Patient's question:
Is nephrotic syndrome easy to treat and how serious is it? August 2008Doctor's answer:
Hello!! The condition you mentioned is called Nephrotic Syndrome in children, which is common in clinical practice and is mostly related to lifestyle habits. Nephrotic Syndrome is an immune and allergic disease. Once it is diagnosed, the first thing to consider when visiting the hospital is symptomatic treatment and the use of hormones, cyclophosphamide, etc. This is because Western medicine does not have particularly effective methods for treating such diseases, and these drugs can only be used to control the condition. Most patients show significant improvement after taking these drugs, but once they are used, these drugs form a dependency in the patient's body, making it difficult to stop taking them. Subsequently, many side effects appear. These drugs have particularly severe side effects, such as hormones, which can take several years to disappear. Long-term use has a significant impact on human growth and development, fertility, and especially on children.I suggest that at the onset of the disease, it is best to avoid using these drugs as much as possible. Instead, use Western medicine for symptomatic treatment of complications such as edema and infections. This is because using hormones for Nephrotic Syndrome only provides temporary symptom relief and does not cure the disease. Most patients cannot be cured, only a few can. I recommend using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat Nephrotic Syndrome, which is the best and most optimal treatment plan. This is because TCM has fewer side effects and can regulate the patient's immune function, counteract allergic reactions, and achieve the goal of eradication. Another advantage of TCM is its ability to anti-inflammation, anti-allergic reactions, anti-glomerular degeneration and fibrosis, counteract glomerular hyperplasia and exudation, promote fibrinolysis, reduce platelet aggregation, increase glomerular filtration rate, and improve the permeability of glomerular capillaries. This effectively addresses the problems caused by Nephrotic Syndrome.