Patient's question:
Main symptoms: Facial edema, proteinuria, onset time: October 2008 Laboratory test results: Nephrotic syndromeDoctor's answer:
Hello, nephrotic syndrome is an immune and allergic disease. Once it is diagnosed, the first thing that comes to mind when visiting the hospital is symptomatic treatment and the use of hormones and cyclophosphamide, etc. This is because Western medicine has no particularly effective methods for treating such diseases and can only use these drugs to control the condition. Most patients experience significant improvement after taking them, but once these drugs are used, they 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 and fertility, especially in children. I suggest that at the beginning of the onset, it is best to avoid using these drugs as much as possible, and instead use Western medicine for symptomatic treatment of complications such as edema and infection. This is because using hormones for nephrotic syndrome only temporarily alleviates symptoms and does not cure the disease. Most patients cannot be cured, only a few can. I recommend that Chinese medicine is the best treatment for nephrotic syndrome and the optimal treatment plan. This is because Chinese medicine has fewer side effects and can adjust the patient's immune function, counteract allergic reactions, and achieve the goal of eradication. Another advantage of Chinese medicine is its ability to anti-inflammation, anti-allergic reaction, 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, effectively addressing the problems caused by nephrotic syndrome.