The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the rib cage, one on each side of your spine. Healthykidneys filter about a half cup of blood every minute, removing wastes and extra water to make urine.
In all human being, they are two kidneys present one at the right hand side and other at the left hand side. And Please remember that they is no body who can live without present of two healthy kidneys.
The kidneys are a very important organ in the body of every human being. They are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist, located just below the rib cage, one on each side of your spine. The kidneys are responsible for getting rid of waste products, drugs, and toxins through our urine.
Although so many people know that a major function of the kidneys is to remove waste products and excess fluid from the body, but the kidney still perform all functions which may go beyond this alone.
FUNCTIONS OF THE KIDNEYS
1# Healthy kidneys are responsible for getting rid of waste products, drugs, and toxins in your body system which passes through our urine.
2# Healthy kidneys also help in removing wastes, control the body's fluid balance, and keep the right levels of.
3# Healthy kidneys also help in filtering about a half cup of blood every minute, and removing wastes and extra water to make urine
4# your kidney help your body in maintaining Electrolyte balance.
5# Its serve in controlling your blood pressure.
6# Healthy kidneys serve as an organ in producing the hormone called Erythropoietin.
7# healthy kidney help in controlling Acid and base balance in the body system. ETC.
KIDNEYS DISEASES
They are different kinds of kidney diseases but I am going to discuss few among them. Chronic kidney disease, kidney stone, polycystic kidney disease and urinary kidney infection ETC. The most common form of kidney disease among these is Chronic kidney disease, Is a long-term condition that doesn’t improve over time. It’s commonly caused by high blood pressure
SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY DISEASES
1# you will experience frequent unrination
2# fatigue (tiredness )
3# you will experience Trouble Sleeping (difficulty in Sleeping )
4# you will experience Bad appetite
Haven known some of the functions and important with symptoms of an Affected kidney, I can now go straight to 3 things you need to avoid excess intake of them if you want to live long.
STOP DRINKING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL
Please pay maximum attention to this message, excessive consumption of alcohol can be very bad and dangerous to your kidney. So many People are victim of this particular act because of addiction.
Drinking too much Alcohol causes changes in the function of your healthykidneys and makes them less able to filter the blood. Which can easily damage the kidney. Excessive consumption ofAlcohol also affects the ability to regulate fluid and electrolytes in the body. When alcohol Dehydrates that is, (dries out) the drying effect can affect the normal function of cells and organs, including the kidneys.
Too much intake of Alcohol affects the kidneys' ability to keep the correct balance of water and electrolytes in the body system which lead to kidney infection.
Although if you want to Drink alcohol, little quantity is enough because Moderate alcohol consumption has been shown to be protective in the formation of kidney stones. But you Drink it beyond moderate level, it can easily harm your kidney by causing chronic kidney disease.
STOP ABUSING PAINKILLERS
We are in a society today where painkillers medicine are been abuse by so many People in the society most especially young ones.
Whenever you used pain killers medicines improperly, it can cause different problems in your body, including the kidneys. According to a research, some of the cases of chronickidney failure each year may be caused by the overuse or abusing of these painkillers drugs.
Taking one or a mix of these medicines daily over a long time without the doctor's prescription may cause chronic kidney problems. That is,. Painkillers that combine 2 or more medicines (such as, aspirin and acetaminophen together) with caffeine or codeine can mostly likely to harm your kidneys. Please take note of that.
STOP EATING TOO MUCH SALT
Salt is good for the body but when they are consume excessively, they can equally harm the kidney. Hope you are following? Many People today eat much quantity of salt without knowing how harmful they are to the kidneys.
high salt intake has been shown to increase the amount of protein in the urine which is one of the major risk factor for the decline of kidney function. There is also increasing evidence that a high salt intake may increase deterioration of kidney disease in people who already have kidney problems.
Salt is also a strong solvent which May likely contain high sodium, and has the ability to dehydrate the kidney when consumed excessively. Please I beg you with the name of God, look for a better supplement for your food in order to limit salt intake because it can cause a big harm to your kidneys.
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