Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Support Group
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a progressive, genetic disorder of the kidneys. It occurs in humans and other organisms. PKD is characterised by the presence of multiple cysts (polycystic) in both kidneys. The disease can also damage the liver, pancreas and rarely the heart and brain.
I am 36 years old suffering from PKD. My creatinine was 1.9 till about a month back. Then i read about nettle tea leaf and some kidney tonic (with chinese herbs), within a month my creatinine increased to 2.7. My doctor immediately stopped by BP medicine. My BP since then has been below normal 110-70 without any medication. Doctor says the creatinine would reduce when effect of kidney tonic is gone. Its been a month since i stopped having the tonic but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone faced this situation....any advice would be of great help...is there anything i can do to restore my creatinine to where it was before taking the tonic.
Has anyone faced this situation....any advice would be of great help...is there anything i can do to restore my creatinine to where it was before taking the tonic.
it is good that your blood pressure is lower but 110/70 is NOT low bp, it is a great number.
to get rid of what tonic remains in your system about the only thing I can think of is to drink plenty of water, always have a glass nearby and sip all day long. depending on your size try to drink at least a half gallon to a gallon of water a day.
good luck.
btw this tonic is from PowerMed Singapore called Kidney Tonic. Wrote the same so that no one else should try it !!
Shortly after getting diagnosed with PKD, someone suggested trying accupuncture. The oriental doctor also got me to buy some herbs to make tea.
I ran the contents of the tea by my nephrologist before ingesting. The stuff tasted awful, so I didn't make a second pot.
I think within certain limits, kidney function can improve.