IgA nephropathy is a very common type of kidney disease and is a type of chronic glomerulonephritis. In Asia, about 40% of chronic glomerulonephritis is IgA nephropathy. There are more male patients than female, and most adults are in their 20s, which is a disease of young adults, but there are also those who develop in their 40s and 50s. The exact cause of its development is still unclear. IgA nephropathy was once considered to be a disease with a good prognosis for a long time, but now the prognosis is considered to be less optimistic. This disease, like other chronic glomerulonephritis, will progress to renal failure in many people over time. When the disease reaches about 20 years, about 40% of people will have to start dialysis. Of course, kidney transplantation is also possible at this time, but there is still a chance that IgA nephropathy will occur again in the transplanted kidney. Fortunately, after all, about 60% of IgA nephropathy patients can live peacefully after medication and dietary treatment, so that the disease no longer develops. Moreover, for more than a decade, China has done a lot of work in Chinese medicine research, and the efficacy has been greatly improved than before. Chinese and Western medicine together with the treatment of IgA nephropathy, a broad prospect. So don’t be pessimistic.