Why my kidneys shrink?
Due to many advanced kidney diseases, renal damages aggravate gradually. The common output of renal damages is renal ischemia and anemia, in which situation sufficient oxygen and blood can not be afforded to renal lesions. As a result, your kidneys will become not fresh than normal ones and start to shrink little by little.
Is dialysis is required, if your kidney shrink?
If one kidney shrinks while the other one is completely normal, it is usually possible for patients to lead a full life without much problems. However, if both kidneys become small, maybe your kidney disease has already stepped into renal failure stage.
Whether dialysis is required depends on individual condition, so your doctor may ask your do some tests for further decision. Normally, dialysis is recommended when your kidney functions drops to 15% or less, or if you have severe symptoms related to your kidney disorders, such as extremely fatigue, shortness of breath, failing to lie on back etc. Your doctor will help you decide when to begin dialysis, if necessary. All your doctor’s advices are based on your lab tests.
However, dialysis alone can not refresh your kidneys or make them bigger than before. Dialysis is only used to remove the wastes and excess water which should be filtered out by kidneys.
The key to control the further kidney shrinkage is to transport sufficient or more oxygen and blood to renal lesions, thus stops renal fibrosis. By far, there is no available solution in western medical filed. However, the Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine is proved to dilate blood vessels. In this way, renal thrombus will be resolved and renal blood circulation will speed up, bringing more oxygen and blood to renal lesion, thus “revive” the damage part. Meantime, some herbs aim at anti-inflammation or contain much minerals, which will provide a favorable environment to repair impaired kidneys and improve renal functions.
As long as your renal functions can improve to a certain degree, you will not need to take dialysis any more. Therefore, whether your need dialysis in the condition of shrinking kidneys is determined by individual condition and the treatment you are taking. If you need any help about kidney shrinkage or Chinese herbs, you can mail to kidneyask@hotmail.com.
