Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Xue Renzheng
Correspondent Ling Weiming
“Kidney disease is actually a chronic disease with a low awareness rate.” March 10 is the 17th This World Kidney Day, in order to further expand the Chinese people’s understanding of kidney disease, and call on more people to pay attention to kidney disease and prevent kidney disease, the Department of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, together with other departments, held online popular science and free clinic activities.
Kidney Disease: A Dangerous “Killer” Easily Despised
“The awareness rate of kidney disease is currently relatively low.” Hou Hou, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Department of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Fanfan introduced to reporters that many people have suffered from kidney disease without knowing it, and the low awareness rate has made clinical diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease difficult.
According to reports, kidney diseases are mostly chronic diseases, and the symptoms are relatively insidious in the early stage, and patients often feel nothing. What’s more troubling is that many patients ignore the relevant examinations because there is no obvious discomfort even if the urine test is abnormal, resulting in missing the optimal treatment time window.
“The earlier the kidney disease is treated, the better the prognosis is likely to be obtained.” It is understood that if abnormal creatinine is found in the examination, it often means that healthy kidney tissue has been damaged. Taking nephritis as an example, nephritis can be treated in many cases. However, once the condition is taken lightly, the kidney function will further decline. If the condition worsens, it will lead to a situation in which only a kidney transplant or hemodialysis can sustain life.
“It is very important to have regular physical examinations every year.” Academician Hou Fanfan appealed: “In fact, a urine examination can find many related problems. The absence of symptoms temporarily does not mean that there will be no consequences in the future.”
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Soup contains a lot of phosphorus? Beware of “disease from the mouth”
“When soup is boiled for 30 minutes, 80% of the phosphorus in the food will enter the soup, but less than 20% of the protein will be absorbed.” According to Southern Medical University Liang Min, deputy director of the hospital’s nephrology department, said that the soup that many people in Guangdong love is not as healthy as they imagined. Soup contains a lot of phosphorus, and people with kidney damage may consume too much, which may lead to hyperphosphatemia, causing various injuries; too much phosphorus intake in healthy people may also cause calcium loss and even kidney damage. In addition, the soup also contains a lot of purines, which will be converted into uric acid when entering the body, causing gout and even causing damage to the kidneys.
It is understood that a healthy diet is an important way to protect kidney health. “Many young people like to eat industrially processed foods, or unhealthy foods with heavy flavors, which will actually cause a great burden on the kidneys.” Liang Min suggested that from the perspective of protecting kidney health, fast food or milk tea, carbonated food should be eaten as little as possible. Drinks and other foods, pay attention to a healthy diet, and preferably limit the daily intake of salt to no more than 5 grams.