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How will You
know if your kidneys fail?
Kidney failure from diabetes
happens so slowly that you may not feel ill at all
for many years.You may feel ill to your stomach only
when your kidneys stop functioning.You may
not feel any signs of kidney failure until
your kidneys have almost stopped. But, getting your
blood and urine tested every year can tell you if
your kidneysare still working or not.Once your
kidneys fail, you may feel sick to your stomach
and feel tired all the time. Your skin may turn yellow.
You may feel puffy, and your hands and feet may swell
from extra fluid in your body.
Various
symptoms Of Kidney Disease:
1. Blood in the urine
2. Pain in the lower back, side,
or abdomen.
3. High blood pressure.
4. Diabetes.
5.Obstructions( kidney stones or
cysts)
6. Infections.
7. Swelling in the feet and around
the eyes.
8. Difficulty in Urination with Burning
Sensations.
What should
you do if your kidneys fail?
Initialiy, you will need dialysis
treatment.Dialysis is a treatment that takes waste
products and extra fluid out of your body. There are
two types of dialysis:
1. Peritoneal dialysis
: In peritoneal dialysis, your belly is filled
with a special fluid. The fluid collects waste products
and extra water from your blood. Then the fluid is
drained from your belly and thrown away.
2. Hemodialysis : In
hemodialysis, your blood flows through a tube
from your arm to a machine that filters out the waste
products and extra fluid. The clean blood flows back
to your arm.you may be able to have a "kidney
transplant". This operation gives
you a new kidney. The kidney can be from a close family
member, friend, or someone you do not know.
You may be on dialysis for
a long time. Many people are waiting for new kidneys.
A new kidney must be a good match for your
body.
How to Prevent
Kidney Problems?
1. Drink plenty of fluids.
2. Evade prohibited drugs and the
overuse of instruction and over-the-counter drugs
3. Control your blood pressure.
4. Avoid a high sodium diet
5. It is good to consult a doctor
as symptoms
and treatments are unique to each individual.
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