Patient's question:
Here is the English translation of the provided text, with the return characters kept as they are:"Urinalysis revealed hidden blood, with two plus signs for red blood cells. What factors or causes could this be? What harm does it pose to the body? What kind of tests and treatments should be done? It was discovered six months ago."
Doctor's answer:
Hello!! Based on the analysis of your condition, you have nephritis, and it is likely that it is primarily IgA nephritis. The most prominent feature of this disease is hematuria, which tends to recur frequently, with symptoms fluctuating between good and bad. Clinical symptoms are often not obvious, and many patients do not pay attention. In fact, this is a very difficult disease to treat, and Western medicine currently has no specific therapy, only symptomatic treatment. The pathogenic factors or causes of this disease are: a group of lesions caused by the deposition of a large amount of immune complexes on the glomeruli. Over time, changes occur in the renal parenchyma. After several years, symptoms worsen, and most patients have already reached an advanced stage. The most representative sign is abnormal immune five tests, often with IgA, IgG, IgM, IgE, or one or more of these being particularly high. Part of the glomeruli become sclerotic or necrotic, with a large number of glomerular degeneration and infiltration, etc. The kidneys begin to atrophy, progressing to renal insufficiency and eventually uremia. The best treatment for this disease is Chinese medicine. One advantage is that it has fewer side effects, and the other is that it can fundamentally cure the disease. Chinese medicine primarily works by anti-inflammation, anti-allergic reactions, anti-glomerular degeneration and fibrosis, counteracting glomerular hyperplasia and exudation, promoting fibrinolysis, reducing platelet aggregation, increasing glomerular filtration rate, improving the permeability of glomerular capillaries, enhancing renal blood flow, thereby promoting softening and absorption of hyperplastic areas and gradually restoring damaged renal function. Chinese medicine is the only medicine that can effectively address renal function damage. Another advantage is that Chinese medicine has hormone-like effects and can completely replace hormones, without the numerous side effects of hormones. For IgA nephritis patients, all abnormal tests should be conducted before treatment, and medication should be started. After completing a course of treatment, tests should be repeated to see which indicators have normalized, which have improved, and which have not. This allows for adjustments in medication for the next course. Only in this way can doctors have a clear understanding of the treatment, and patients can take medication with purpose and hope. Additionally, from a symptomatic perspective, patients can observe which symptoms have improved and which have disappeared. Only by relying on scientific evidence and proof can a kidney patient truly move towards recovery. It is absolutely essential not to use medicine randomly or blindly.