Signs Not To Be Ignored In Case Of Kidneys!

Kidneys fail to do their job of filtering out wastes due to toxic exposure to environmental pollutants, severe dehydration and kidney trauma. In such scenarios, your body becomes overloaded with toxins and you have a kidney failure diagnosis on hand. Always drink plenty of water especially if you are living in hot, arid climates. Dehydration can cause acute kidney failure and even death. Also, stay away from pollution as much as you can.

Healthy kidneys make a hormone called erythropoietin that signals your body to make oxygen-carrying red blood cells or RBC. As the kidneys fail as a result of chronic kidney disease, they make less erythropoietin. This results in fewer RBCs to carry oxygen to your body cells and causes your muscles and brain to tire very quickly. Kidney failure induced anemia causes shortness of breath too as extra fluid in your body can build up in your lungs. You may also suffer dizziness. Don t take fatigue or shortness of breath lightly. Both of these can point towards serious conditions like kidney failure, cancers, lung problems, anemia... the works!

When your body can t eliminate urine due to the above conditions, toxins build up in your body and this stresses out your kidneys. Some of the other reasons for urine blockage are cancers that can block the urine passageways like prostate, colon, cervical, and bladder cancers. Check for cancers of the prostate if you are a man and are experiencing symptoms of kidney failure like weakness, shortness of breath and dizziness all the times. Prostate cancer is the number 1 killer of older men worldwide. An early diagnosis means that you can be treated for it. Women should also get regular check-ups for cervical cancers which are again very common, especially in younger sexually-active women.

A sudden loss of blood flow due to any reason like a heart attack can prompt kidney failure. Other diseases/ conditions that can stop blood flow to your kidneys are sepsis, liver failure, severe burns or an acute allergy. Get regular kidney function tests especially if you have heart disease. Schedule regular kidney function tests regularly after 45 years in any case.