Kidney
disease often creeps on patients, developing slowly overtime without
symptoms or it may be discovered after a bout of dehydration. Here are
ten ways to keep your beans in tip top condition:
1. Empty your bladder regularly: Keeping your bladder full for a long time is a quick way of causing kidney damage. Bacteria in urine can multiply rapidly in bladder and cause damage to the kidneys. The urine travels back to ureter and kidneys and the bacteria can cause kidney infections. So, while it is good to drink a lot of water, make sure you never hold back your urine, pass it out regularly.
2. Keep drinking water: Drink about eight cups a day. The main functions of the kidneys are to regulate and balance erythrocytes and eliminate metabolic wastes in urine. If we do not drink enough water, the blood will be concentrated and the blood flow to the kidney will not be adequate, thus the function of eliminating toxins in from blood will be impaired.
3. Eart less salt: 95% sodium we consume through food is metabolized by the kidneys. Exceeding the salt intake will make the kidneys work harder to excrete the excess salt and can lead to decreased kidney function. This excess sodium will cause water retention, causing edema. Edema usually elevates blood pressure and increases the risk of developing kidney disease. The daily salt intake should be controlled within 6g per day. If you csn try not to add any salt to your food - you will eventually get used to eating without salt.
4. Treat common infections promptly and properly: Common infections, such as pharyngitis, tonsillitis, common cold etc, usually trigger or aggravates kidney damage. They do this by causing an acute attack of glomerulonephritis or chronic nephritis. So, you will see that people who get kidney disease for the first time or whose illness condition becomes worse usually present in hospitals with a history of cold or sore throat. If after having a cold you notice symptoms like blood in your urine, swelling in your legs, headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue or poor appetite, you should consult your doctor immediately, to assess your kidney functions, and start treatment if neccesary.
5. Gut down on meat: Eating a lot of meat and protein can increase the metabolic load of the kidney. The WHO suggests that protein intake should be 0.8g/kg per day. This means that a person with 50 kg should consume 40g of protein per day. In other words, eat two small pieces of meat a day.
6.Eat enough food: This is equally as dangerous as eating too much, both of them will lead damages to your digestive organs. Food helps keep the body including the immune system working in good order.
7. Painkiller abuse: The use of analgesics (NSAIDS) such as Ibubrofen for a prolonged duration may reduce the flow of blood and greatly affect kidney function. In addition, patients with analgesic-induced renal failure are more likely to suffer from bladder cancer. Use analgesics only when it's absolutely necessary, learn to rest instead of taking pain killers. If you have been on pain killers for a long term, it's about time you had a test to check your renal function.
8. Take your medication regularly: Hypertension and diabetes have been shown to precipitate or accelerate kidney damage, so if you are diagnosed as having any of these disease don't live your life in denial, USE YOUR DRUGS.This will ultimately help control your condition while also helping to preserve your kidneys.
9. Drink less alcohol: Drinking too much alcohol may cause the accumulation of uric acid in renal tubes, causing obstruction and increasing risks of kidney failure.
10. Have adequate rest: In our society, hypertension as a severe threat to life is largely due to stress. A common symptom of stress is insomnia. Blood pressure may increase by an average of 2-5mg/Hg because of insomnia. Chronically elevated blood pressure can cause damage to kidney capillaries giving rise to kidney problems. Thus, we need to develop a good attitude to life and strike a good balance between work and rest to protect your kidneys and live a healthy life.
At the early stage of kidney diseases, there are usually no the special symptoms, so lots of patients are not diagnosed until the acute attack appears or the illness condition develops into the late stage. So, you should endeavor to do kidney function test from time to time to assess how healthy your kidneys are.
Never ignore stomach pain, swelling of the feet, changes in urine color or volume, increase in night urination, high blood pressure and similar symptoms. Go and see your doctor for regular check ups and to keep your kidneys in top condition.
1. Empty your bladder regularly: Keeping your bladder full for a long time is a quick way of causing kidney damage. Bacteria in urine can multiply rapidly in bladder and cause damage to the kidneys. The urine travels back to ureter and kidneys and the bacteria can cause kidney infections. So, while it is good to drink a lot of water, make sure you never hold back your urine, pass it out regularly.
2. Keep drinking water: Drink about eight cups a day. The main functions of the kidneys are to regulate and balance erythrocytes and eliminate metabolic wastes in urine. If we do not drink enough water, the blood will be concentrated and the blood flow to the kidney will not be adequate, thus the function of eliminating toxins in from blood will be impaired.
3. Eart less salt: 95% sodium we consume through food is metabolized by the kidneys. Exceeding the salt intake will make the kidneys work harder to excrete the excess salt and can lead to decreased kidney function. This excess sodium will cause water retention, causing edema. Edema usually elevates blood pressure and increases the risk of developing kidney disease. The daily salt intake should be controlled within 6g per day. If you csn try not to add any salt to your food - you will eventually get used to eating without salt.
4. Treat common infections promptly and properly: Common infections, such as pharyngitis, tonsillitis, common cold etc, usually trigger or aggravates kidney damage. They do this by causing an acute attack of glomerulonephritis or chronic nephritis. So, you will see that people who get kidney disease for the first time or whose illness condition becomes worse usually present in hospitals with a history of cold or sore throat. If after having a cold you notice symptoms like blood in your urine, swelling in your legs, headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue or poor appetite, you should consult your doctor immediately, to assess your kidney functions, and start treatment if neccesary.
5. Gut down on meat: Eating a lot of meat and protein can increase the metabolic load of the kidney. The WHO suggests that protein intake should be 0.8g/kg per day. This means that a person with 50 kg should consume 40g of protein per day. In other words, eat two small pieces of meat a day.
6.Eat enough food: This is equally as dangerous as eating too much, both of them will lead damages to your digestive organs. Food helps keep the body including the immune system working in good order.
7. Painkiller abuse: The use of analgesics (NSAIDS) such as Ibubrofen for a prolonged duration may reduce the flow of blood and greatly affect kidney function. In addition, patients with analgesic-induced renal failure are more likely to suffer from bladder cancer. Use analgesics only when it's absolutely necessary, learn to rest instead of taking pain killers. If you have been on pain killers for a long term, it's about time you had a test to check your renal function.
8. Take your medication regularly: Hypertension and diabetes have been shown to precipitate or accelerate kidney damage, so if you are diagnosed as having any of these disease don't live your life in denial, USE YOUR DRUGS.This will ultimately help control your condition while also helping to preserve your kidneys.
9. Drink less alcohol: Drinking too much alcohol may cause the accumulation of uric acid in renal tubes, causing obstruction and increasing risks of kidney failure.
10. Have adequate rest: In our society, hypertension as a severe threat to life is largely due to stress. A common symptom of stress is insomnia. Blood pressure may increase by an average of 2-5mg/Hg because of insomnia. Chronically elevated blood pressure can cause damage to kidney capillaries giving rise to kidney problems. Thus, we need to develop a good attitude to life and strike a good balance between work and rest to protect your kidneys and live a healthy life.
At the early stage of kidney diseases, there are usually no the special symptoms, so lots of patients are not diagnosed until the acute attack appears or the illness condition develops into the late stage. So, you should endeavor to do kidney function test from time to time to assess how healthy your kidneys are.
Never ignore stomach pain, swelling of the feet, changes in urine color or volume, increase in night urination, high blood pressure and similar symptoms. Go and see your doctor for regular check ups and to keep your kidneys in top condition.
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