For those who suffer kidney disease, you will know how critical
it is to prevent kidney failure. Kidney disease can be both temporary
and permanent. This can be known as acute kidney failure/acute renal
failure or chronic kidney failure.
The difference between acute and chronic renal failure
With
acute kidney failure, function of the kidneys is rapidly lost, and can
occur from many stresses on the body, most of which are related to diet.
Others are indirectly related to diet, being brought on by another
disease or illness. There are many different classifications of acute
kidney disease and is generalised into the following categories:
Common Pre-renal Causes of Kidney Disease
- dehydration from excess fluid loss (diarrhoea, flu, gastroenteritis, sweating)
- dehydration from lack of fluid intake
- hypovolemia from excess blood loss
- obstruction of kidney arteries and veins causing inconsistent blood flow
- pain killers, other medication and excess sodium/potassium/protein
Common Post-renal Causes of Renal Failure
- Having any restriction in the bladder can cause back-flow to the kidneys. This can cause a series of events, from infection to completely damaging the kidneys due to the excess pressure.
- Blockages, cysts, tumours in the abdomen can form obstructions around the ureters.
- Other age related obstructions, including cancers and other tumours around the bladder
- Having kidney stones do not directly affect the kidney failure, but do increase the risk, but having a lot of extra strain on the kidneys.
Common Causes of Kidney Damage
- Toxic Medications are found in certain antibiotics, ibuprofen, some anti inflammatory drugs, iodine and radiology medications.
- Sepsis can occur if the body's immune system is battling infection. This can cause the kidneys to shut down as a result.
- Muscle breakdown can cause muscle fibres which are damaged to clog filtration of the kidneys. This can usually be on set by severe trauma and burns to the body.
- inflammation of the kidney filtering system - the glomeruli
Common Causes of Chronic Kidney Failure
- Many problems listed above can result in chronic kidney failure
- constant high blood pressure
- people suffering diabetes
- chronic glomerulonephritis.
- kidney stones
- prostate disease or prostate cancer
- reflux nephropathy
- polycystic conditions
Common Symptoms of Kidney Failure
Kidney
disease can sometimes be hard to detect, and not always show obvious
symptoms. The main way to ask if you are showing the symptoms is to ask
yourself if you are at risk. Kidney disease is 99% of the time the
result of poor dieting and malnutrition. What you will notice when
symptoms start to appear is when you start to see irregularities in
waste products clearing the body, onset of weakness, fluid retention,
some mild pain or even slight discomfort while urinating.
All of
these symptoms of kidney failure should immediately ring alarm bells and
need immediate adjustments to diet and lifestyle.
All of these
will result in directly related medical symptoms, such as excess
potassium levels causing heart rhythm problems, an increase in urea
levels in the blood - which can affect a number of organs in the body,
anemia - resulting in general weakness, loss of appetite due to build-up
of excess waste products - which will result in further issues all
contributing to kidney failure, rising blood pressure due to the acid
load on the body and trouble breathing.
It is extremely important,
that even if you feel the onset of kidney failure as being an option,
to drastically change your diet to help lighten the load and strain on
your kidneys. This can even reverse kidney failure if it is undertaken
as soon as possible.
With western diets contributing to all the
common forms of kidney failure, it is the best option to reverse any
chances of suffering kidney failure and help restore health to the body.
What if you could reverse kidney disease today?
Paul M Alberti is a respected article writer on many health related issues.
He understands that those who are currently suffering any type of kidney condition require immediate help, relief and treatment to help reverse the onset of kidney failure.
The kidney diet has been created to help you reverse any kidney related disease and help restore a healthy lifestyle and the abundant life you so much deserve.By Paul M Alberti
Paul M Alberti is a respected article writer on many health related issues.
He understands that those who are currently suffering any type of kidney condition require immediate help, relief and treatment to help reverse the onset of kidney failure.
The kidney diet has been created to help you reverse any kidney related disease and help restore a healthy lifestyle and the abundant life you so much deserve.By Paul M Alberti