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Polycystic kidney disease: Types and treatment

Polycystic kidney disease refers to the outer growth filled with blood and waste on the kidneys. It is a genetic condition triggered by the presence of faulty genes in one or both the parents. Depending upon how it is inherited, an individual may have one of the two different types of PKD. However, both types of PKD are equally life-threatening for the complications they bring in life. In severe cases, a patient may not survive the enlarged size of the kidneys and die eventually. So it is important to shrink the size of the cysts with the best treatment approach. There is no treatment for PKD in Allopathy that can reduce the size of the kidneys, but ayurvedic remedies are very helpful at such times. Polycystic kidney disease treatment in Ayurveda should be taken by the patients once they diagnose with kidney cysts. PKD may also trigger the growth of cysts on the liver and elsewhere in the body. So, ayurvedic remedies focus on changing lifestyle and dietary habits that may prevent the

What is polycystic kidney disease?

Polycystic kidney disease allows the cysts to form in the parts of the kidneys. These cysts over time get filled with fluid causing obstruction in the kidney function. Quite painful, the cysts grow large by 0.5 inches or larger thereby increasing the size of the kidneys. Unlike simple kidney cysts, PKD is an innate condition and is caused by alterations in the genes a child receives from his parents. PKD may also allow the formation of cysts in the liver and anywhere else in the body. Certain lifestyle changes and polycystic kidney disease ayurvedic treatment may allow the kidneys to have a normal kidney function once again. Allopathy considers no permanent cure for PKD but only the complications can be cured with medicines. On the other hand, Ayurvedic science has a different viewpoint of disease and so does the polycystic kidney disease ayurvedic treatment. The herbal medicines proffer natural diuretic, anti-bacterial, and anti-hypersensitive properties which help to release toxins