Exploring Online Claims of Kidney Disease Remedies: Fact or Fiction? - Internal Medicine

The internet is circulating information about dialysis therapy?

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Hello Dr.
Wu, I came across a post online regarding a treatment for kidney disease that could allow patients to avoid dialysis.
The original link is: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=355286714492436&set=a.339031006118007.79174.254704714550637&type=1&ref=nf.
The content is as follows:
A secret to avoid dialysis—spreading this could bring immense merit.
If I had received this secret 25 years ago, perhaps my child would not lament: "Everyone has a mother, but I do not!" My family has been growing lychee for over 50 years, and obtaining lychee seeds is so easy, yet I did not realize it was a treasure.
Even my closest person wasted 14 years on dialysis, ultimately succumbing to the illness.
There are many dialysis patients in Taiwan; perhaps someone around you is undergoing dialysis.
As the author said, "A dead horse is treated as a live horse," there may be those willing to give it a try.
Please share this remedy; saving one person is equivalent to saving a family, which is immensely meritorious! Thank you to everyone who has shared this secret.
Most major hospitals have a "Hemodialysis Room," filled with various tubes of different sizes.
This is where dialysis takes place, where blood is drawn from the body through a vein to a machine that removes waste and harmful substances from the blood.
The first time entering the "Hemodialysis Room," the feelings are a mix of panic and helplessness.
The path to dialysis is primarily due to kidney function failure, leading to an inability to excrete urine.
After a period of catheterization with no improvement, one has no choice but to resort to dialysis.
My kidney function failed mainly due to long-term diabetes.
With a 20-year history of diabetes, I lost interest in life.
There were times I seriously considered ending my life, but then I thought about my children who have not yet established their own families.
I also considered the pain my family and friends would endure if I took my own life.
Although I suffer from illness, if my escape would bring greater suffering to my family, I would bravely continue living with my affliction.
I had a strong aversion to remedies.
For 20 years, I only followed Western medicine's advice, and despite many friends and relatives offering folk remedies, I politely declined them all.
However, after entering the "Dialysis Room," seemingly fighting against death, I suddenly realized that rather than waiting for death, it might be better to try something that could offer a glimmer of hope.

After my second dialysis session, my aunt's family came to visit and asked if I wanted to try a remedy that promised I would no longer need dialysis.
I expressed my willingness to give it a try.
That afternoon, my aunt brought me a pot of kidney soup, which I divided into two servings.
The next day, I drank another pot (about one and a half bowls) and also ate half a pig's kidney.
That day, I noticed an improvement in urination.
On the third day, I was supposed to undergo dialysis again, but after the doctor examined me, he said I could temporarily skip it.
After about a week of drinking the kidney soup, the doctor was astonished to say that my kidney function had gradually improved, and I could be discharged.
The remedy from my aunt's family is: seven fresh lychee seeds, crushed and wrapped in gauze, along with a pig's kidney, sliced thinly, cleaned of the white sinew, placed in a large bowl with two bowls of the second rinse water from rice, and steamed in a rice cooker for about half an hour.
Then, drink the soup all at once for it to be effective.
Personally, I was able to avoid dialysis early thanks to this remedy, which is truly meritorious, and I hope it can help others in similar situations.
I would like to verify the authenticity of this information and seek your assistance in clarifying this matter.
Thank you :) Wishing you all the best.

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Lawren, 10~19 year old female. Ask Date: 2012/02/25