Management of Kidney Cyst Pain In Polycystic Kidney Disease

Kidney cysts pain makes many PKD patients suffered a lot. Here is the management suggestion of kidney cyst pain in Polycystic Kidney Disease for your information.

Find the cause of cyst pain

The cyst pain causes are various, such as infection cyst bleeding and cyst expansion etc. Once your doctor has determined what is causing your discomfort, treatment options can be discussed.

Treat underlying infections

Kidney cysts sufferers are more prone to suffer kidney, bladder and urinary tract infections. In order to treat pain associated with these infections, it is important to visit your doctor who will prescribe antibiotics to get rid of the infection. Once the underlying infection has been treated, pain should decrease.

Surgery

If necessary, surgery can be ordered to drain cysts. A surgeon may elect to surgically remove larger cysts or drain existing cysts if they are too numerous for complete removal.

Change your lifestyles

Various life habits may increase the risk of kidney cyst pain, such as smoking, much intake of high protein, high salt, high phosphorus foods etc. In addition, shortness of exercising and high blood pressure also are dangerous factors for kidney cyst pain.