8 Golden Rules You Must Follow to Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
Early detection of kidney injury can prevent the progression of the disease and thus can avoid the morbidity and mortality associated with the advanced stages of chronic kidney disease
Kidneys are one of the vital organs of the body which are two in number and are located on either side of the spine at the bottom of your rib cage. Kidneys help to filter the blood and eliminate the waste products, regulate fluid, electrolytes and acid-base balance of the body along with maintaining the haemoglobin level and bone health through their endocrine functions. Kidney disease happens in two ways – acute kidney injury, and chronic kidney injury. Acute kidney injury which happens over a period of days to weeks is caused by dehydration due to excessive vomiting or diarrhoea, drug-induced secondary to painkillers and certain antibiotics, inflammation in the kidneys, infections localized to kidneys or systemic infections, obstruction to the urinary tract due to stones, enlarged prostate gland.,. Chronic kidney disease which happens over weeks to months is usually secondary to Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Chronic inflammation in the kidneys, recurrent kidney infection, and hereditary kidney diseases like Polycystic kidney disease, and Alport’s syndrome.