Chronic kidney disease: What you should not forget
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 IST
Kidney disease can affect people of all ages and races, including children. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term condition where the kidneys don't work right as they should, leading to kidney failure over time. The most common causes of kidney disease are high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, high cholesterol. Sometimes, it is inherited such as polycystic disease. People can also get kidney disease as a result of blockages in the flow of urine or regular use of certain medications (analgesics). Because kidney disease starts slowly and silently, there are usually no signs or symptoms in the early stages. It may be identified via blood and urine tests.
Therefore paying attention to your kidneys, especially, as you get older is important because early detection and treatment can help prevent the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure.
There is no cure for chronic kidney disease, but treatment can help relieve the symptoms and halt the progression of the disease. Kidney disease, if detected in the early stages, can be treated very effectively.
Treatments for kidney disease include:
Medications – to help patients keep their blood pressure, cholesterol in a healthy range.
Lifestyle changes – proper diet (a lower protein diet) to minimise waste products in the body while eating a healthy food. This will reduce the amount of work the kidneys must do.
Dialysis – this is done in advanced CKD, to replace blood cleaning functions as the kidneys no longer work.
Kidney transplant – this treatment is for end-stage CKD, involving surgically placing a healthy kidney from a donor into your body. Despite a shortage of organs available for donation, the kidney transplant is considered the best treatment option for many people with severe CKD.
It is important for people to not only become aware of their risk but also to learn about the steps they can take to keep their kidneys healthier longer. Chronic kidney disease also triggers other health problems like cardiovascular disease - heart attacks and strokes - which also leads to premature death. For this reason, cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of death in people with kidney disease.
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
Washington DC: Researchers have developed an innovative approach, the 'blood-based precision medicine test', that may help detect early symptoms of heart ...
Recently posted . 705 views . 2 min read
Your kidneys are two of the most important organs in your body, and far more important than most people take into account.
Recently posted . 928 views . 1 min read
What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, CFIDS, CFS, Myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Recently posted . 880 views . 3 min read
Our eating patterns have changed over the past 40 years and the rule of thumb of three food an afternoon has been deserted by way of many. however, planning meals a...
Recently posted . 802 views . 24 min read
According to a new study, short and poor excellent of sleep might also adversely have an effect on kidney function in patients with persistent kidney sickness (CKD)...
Recently posted . 801 views . 20 min read
Trending News & Articles
Lung cancer is usually not noticeable during the early stages. Most people are diagnosed when the disease is at an advanced stage. According to Cancer.org, it is ...
Recently posted . 7K views . 2 min read
The health benefits of wood apple include [1] relief from constipation, indigestion, peptic ulcer, piles, respiratory problems, diarrhea, and dysentery. It also b...
Recently posted . 4K views . 2 min read
Bael, also known as the “Wood Apple”, is a species native to India. The bael tree is considered to be sacred to the Hindus. A famous drink known as sh...
Recently posted . 4K views . 2 min read
Do you know what milia are? Milia is a skin condition which causes the appearance of small white hard bumps on the skin which usually appear on the face, neck or ch...
Recently posted . 4K views . 2 min read
More in Food & Health
#1.TOKUYO TC 711 MASSAGE CHAIR:
![]()
Recently posted. 863 views . 17 min read
If you’re anything like most people, there have probably been times when you’ve fallen into the trap of thinking health and fitness are very complicat...
Recently posted. 884 views . 1 min read
Ensure your fitness journey doesn't hit rock bottom with these tips
Recently posted. 1K views . 0 min read
Recently posted . 773 views
Recently posted . 876 views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views . 113 min read
Recently posted . 1K views . 69 min read
What are “brain boosters?” Excellent question. For the purposes of this article, a brain booster is anything – usually in the form of food or a ...
Recently posted. 1K views . 2 min read
The good thing about writing on wine in a country which is still a nascent market is that one gets to revisit the shelf again and again to see how things are comi...
Recently posted. 1K views . 5 min read