Polycystic Kidney Disease Health Feed

Polycystic kidney disease is a disorder that is inherited; it is characterized by development of cysts in the kidneys. These cysts are round sacs that contain a water like fluid. Initially, the size of the cysts are small, they tend to increase in size after the fluid accumulation. This disorder can also cause cysts to develop in the liver and other parts of the body.

Symptoms and Complications
The most common symptoms of this disorder are back pain, headache, high blood pressure an...more

Polycystic kidney doesn't require treatment per se. Most important is to keep monitoring kidney function because Polycystic kidney can lead to kidney failure. For a cyst of 3.5 cm again usually no treatment is required unless it is causing pain/infection /bleeding or there is some abnormality detected on ct scan.

As of now take symptomatic treatment and whenever any complications arise be ready for dialysis and listen instructions from your Nephrologist and Few tips on Diet for kidney disease - have a low protein diet (decrease in milk and its products and also decrease in the intake of pulses and nuts etc)- can use corn oil, sunflower oil, olive oil for cooking -decrease the intake of butter, ghee, cream,coconut etc - avoid farsan food items - whole grain cereals are best for carbohydrate intake - get y...more

Get your vital parameters of the body checked from a nearby doctor and follow up with findings and in near future be ready for dialysis if necessary and Few tips on Diet for kidney disease - have a low protein diet (decrease in milk and its products and also decrease in the intake of pulses and nuts etc)- can use corn oil, sunflower oil, olive oil for cooking -decrease the intake of butter, ghee, cream,coconut etc - avoid farsan food items - whole grain cereals are best for carbohydrate intake -...more

Drink the punarnavasava 2 spoon daily for 3 times for 1 week.
Drink lot of water around 4 litres intake of fruit juices and salads.
Take chyavanprashan 1 spoon with 1 cup of milk.
The report change into normal.
Don't take tenstion.
Consult me further any problem.

Hello dear Sumit , hi

Warm welcome to Lybrate.com
I have evaluated your query in details .

* This size cortical cyst of the kidney will never make you any problem for rest of your life for sure .

* Keep drinking plenty of liquids .

Wishing you fine health ahead .
Welcome for any further guidance .

Regards .

Hello dear lybrate-user,
Warm welcome to Lybrate.com
I have evaluated your query in details.* CT IVP is more reliable test than USG report. Your report is almost normal, so do not panic for USG report which seems incorrect. Still continue to drink plenty of liquids without any problem also. Hope this clears your query. Wishing you fine health ahead. Feel free to ask any further doubts. Regards.

Hello dear lybrate-user, Hi
Warm welcome to Lybrate
I have evaluated your query thoroughly.* Usually there is no cyst present in any of the kidneys.* But 24 mm x 16 mm size cyst is not of much great problem, it will not cause any major issues to your kidney, neither it requires any treatment. Hope this clears your query. Wishing you fine recovery. Welcome for any further assistance. Regards dear take care.

Simple renal cysts are often found even in normal kidneys. In fact, they are so common that they are rarely considered as a disease. Certain lifestyle traits or genetics can be the cause of renal cysts occurring in adults as well as children, though no conclusive reasons have yet been confirmed for the occurrence of the same. Medical imaging technology such as ultrasound, X-ray, and CT scanning are being extensively used to discover these lesions.

In various surveys of people undergoin...more