Like bread fermentation, the whole body is severely edema.
Ms. Li, a patient in her early forties, is a physician in a hospital in Nantong. Eyelid edema appeared two months ago, and the results showed that urine protein was three positive, and albumin was less than half of that of normal people. He was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome in the local hospital. However, after more than ten days of treatment, the indicators are getting worse and worse, and the symptoms are becoming more and more obvious: swollen eyes, swollen legs and gradually enlarged stomach.
On the advice of a specialist, she was transferred to a big hospital in Nanjing for treatment. Renal puncture was diagnosed as podocyte disease. The doctor said that there is no particularly good method for this disease, and it is mainly treated with hormones, albumin suspension and diuretics. Even in big hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai, the treatment plan is similar. After half a month's treatment, Ms. Li was discharged from the hospital and returned to the local area for treatment because of expenses and other reasons.
"At that time, life was really worse than death, and tears were coming out." Ms. Li recalled that after returning home, she had no appetite at all, her stomach was bloated, her whole body was swollen with a lot of ascites and pleural effusion, and she could only sit and sleep every day and could not walk on the ground. Moreover, the side effects such as palpitation, irritability and dry mouth after taking hormones made her miserable.
It was unbearable, and Ms. Li returned to this hospital in Nanjing to continue her treatment. When I was admitted to the hospital again, the situation was very serious: the urinary protein in 24 hours was more than 29 grams, almost 200 times that of normal people, and ascites was as serious as pregnancy in October, accompanied by pleural effusion. Although the medication was adjusted and ascites was pumped twice, Ms. Li felt that after half a month of treatment, the symptoms were still not alleviated. In desperation, a relative suggested that she might as well try Chinese medicine. With the psychology of giving it a try, Ms. Li found Sun Wei, director of the Department of Nephrology of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Water should be strictly controlled, but she uses "water" to drain water.
After understanding the dialectical analysis of Ms. Li's condition, the director advised her not to worry too much. Her present condition is medically called edema. Our department has many successful experiences in treating this kind of diseases, including not only modern medical methods, but also "water" drainage.
Patients with kidney disease should strictly control drinking water. Can "water" be used to drain water? Ms. Li drank the first bag of Chinese medicine decoction with a grain of salt. "The urine volume that night was 1000 ml, but before that, I didn't have so much urine volume with static diuretics. I am so happy. "
As a doctor with strict professional habits, Ms. Li records all the changes after taking Chinese medicine every day. Pointing to a string of numbers, she told reporters, "Every day, the indicators are changing rapidly, the urine output is obviously increasing, and people feel thinner. They have recovered from the behemoth to the original slimness, and discharged 20 kilograms of water in 10 day. "