Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a kidney disorder where the kidney is filled with fluid filled sacs called cysts.
The initial symptoms include high blood pressure, fatigue, urinary tract infection etc.
It reduces kidney function and leads to kidney failure.
Later it may develop complications in liver, pancreas etc. and (rarely) brain and heart.
50 % people having PKD develop cysts in liver.
It can be genetic or acquired.
1.Genetic-ussually the symptoms develop at the age of 30 to 40.One parent having PKD used to give 50% chances of developing PKD in the child.
2.Acquired-It develops as a result of prolonged kidney problem, kidney failure , frequent dialysis etc. It used to develop in the later part of life.
1. Lower back pain
2. Swelling of eyelids
3. Swelling of feet and leg.
4. Anaemia
5. Hypertension
6. Joint pain
7. Blood in urine
8. Pain in abdomen
9. Fatigue
10. Fluttering in chest etc.
Ultrasound, MRI, CT SCAN etc.
Allopathically medicine and antibiotics and later kidney transplantation are followed.
Homoeopathically only internal medicines on the basis of symptom similarity and antimiasmatic booster doses for strengthening body defensive mechanism.
Low fat and moderate calorie diet is recommended. Salt intake should be reduced in order to control blood pressure.
Only mild physical exercises are advised which will not have any physical stress.