Normal kidney size
Kidneys are the vital organs which have the functions of excretion of
metabolic wastes, secretion of hormones and balancing the electrolytes and
acid-base balance. The kidneys will grow along with age until the physical
growth stops at about 25 to 26 when the internal organs get to their final
dimensions. A normal kidney is the size of a human fist with length about 12cm,
breadth about 6cm and thickness about 3cm. The weight of one kidney is about
120-150g.
Kidney enlargement in Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
What Treatment Available for PKD with Enlarged Kidneys
While for PKD patients, their kidneys are greatly enlarged due to the
numerous cysts on bilateral kidneys and the progressive enlargement of these
cysts. If these cysts left untreated of not handled well, these cysts will
continue to enlarge and replace the normal renal tissues and cause many serious
symptoms (Top Five Symptoms of PKD and complications to the patients. Generally
speaking, the larger the kidneys are, the less function the kidneys have. In the
end, the kidneys’ functions are so severely damaged that the metabolic wastes
can’t be discharged out of the body, and then there will be the increase of
creatinine, urea nitrogen and many other wastes and toxins as well as the
leakage of protein and blood in the urine.How to Shrink the Cyst With Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD)
Symptoms and treatments
Since the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) patient’s kidneys are full of
fluid-filled sacs, the kidneys are greatly enlarged. Patients can sense obvious
lumps on their abdomen and in some serious cases; the kidneys are so enlarged
that the kidney can be as large as the size of a football. The enlarged kidneys
will cause many signs and discomforts to the patients such as pains in the
belly, flank and back; hypertension, kidney stone and infections, etc. What is
more, the enlarged cysts are easy to rupture which will cause serious infections
or even acute fall of the kidney functions. Therefore it is very necessary to
have early treatments for PKD once diagnosed with the disease so as to prevent
further kidney damages and undesirable consequences.Chinese Herbs for PKD Natural Remedies to Reduce Enlarged Kidneys for Someone With PKD
Western therapies mainly adopt hormones and surgeries to control the symptoms
and remove the large ones. The clinical practices have proved that these
treatments are not so satisfying from the long run. The cysts can’t be
completely cured and the kidney functions will continue to deteriorate. Compared
with western therapies, the Chinese therapies have far great advantages. The Chinese medicines can work at both
small and large cysts and shrink the cysts to a certain size in which they will
not cause substantial damages to the kidneys. What is more, the Chinese
medicines can repair kidney damages and improve kidney functions.