Renal Parenchymal Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease

Renal parenchymal refers to the damage which occurs in the outermost internal region of kidneys. If renal parenchymal disease cannot be controlled well and the damage lasts for more than 3 months, it can be called as Chronic Kidney Disease.

Chronic Kidney Disease Stages
Chronic kidney disease is divided into 5 stages, according to the GFR levels. GFR, known as glomerular filtration rate, is the test to measure how well your kidneys work. If renal parenchymal disease cannot be treated well, it will develop into CKD. According to its severeness, it may be diagnosed with CKD stage1~stage5.

Stage1:GFR ≧90 Stage2L:60~89  Stage3:30~59  Stage4: 16~29 Stage5:≦15
 
Different CKD stages require different Diet to manage a better kidney condition. If you have interests, you can get the diet lists of CKD from our online service--the box jumping from the lower right corner of this page. It is free. Also, you can email to kidneyask@hotmail.com for the answer!

How to treat renal parenchymal disease?

The treatment for renal parenchymal disease aims at controlling the symptoms and alleviate the kidney damage.
Rena parenchyma disease causes many symptoms, similar with Chronic Kidney Disease, such as Back Pain, Proteinuria, Nausea, Vomiting, poor sleep etc. Hypertension is a very common symptoms in this disease. Renal parenchymal disease is the most common cause of secondary hypertension (excluding obesity and alcohol abuse), and is responsible for 2-5% of all cases of hypertension.
Chinese Herbal Medicine is suggested for it helps repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve kidney function. As a result, you can expect to prevent Kidney Failure, if Chinese Herbal Medicine can be used well.
In addition, many herbs are specific for the symptoms of Kidney Disease. When you go to see a herbalist, she or he will choose the herbs which are specific for your own conditions. If you want to get the herbal formula based on your own medical conditions, please leave a message to me or email to kidneyask@hotmail.com. I am glad to give a reply within 2 business days.