Symptoms and treatment options for kidney deficiency edema

Generally, simple kidney deficiency is a physiological phenomenon. If kidney deficiency and edema occur, it will affect people's health. What are the symptoms of kidney deficiency and edema in men? Are there any good treatments?

Symptoms of Kidney Asthenia and Edema

Edema usually starts from the eyelids and then spreads to the head, face, limbs, abdomen and back, and in severe cases, it spreads all over the body. Sometimes edema starts from the lower limbs and soles and then spreads to the whole body.

In mild cases, only the eyelids or feet are swollen, while in severe cases, the whole body is swollen. The skin at the swollen area is shiny and puffy, and it will rise when pressed. Or the skin is loose and the depression is not easy to recover when pressed. In severe cases, it will feel like mud when pressed.

If the swelling is severe, it may be accompanied by pleural effusion and ascites, with symptoms such as abdominal distension, chest tightness and palpitations, shortness of breath and inability to lie down, black lips, and symptoms such as the pelvis, umbilical process, and back pain.

Treatment principles

The treatment principle of edema should be divided into yin and yang. Yang water is mainly treated by sweating, promoting urination, and benefiting the lungs and spleen. If the water is stagnant, it can be temporarily attacked and expelled as appropriate, and the main treatment is to eliminate evil. Yin water is mainly treated by warming yang, replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen, benefiting the kidneys, and nourishing the heart, and promoting urination, and removing blood stasis as appropriate, and the main treatment is to strengthen the body and help qi transformation. If both deficiency and excess are present, both attack and tonification should be used.