I have a new case soon , well 2 really, a pregnant Mum (36 weeks), she has just been informed that her baby has a polycystic kidney. If anyone has any experience of treating this condition I would be very grateful for any information. I'd like to start treating the baby as soon as is possible and I believe that it is possible to treat in utero. I'm sur a sycotic remedy is required, should I go straight in with a nosode?

I'm not sure polycystic kidneys will respond to treatment. (If you do get a response, I'd be interested to know.)

But with cysts Thuja is often indicated as antimiasmatic. I think it would also be necessary to treat the mother constitutionally too.

ALL the best,
doctorleela

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Thanks doctorleela

You're welcome BB. Polycystic kidneys is a type of genetic inherited disease. IT does not affect the functioning of the kidneys. IT is just a development anomaly, as is horse shoe shaped kidney.

Keep that in mind.
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Hi everyone. I am a new to this board - a polycystic kidney disease patient with an interest in homeopathy. Obviously I am extremely interested in this thread.

I run a support group for PKD patients and have to point out that, although some patients never reach end stage renal failure, more than 60% do. Other complications can include aneurysms, mitral valve prolapse, frequent infections, chronic flank or back pain, pancreas or liver cysts, kidney stones, groin or abdominal hernias and diverticulitis - although it would be very unusual for any one individual to have all of these problems! Most PKD patients have autosomal dominant PKD - i.e. a 50/50 chance of each child having the disorder - but there is a much rarer, recessive form of the disease, which tends to follow a more severe course. It is not clear which form we are discussing here.

The fact I find most interesting is that there are still around a third of PKD patients who never develop end stage renal failure. A fact which has led me to focus on the potential role of dietary strategies and of homeopathy. It seems that on an individual level there are factors other than simply inheriting the PKD gene which could be crucial.

I would love to hear from anyone who has had any experience in treating PKD patients. There are a lot of us out there (between 1 in 800 and 1 in 500 affected) and conventional medicine, as you probably know, has little to offer patients with this slowly progressing, chronic disease.

I would not use nosodes or thuja routinely for this, but take the case of the pregnancy symptoms and what has come out in the mother's case.

HI Jennylee,

thank you for your contribution. I'm afraid I answered from the top of my head and did not do much research. I'd be interested in any info you could provide for me. I think Homeopathy would be a very good method of treatment to avoid lifelong deterioration of remal as well as other organ function, adn it would be interesting to study this over the long term.

Since you already have access to these people, how many would be willing to take homoeopathic treatment and observe their improvement over a period of 2 ro 5 years?

Please do get back to me.

Warm regards,
doctorleela

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Hello again,

I think this would be a very worthwhile study & I will see whether any of the support group members would be interested in doing this and sharing the results.

Personally, I am already seeing a homeopath and, although I still do have a very enlarged polycystic liver, one thing I have noticed is that the liver seems to be softening and becoming more comfortable for me. Three months ago it was extremely hard and resistant to touch, plus rather painful at times (after eating a large meal when the full stomach pushes the liver upwards against the lower ribs, when inhaling sharply and also premenstrually). So, although I obviously cannot proclaim that I am cured, I do feel that this is a rather interesting and encouraging result. And I fully intend to continue with this as a longer term strategy to stay healthy.

Since PKD-related problems often only emerge in a person's 40s or 50s, I find it very difficult to accept that genes alone determine the course of this disease. The so-called "second hit" theory seems more convincing - i.e. the gun is loaded, genetically speaking, but it takes some other factor(s) to pull the trigger. In any case the spirit of acceptance does not come easily to me, perhaps because in my own case there is no family history of this disorder, the mutation having apparently begun with me. And I only discovered I had PKD AFTER having my two sons, so I may already have passed on this legacy.

For more detailed information on PKD, the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation's website at www.pkdcure.org is useful.

The problem I face personally (in common with many other PKD patients) is that even with millions of dollars research money the elusive "cure" always seems to remain five years in the future. So if there are inexpensive and simple ways of maintaining or even improving health that we could employ here and now then these have got to be worth pursuing.

With best wishes

HI Jennilee,

Thanks for your reply. I will take a look at the site.

Definitely the "second hit" theory is valid. Its interesting to hear the response you have had to homeopathic treatment till now.

Yes I think if the homeopathic treatment can keep things on a balance, the "second" factor could be avoided and the physical condition could be maintained at its previous optimal state of functioning.

Well you can certainly give some homeopathic hope to your PKD group!

Warm regards,
doctorleela

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Thanks for the info Jennilee, I shall visit the site and get a bit more gemmed up on this condition.
Best wishes