Mr. Chen, 39, is in the stage of career development. He works diligently every day and raises a family.
Since last year, I have always felt very tired, but I just thought it was caused by being too busy with work, so I didn’t care too much. But his wife was worried when he saw that Mr. Chen was so tired, so he went to the hospital for an examination, and was finally diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
However, since the symptoms are mild, it does not affect life, and the project is a critical period, so Mr. Chen is not too concerned about it, so he does not pay much attention to it.
In recent days, Mr. Chen has been showing serious weakness all over his body. Not only can he not be motivated, his appetite has also become poor, and the amount of urine during the day has also decreased significantly >, was rushed to the hospital by his family and was eventually diagnosed with renal failure.
This made Mr. Chen panic, but at the same time he was puzzled. Isn’t edema always present in renal failure? Obviously he did not have edema, how could he have kidney failure?
1. How does a good kidney deteriorate step by step?
The kidneys, located in the shallow fossa on both sides of the retroperitoneum, play an important role in maintaining human health. Its basic function is to generate urine to help remove metabolic waste from the body; it also controls blood pressure, controls hormones that make new red blood cells in the body, and regulates fluids.
How does a good kidney “go bad” step by step? A total of 5 stages can be experienced:
①In life, some common factors, such as blind medication, staying up late, heavy taste, urination, high blood pressure and diabetes, etc. can cause kidney damage;
②After kidney disease occurs, if it is not treated in time, its detoxification and metabolic functions will also be affected, resulting in malfunction;
③The disease continues to develop, the glomerulus is damaged, and there is discomfort such as limb weakness and metabolic dysfunction. At this time, the renal function is insufficiency, and it is getting closer and closer to uremia;
④The kidney function is getting worse and worse, and people may experience various symptoms such as susceptibility to fatigue, increased nocturia, and systemic edema, gradually entering the stage of renal failure;
⑤The final chapter of nephropathy is uremia. At this time, the tissue damage in the kidney has exceeded 95%, and the kidney function is basically lost, and life can only be maintained through kidney transplantation or dialysis.
And many people don’t know much about the symptoms of kidney disease. Many people go to the hospital for examination only to find out that they have the disease after the body has edema. had kidney failure. Indeed, edema is one of the main manifestations of kidney disease, but why do some patients not have edema?
In fact, edema occurs only when renal function declines, metabolic waste and water are retained in the body and cannot be excreted in time. However, it should be noted that edema occurs only when a large amount of urinary protein is lost, severe hypoalbuminemia (plasma albumin concentration <30g/L) occurs..
Therefore, we cannot use edema as the only basis for judging uremia, otherwise it is easy to delay the disease. It is best to combine other symptoms, such as gastrointestinal symptoms, such as indigestion, nausea , vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, as well as paleness, drowsiness, fatigue, increased nocturia, high blood pressure, bleeding, etc. to make a comprehensive judgment. Once symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
Second, acute renal failure can be reversed! How to treat?
The occurrence of disease is not triggered by one trigger, but gradually evolves and develops, and the same is true for kidney disease.
According to the duration of the disease, renal failure can be divided into acute and chronic. The former refers to the progressive decline of renal function in short-term, the sudden decrease of urine output (<400ml/day) ), followed by edema, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, poor appetite, palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea and other discomforts, you should worry about acute renal failure.
The latter refers to long-term renal disease, which leads to the gradual deterioration of renal function and eventually leads to renal failure.
It needs to be emphasized that acute renal failure is fatal and also “reversible”.
In general, risk factors that may increase the risk of acute kidney failure are diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure disease, liver and kidney disease, advanced age, blocked blood vessels in the arms or legs, a serious medical condition requiring severe guardianship and some cancers.
Acute renal failureIf left untreated, permanent kidney damage and even death can occur. Therefore, once it is discovered, it should be treated in time. For some patients with acute renal failure, through standardized treatment, reversal can be achieved and the goal of cure is achieved.
At present, the most important thing in the treatment of acute renal failure is to identify the disease or injury that initially damaged the kidneys, and then targeted treatment, including drugs, dialysis, and dietary care, until the kidneys recover.
Therefore, I would like to remind everyone that in the event of acute renal failure, timely treatment is the key.
Third, these foods are very harmful to the kidneys, so take them off the dining table as soon as possible
Improper diet will lead to kidney damage. A common cause of injury, especially these foods, is kidney damage.
1. Preserved food
Such as salted fish, pickled vegetables, bacon, sausage, etc. These foods are often added with a lot ofIf you eat a lot of salt, your kidneys will always work overtime, and you will inevitably fall ill from overwork.
2. Carbonated drinks
The sugar and calories in these drinks are relatively high, and the effect of raising blood sugar is obvious. If you drink a lot of carbonated drinks for a long time , it is easy to increase the risk of diabetes, and indirectly damage the kidneys.
3. Animal livers
The protein, cholesterol and purine contents in foods such as pig lungs, pig livers, pig kidneys, and pig hearts are relatively High, eating too much can increase the burden on the kidneys.
4. Starfruit
These fruits contain neurotoxins and oxalic acid, which can be smoothly excreted by healthy people due to their complete renal function. But people with renal insufficiency can easily cause poisoning if they eat it, so it is best not to eat it.
In addition, some behaviors in life, such as becoming too fat, drinking less water, holding back urine, taking medicine indiscriminately, Behaviors such as staying up late can also damage the kidneys and should be avoided as much as possible. At the same time, you should pay more attention to your own health, and if there is related discomfort, timely urine routine examination, blood test, B-ultrasound and other examinations will confirm the diagnosis.
Summary: Whether the kidneys are healthy or not is related to the health of the human body. Therefore, it is necessary to take good care of it at ordinary times. Once relevant symptoms appear, seek medical treatment in time, and strive for an early recovery.
References:
[1] “High blood pressure can cause kidney failure! When such a danger signal appears in your body, don’t be careless! “. Beijing Satellite TV Yangshengtang. 2019-07-04
[2] “What is “acute renal failure”? 》. Vascular Access Center, Department of Nephrology, Run Run Shaw Hospital. 2020-07-29
[3] “The 5 most deadly behaviors that hurt the kidneys, many people do it every day! Let’s see how many you have won”. Family Doctor .2020-11-28