Question
My child has nephrotic syndrome. Initially, there was generalized edema, and they were hospitalized for 16 days before showing improvement. How can recurrence be avoided?
Answer
Hello, nephrotic syndrome is one of the common chronic kidney diseases. For current conventional treatments, hormone drugs are still widely used. However, hormone drug treatment is prone to recurrence, has certain side effects, and can also affect a child’s growth and development. Recurrence is generally due to two reasons: first, whether the treatment is symptomatic. For the treatment of chronic kidney diseases, it is necessary to start from the pathogenesis, repair damaged basement membranes, and treat the disease from its root cause. Second, regulating the whole-body immune system. Many experts believe that the causes of kidney disease are numerous, but they are related to immune system disorder. Therefore, in treatment and daily life, it is important to enhance the patient’s constitution, accelerate metabolism. Recommendations: 1. Follow the medication principles for hormone drugs and do not arbitrarily increase, decrease, or stop medication as prescribed by the doctor. 2. Prevent side effects of medication and provide timely treatment. 3. It is recommended that patients can try traditional Chinese medicine or integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment as the main approach. 4. In daily life, strictly prevent colds, improve children’s immunity, and have a healthy, light diet with high-quality protein (animal protein mainly). 5. Treatment and attention to daily life are equally important.