Edema in Hands and Feet in IgA Nephropathy

Edema in Hands and Feet is a common symptoms, that is, edema in IgA Nephropathy. Why IgA nephropathy cause edema?


Protein has a specific ability to hold the water and prevents it flowing into tissues. When IgA Nephropathy attacks the kidneys, the renal filters leak much protein in the urine, which leads to proteinuria and edema.

How to deal with the swelling hands or feet caused by IgA Nephropathy?

The key is how to stop protein leakage, because protein is the main natural tool to control the water in your blood.
Chinese herbal medicine helps to repair the damaged kidneys and improve the renal filter ability. Thereby, Chinese herbal medicine alleviates protein in urine naturally. To revive the kidneys is the root way to eliminate the swelling in hands and feet.

Besides, some other useful measure may also alleviate this symptom timely, but momentarily.
● Get off your feet. Standing exacerbates swollen ankles. Sit down in a comfortable chair and relax.
● Massage. Massage your feet and hands, which increases circulation and encourage excess fluids to circulate away from the area.
● Cold compress. Apply ice mass to the swelling area. Ice is a very helpful tool to reduce the swellings. Put the ice in your feet and hands every 10 minutes.

Swelling hands and feet only is not dangerous. However, swelling caused by kidney disease will not only affect the limbs. Where is not in your sight, also will be involved. Swollen limbs or eyes may indicate the swellings in your native organs, such as swollen stomach, lung and intestine etc. This is why some patients feel hard of breath and nausea vomiting in IgA Nephropathy. The native organs swellings will cause more dangerous complications, such as heart failure, emphysema and bleeding in your enterocoelia.