Later, the swelling may last all day, and you may see swelling in your child s ankles, feet and belly. The child may have trouble putting on shoes or buttoning clothes because of swelling. The treatment will try to stop the loss of protein in the urine, and increases the amount of urine. Usually, the doctor will start your child on a drug called prednisone. Most children get better with this drug.
Prednisone is used to stop the loss of protein from the blood into the urine.
After one to four weeks of treatment, your child should begin going to the bathroom more often. As your child makes more urine, the swelling will go away. When there is no protein in the urine, the doctor will begin to reduce the amount of prednisone over several weeks. The doctor will tell you exactly how much prednisone to give your child each day. Never stop prednisone, unless the doctor tells you to do so.