How is kidney disease treated? What habits can be avoided to effectively treat kidney disease?

Kidney disease has become a relatively common disease in life. It is becoming more and more common in life and has attracted much attention from people. So, what habits can be avoided in life to effectively treat kidney disease?

1. Change unhealthy lifestyle

Eat a healthy diet, control your weight, avoid consuming large amounts of high-protein foods or excessive drinking of carbonated beverages; do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, lead a regular life, and avoid staying up late; pay attention to rest, exercise appropriately, and strengthen your physical fitness, but avoid high-intensity, prolonged exercise to avoid inducing rhabdomyolysis and causing acute kidney injury; drink an appropriate amount of water and urinate in time; chronic kidney disease patients with elevated blood creatinine should avoid consuming too much fruit high in potassium or low-sodium, high-potassium salt to prevent elevated blood potassium.

2. Avoid various factors that damage the kidneys

First of all, we must prevent the abuse of nephrotoxic drugs. Many antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, contrast agents, chemotherapy drugs, and certain Chinese medicines can cause kidney damage. Everyone should take medications correctly under the guidance of a doctor, especially those who already have chronic kidney disease, who should use medications with caution as ordered by their doctor. Secondly, avoid infection. Upper respiratory tract infection can induce kidney disease, and infection is also an important cause of recurrence and aggravation of hematuria and proteinuria. Some special types of infections, such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, hemorrhagic fever virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, etc., can also cause damage to the kidneys.

3. Regular medical check-ups

Since most patients with chronic kidney disease may not have obvious symptoms or the symptoms are very mild in the early stages of the disease, regular physical examinations are the primary method of detecting chronic kidney disease. Adults should go to the hospital every six months to one year for routine urine tests, renal function tests, kidney B-ultrasound tests, etc. to rule out kidney disease.

4. High-risk groups should be screened

People with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, hyperuricemia, autoimmune diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus), chronic urinary tract infections, cardiovascular diseases, and a family history of kidney disease have a significantly increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease. They should be highly vigilant and go to the hospital regularly for kidney disease-related screening.

5. Pay attention to early signs of chronic kidney disease

When you experience abnormal conditions such as eyelid and lower limb edema, increased foam in the urine, darker urine color, increased nocturia, frequent urination, urgency, pain when urinating, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, itchy skin, anemia, high blood pressure (especially in young people), you should go to the hospital as soon as possible for relevant examinations to avoid delays in the disease.