Patient's question:
I had a thorough examination in the hospital last year and found protein in my urine. At the time, I didn't pay much attention to it. Recently, I've been experiencing lower back pain and went to the hospital for another thorough check-up. The diagnosis confirmed mild chronic nephritis. Can mild chronic nephritis be cured?Doctor's answer:
Mild chronic nephritis is relatively easy to treat. If you have nephritis, it's essential to know what type of kidney disease you have, rather than just treating the indicators. You need to identify whether it's yin deficiency or yang deficiency before starting treatment. If the patient experiences cold limbs, low body temperature, and clear, long urine, treat it as yang deficiency. If there's dry mouth, hot hands, yellow urine, dizziness, and tinnitus, treat it as yin deficiency. Treating it this way makes it less likely for the indicators to rebound after turning negative. If you only target the indicators for treatment, the indicators are likely to rebound after stopping the medication. Therefore, it's not enough to just focus on the indicators; you must also pay attention to the body's responses.