Patient's question:
Recently, my husband's health has been much worse. He always feels weak all over, and his hands have started to swell a bit. At first, we thought it was because he wasn't doing any exercise. But then his fatigue became more severe, so we had him checked, and it turned out he has kidney disease. Now, my husband is taking medication for treatment.Doctor's answer:
Hello, Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that kidney disease is caused by external pathogenic factors invading the body, or excessive strain and exhaustion, as well as prolonged illness depleting vital essence and energy. Many patients initially feel fatigue and heaviness in their legs. Upon waking up in the morning, they notice facial edema, as if they have "put on weight." When they go to the hospital for examination, they find protein or occult blood in their urine, which confirms the diagnosis.Advice: The conventional treatment for this condition often involves oral hormones, Tripterygium wilfordii (leipengteng), cyclophosphamide, and other medications to control urinary protein and occult blood.