Life Expectancy for IgA Nephropathy

What’s the lifespan of IgA Nephropathy patients? About this question, answers differ from different conditions of patients. But one thing is sure, their lifespan depends on their treatment, diet and attitudes.

The first factor connected with patients’ lifespan is treatment. Right treatment improves their life quality in a large degree. Then what is right treatment? Recently, many treatments can eliminate the symptoms effectively and rapidly, which blinds patients’ eyes. It seems that they are cured. In fact, as these treatment only eliminate symptoms instead of starting from the root cause, these symptoms may appear again easily. Therefore, patients should choose a scientific treatment which takes up from repairing damaged renal functions, thus eliminates recurrent symptoms from the root.

Another factor which can delay or prolong patient’s lifespan is daily diet. Patients should take the following principles in their minds.

-Keep a low intake of water in order to lighten the burden from edema. Water volume should be based on the urine quantity of last day.

-Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to replenish necessary nutrition. If convenient, patients can take some fish oil which can decrease blood fat, blood pressure and blood colts. Besides, long-term intake of fish oil can also remedy focal proliferative Nephropathy and Proteinuria induced by membranous nephropathy.

-Take low-quantity but high-quality protein food to provide enough protein and decrease renal workload. Animal protein is better than plant protein.

-Limit the intake of salt. Excessive salt can lead to water and sodium retention, thus aggravating edema.

The last factor affecting lifespan of IgA Nephropathy is patients’ attitude to IgA Nephropathy. Surveys show that positive attitude is a key point to turn patients’ condition better. If you still have any questions about life expectancy for IgA Nephropathy, you can leave us a message or you send us an email to doctornickzhang@hotmail.com.