
FSGS is treated with corticosteroid therapy in many countries or areas. However, as a matter of fact, corticosteroid therapy is not the only treatment option for FSGS patients. Aside from corticosteroid therapy, Immunotherapy also can be used to help FSGS patients restore kidney function. Immunotherapy is a combination of western medicines and Chinese medicines. By combining the advantages of them, treatment effects become more obvious.
4. FSGS can be reversed to some extend with effective treatment
FSGS is incurable, but this does not mean, impaired kidney function can not be restored. In an affected kidney, there are healthy, injured and necrotic kidney cells. Necrotic kidney intrinsic cells can not be revived, but kidney cells which are injured mildly can be repaired by strengthening their self-curative ability. In this way, FSGS can be reversed to some extend.
5. Diet plays an important part in treating FSGS
Although medical measures are important for FSGS patients to tightly control their illness, a reasonable diet is also necessary. For FSGS patients, a well-planed diet includes proper protein intake, low salt intake, low-fat intake, serious fluid restriction and high-fiber intake and so on.
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