All you need to know about kidney health
Posted on: 02/Mar/2016 10:08:39 AM
There are a number of intertwined processes and functioning ongoing in our body. This largely influences the smooth functioning of our body. Organs including the kidney play vital role in the well being of our body. We all know that kidney functions to send out the waste items from our body as urine. With this, the creatinine levels in our blood is maintained low, as one may be put in trouble when the levels are high.
Experts say all ailments pertaining to kidney are increasing in India. There are several studies hat state that there is 17 percent prevalence rate in India.
One of the most common troubles with kidney is the kidney stone. There are many factors that give rise to the condition. Kidney stones are formed when the crystal present in our kidney turns larger in size and gets hard to get diluted and flushed out. There are times when the urine does not have enough of the substances that prevent sticking of stones which is a reason for kidney stone.
There are kidney cancers as well. There will be not any significant symptom with this condition. It is recommended to get a sonography done once a year for those who are aged above 50. One of the practitioners say above 90 percent of his patients visited him during the first stage of kidney in the US. In India, over 60 percent of kidney cancer victims visit the doctor in the fourth stage. Sonography procedure done once a year can easily detect cancer at early stage. Robotic surgery is the most advanced treatment for kidney cancer. This is painless and requires 3-4 hospital stays and the patient can get back to work in just two weeks, says Dr Anup Ramani, Uro-Oncological Robotic surgeon, Saifee & Lilavati Hospital.
Common mistakes with kidney maintenance
What causes kidney diseases? The Director of Nephrology and Kidney Transplant, Nayati Multi Super Specialty Hospital, Dr Krishna Mohan Sahu says a number of most common reasons that give rise to kidney ailments.
First and foremost, not taking enough amount of water will lead to dehydration, dip in blood pressure, and increased thickness and viscosity of blood. This will resist blood supply to the kidney.
Not peeing often
Not peeing as and when you have the urge is highly dangerous. This will increase the likeliness of urinary tract infection and impose backward pressure on kidney. This when continues for long run will lead to adverse effect to the functioning of kidney.
Voveran or brufen type pain killers
These are pain killers that have direct impact on kidney.
Use of alcohol or tobacco for long term
It is widely known that use of tobacco and alcohol will lead to adverse health ailments. Drinking moderate levels of alcohol and staying away from alcohol are the remedies to follow.
Consuming excessive salt, processed food and soft drinks
Taking salty food will obviously increase blood pressure which in turn will harm kidney. Such excessive salt levels will surge protein loss that is directly linked to the development of kidney diseases.
