Which behaviors are the most "cheating" kidneys?
It shows that there is something wrong with the kidney. does holding back urine for a long time affect the kidney? Can hypertension cause uremia? When people reach forty, their kidneys begin to age under normal physiological conditions. Aging is one of the causes of kidney aging. There are two measures of kidney aging. If kidney dysfunction begins at the age of 40. There is no difference in the time of kidney aging between men and women. if kidney disease occurs, what doctors fear most is to affect the excretion of toxins in the patient's body, and the poor heart function should use drugs to enhance heart function, indicating that there may be problems with the kidney. patients with kidney disease are more likely to have eyelid edema, lower limb edema often occurs at night, then it is necessary to consider that there may be something wrong with the kidney, and the patient will have symptoms of low back pain. There is a sudden increase in blood pressure or the drug is difficult to control. It is necessary to pay attention to whether hypertension caused by kidney disease may actually be due to the inability of the kidneys to excrete toxins. Generally speaking, there are not many early manifestations of kidney disease, especially in patients with kidney tumors.
When did the kidneys begin to age? What are the "warning signs" in the body indicating that there is something wrong with the kidneys? Does holding back urine for a long time affect the kidney? Can hypertension cause uremia? How to protect and nourish the kidney? Professor Wang Jianye, director of the National Geriatric Medical Center, recently visited the live broadcast of "talk about healthy bigwigs" under the guidance of the propaganda Department of the National Health Commission and sponsored by the Health newspaper and the Health China Government Affairs New Media platform. an authoritative answer was given to the prevention and treatment of kidney disease, which is of concern to the public.
The kidney begins to age at forty.
Under normal physiological conditions, when people are about 40 years old, their kidneys begin to age, and their renal function decreases year by year. Aging is one of the causes of kidney aging. There are two measures of kidney aging. First, the volume, with the increase of age, the volume of the kidney will gradually become smaller. The second is the decline of kidney function, which decreases by about 1% a year, that is, by 10% every 10 years. If kidney function decreases from the age of 40, at the age of 80, the kidney function is only 50% or 60% of that of the young. In general, there is no difference in the time of kidney aging between men and women.
The human body pays attention to the balance of entry and exit. If kidney disease occurs, what doctors fear most is to affect the excretion of toxins in the patient's body, that is, patients do not have urine, especially patients who are being rescued, they dare not use any medicine without urine, and it is difficult to survive. Because doctors do not have treatment available, such as low blood pressure to use pressor drugs, poor heart function to use heart function-enhancing drugs, all need to use transfusions. If the patient does not urinate and cannot get in or out, his life will be in danger.
Five signs of illness should be vigilant.
The body has some warning signs that there may be something wrong with the kidneys.
One is a urine test.
This is the most basic examination, also known as non-invasive examination. If there is protein in the urine for a long time, it may be nephritis; if there are white blood cells, red blood cells, or consider infection.
The second is edema.
In addition to lower limb edema, patients with nephropathy are more likely to have eyelid edema. Take the elderly as an example, lower limb edema often occurs at night, in most cases it is not a big problem, we think it is the normal circulation of the elderly. If young people have edema for a long time, and if they wake up in the morning, they should consider that there may be something wrong with their kidneys and go to regular medical institutions for medical treatment in time.
Third, low back pain.
Such as kidney stones, kidney tumors, etc., patients will have symptoms of low back pain.
Fourth, the blood pressure is elevated.
If there is a sudden increase in blood pressure or the drug is difficult to control, it is necessary to pay attention to whether high blood pressure is caused by kidney disease.
Fifth, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, fatigue and other symptoms.
Mistake for digestive system disease and seek medical treatment. In fact, it may be due to the inability of the kidneys to expel toxins, affecting the digestive system.
It should be emphasized that generally speaking, there are not many early manifestations of kidney disease, and it is not easy for patients to detect it. Take low back pain as an example, you may also feel that you have sprained your waist and do not think it is kidney disease. Especially in patients with kidney tumor, once there is low back pain, it has basically reached a relatively serious stage.
If it is suspected that there is something wrong with the kidney, which department should I hang up in the hospital?
Patients with this problem are more prone to confusion, involving two departments: nephrology and urology, which also intersect. For example, urinary tract infections can be seen in nephrology and urology. For example, hematuria, general gross hematuria, it is recommended to see surgery; microscopic hematuria, it is more appropriate to see internal medicine first. Of course, you can also ask the professionals of the hospital to help guide the doctor.
"it's a stone, but it's not a stone disease."
With regard to kidney stones, we urologists often say: "what we treat is stones, we cannot treat stone diseases." Generally smaller kidney stones, can be through more water, more exercise methods, most can urinate out. Large stones have a great impact on the human body, especially causing obstruction, which must be dealt with in a timely manner. At present, there are many and mature techniques for the treatment of kidney stones, such as extracorporeal lithotripsy, percutaneous nephroscope, etc., but which method is good varies from person to person and from specific condition. At present, the etiology of kidney stones is not clear, so after stone removal, there is still a risk of recurrence.
Under normal circumstances, everyone has two kidneys. As an important human organ, the main function of the kidney is to detoxify and filter the waste in the blood. We have done relevant research, if before the age of 50, because of trauma caused by kidney rupture, or because of a tumor and other reasons to remove a kidney, then the contralateral kidney is completely compensable, renal function will not be affected. If one kidney is removed after the age of 50, some people's other kidney can only be partially compensated, which may lead to decompensation and inability to expel toxins from the body, which has a great impact on the human body.
Some patients with hypertension develop uremia in the later stage of hypertension. This is because blood pressure is not well controlled for a long time, and the blood vessels will harden, which in turn leads to the decline of kidney function. Just like the rust of the heating pipe at home, the original inner diameter is very wide, so you will feel very hot at home in winter. After 10 years of use, I feel that the heating is not hot, because there is more rust in the pipe, the inner diameter becomes very thin, and the amount of hot water passing through is very small, so the room temperature drops.
Many members of the public are concerned about whether the contrast medium has any effect on the kidney.
The contrast medium contains iodine. Strictly speaking, the elderly and people with poor kidney function should be avoided as far as possible. But for people whose kidney function is normal or basically normal, it should be no problem to do it occasionally.
The most "annoying" behavior of the kidney
First, taking medicine improperly.
It is the third part of the drug, and most drugs need kidney excretion, which increases the burden on the kidney to a certain extent. It is very important to avoid taking drugs that damage kidney function, especially those with large damage. If you know that your kidney function is not good, because other diseases should also be emphasized to the doctor, "kidney function is worse than normal people," the doctor will be vigilant.
The second is to hold the urine.
Hold back urine for a long time, kidney pressure, kidney function will be damaged.
The third is the intake of crude protein.
Especially for the elderly, you can eat some protamine, such as lean meat, egg white, etc., and eat less crude protein (fibrin), such as tofu, peanuts and so on. Because there are many impurities in crude protein, it is not conducive to metabolism.
The fourth is sedentary.
Sitting for a long time will oppress the bladder meridian, causing the bladder meridian qi and blood to run unsmoothly, and the kidney meridian and the bladder meridian surface can also cause abnormal renal function.
Fifth, stay up late, smoking, drinking and other bad habits.
All these will accelerate the decline and damage of the kidney.
Prevention is the most cost-effective health strategy. It is recommended to have a regular physical examination, especially for the elderly. General physical examination will include urine routine, check to see if there is anything wrong with urine. In addition, blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids should be well controlled. Once it is not well controlled, it will increase the burden on the kidneys to a certain extent. Pay attention to it when you are young, so when you get older, your kidneys will age more slowly.
Elderly people with high blood pressure and diabetes should do the following three points:
First, do a good job in self-health management and have a clear understanding of your diseases.
Second, know that you have a disease, go to see a doctor and take medicine on time.
Third, the treatment is up to standard, and the blood pressure and blood sugar are controlled to a stable level.
The risk of developing kidney disease will be reduced in the future.
Wang Jianye, director of the National Geriatric Center
Finishing: gan Beibei, a reporter from the Health News
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