Things to do before kidney failure
These days, we often hear about kidney problems, many
people have some or the other problem of this disease. But we do not think
about what we can do to avoid this suffering.
The doctor said - The kidney organ is the filter of
our body. This kidney separates the good part and the waste part of whatever we
take as food. This kidney failure means that the good part and the waste part
of the food all become one.
Therefore, being aware of keeping it healthy means
saving yourself from a lot of suffering or saving yourself from losing your
life untimely.
The expert said - The kidney is not supposed to fail
for no reason. Our ignorance and unawareness force it to fail. To prevent
kidney disease, you need to know about the kidneys, and you also need to know
about the need to control the diseases that are responsible for this disease -
such as diabetes and blood pressure. Along with this, you should also know and
follow the rules of cleanliness.
To
lead a healthy life, you should be aware of your kidneys
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We panic after any kidney problem occurs. However,
kidney disease can be easily prevented with a little awareness. In this case,
it is important to prevent or control the causes of kidney complications.
The doctor said - Urinary infection means any problem
including burning sensation in urination and change in urine color and decrease
in urine volume, frequent urination, feeling weak, excessive loss of appetite,
nausea, swelling of the face, hands and feet, itching for no reason, etc. are
symptoms of kidney problems. If this happens, a quick urine culture can be done
to see if there is protein in it, and a blood creatinine test can identify
kidney problems. Otherwise, due to negligence, the disease can progress to
chronic kidney disease or end-stage long-term permanent kidney disease,
requiring lifelong dialysis or a kidney transplant.
But these are costly - in some cases, the treatment
results are also unsuccessful. Therefore, prevention of chronic kidney disease
is the most important thing. In this case, it should be remembered that one of
the causes of kidney failure worldwide is diabetes. In long-term diabetes,
especially uncontrolled diabetes, kidney function decreases and protein starts
to pass along with urine. This problem is called diabetic nephropathy. Its final stage is end-stage renal disease.
Due to hereditary reasons, diabetic nephropathy is more common in our country. Therefore, one
should be aware of the kidneys from the very beginning of diabetes diagnosis.
Blood creatinine and urine protein should be tested every 6 to 12 months.
These tests can be done at a very low cost. Regularly
performing these tests can diagnose diabetic kidney disease at an early stage.
If caught early and diabetes and high blood pressure are well controlled,
end-stage renal disease can be prevented.
High blood pressure is another major cause of kidney
failure. Many patients think that high blood pressure will cause neck or head
pain. But the reality is that hypertension is basically a silent killer. That is, even though the blood pressure is very
high, the patient often does not experience symptoms. Therefore, patients with
high blood pressure should change their lifestyle, diet, measure blood pressure
regularly, and take necessary medications.
Many people ignore the issue, thinking that blood
pressure increases with age, and my mother did the same. Many people start
taking medication and then stop. But whether there are symptoms or not, if you
are diagnosed with high blood pressure, you have to take medication for the
rest of your life. If you want to stop taking medication even for a day for any
reason, you must consult a doctor.
The doctor also said - Glomerulonephritis is a kidney
disease. The main symptom of this disease is swelling of the body, hands and
feet. Hepatitis- B and C viruses are liver diseases. Many viruses, including
these two viruses, also affect the kidneys.
Apart from this, kidney complications can occur due to
various obstructions in the urinary system, repeated infections, taking
medicines without the advice of a doctor, and various long-term diseases.
As a rule of cleanliness, it can be said - whether it
is urination or defecation, when we defecate, we should clean from front to
back or from both sides, not from back to front. If we do it from back to
front, the germs in the feces enter the urethra and cause infection.
Holding urine is also another cause of infection.
Unprotected sexual intercourse also causes infection. Repeated urinary tract
infections are dangerous for the entire urinary system, including the kidneys.
It is important to know and be aware of these matters.
If you want to lead a healthy life, you should
not neglect any problem and seek treatment as advised by a doctor.
