Post Date December, 03 2023
The kidney is an important organ that secretes urine and excretes waste and toxins. It can regulate the concentration of electrolytes in the body and maintain acid-base balance. If renal function is damaged or gradually declining, the excretion and regulatory efficacy of the kidney will also decrease. Experts point out that when renal function damage is serious, uremia can also occur and endanger lives. Although renal function gradually declines with age, some living habits or behaviors often become important reasons for renal function damage in daily life. To protect your kidneys, everyone must be alert to the following "kidney damage" factors.
1. Abuse of analgesics:
Taking some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as Qutong tablets, indomethacin, paracetamol, and aspirin for a long time or in large doses can easily cause renal damage. Renal damage can be manifested as fatigue, dry mouth and tongue, loss of appetite, frequent urination, urgency, pain in urination, and even hematuria and sterile pyuria, accompanied by symptoms such as joint pain. Some can directly cause nephrotic syndrome such as acute nephritis or glomerular necrosis, and in severe cases, it can lead to renal failure and death.
2. Taking excessive amounts of certain Chinese herbal medicines:
In recent years, it has been found that taking some Chinese herbal medicines (including traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations) can cause renal function damage. Chinese herbs that can "injure the kidney" include tripterygium wilfordii, guanmu tong, morning glory seed, xanthium sibiricum, poppy shell, raw aconite, junzi, qingmu xiang, guanfang self, etc. Tripterygium wilfordii caused the largest renal damage, followed by Aristolochia manshuriensis. The reason why Guanmu Tong injured the kidney is that it contains the nephrotoxic substance aristolochic acid.
3. Overeating:
Modern people have more opportunities to have dinner together, often eating excessive amounts of "delicious" food, and the food they consume ultimately produces waste - uric acid, urea nitrogen, and so on. Most of these wastes are excreted through the kidneys, and eating poorly will undoubtedly increase the burden on the kidneys.
4. Frequent urination:
Some people hold their urine for a long time because of their busy work. Experts remind male friends that urine in the bladder for too long can easily breed bacteria, which can retrograde through the ureter to the kidneys, leading to urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis. This type of infection, once repeated, can cause chronic infection and is not easily cured. Patients may not only experience symptoms such as low back pain, frequent urination, and urgency, but may also develop into acute uremia.
5. Drinking too little:
If you do not drink water for a long time, the amount of urine will decrease, and the concentration of waste and toxins carried in urine will increase. Clinically common kidney stones and hydronephrosis are closely related to prolonged non drinking. Drinking enough water can dilute urine, protect the kidneys, and help fully discharge waste and toxins.
6. Excessive drinking of beverages:
Excessive intake of soft drinks and sports drinks can indirectly damage the kidneys. The pH in the human body is 7.2, and these drinks are generally highly acidic. After drinking, the pH in the body changes significantly. The kidney is the main organ that regulates the pH of the human body. Excessive consumption of soft drinks and sports drinks over a long period of time can burden the kidney and increase the probability of kidney damage.
7. Eating too soft bread:
"There is a food additive in bread and pastries, potassium bromate, which can impart the necessary gluten strength and elasticity to baked goods, making them taste soft and soft. However, excessive consumption can damage the central nervous system, blood, and kidneys of people.".
8. Drinking strong tea after drinking:
Some people believe that drinking strong tea after drinking can relieve alcoholism, but in fact, this not only has no effect, but also can damage the kidneys. Theophylline in tea can quickly affect the kidneys and exert diuretic effects. At this time, alcohol is discharged from the kidneys before it can be decomposed again, causing the kidneys to be stimulated by a large amount of alcohol, thereby damaging renal function.
9. Eating too salty:
Eating a salty diet, especially certain snacks with high salt content, such as eating potato chips and instant noodles, can unconsciously absorb excessive salt, leading to elevated blood pressure and inability to maintain normal blood flow in the kidneys, leading to kidney disease.
