Patient's question:
The hospital confirmed it as nephrotic syndrome, and I am currently in the medication phase, having taken it for two weeks. I heard this disease is difficult to treat, so I wanted to ask, can it be cured?Doctor's answer:
Hello, nephrotic syndrome is an immune and allergic disease. Once someone develops nephrotic syndrome, the first thing they think of when going to 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 see a significant improvement in their condition after using these drugs, but once they start taking them, these drugs create dependence in the patient's body, making it difficult to stop taking them. Subsequently, many side effects appear. Because the side effects of these drugs are particularly severe, such as hormones, some may 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 use Western medicine for symptomatic treatment of complications such as edema and infection. Because the use of hormones for nephrotic syndrome only changes the temporary symptoms and alleviates the condition, it is impossible to cure nephrotic syndrome in most cases, only a few can be cured. I suggest that the best treatment for nephrotic syndrome is Chinese medicine, which is also the best treatment plan. Because Chinese medicine has fewer side effects and can adjust the patient's own immune function, resist allergic reactions, and achieve the goal of eradication. Another advantage of Chinese medicine is that it can anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic reaction, anti-glomerular degeneration and fibrosis, resist glomerular hyperplasia and exudation, promote fibrinolysis, reduce platelet aggregation, increase glomerular filtration rate, and improve the permeability of glomerular capillaries, effectively solving the problems that arise from nephrotic syndrome.