What are the most serious risk factors that can danger my kidney?
?What
are the most common causes that make my kidney in danger
The list of
causes of a failing kidney is extended, but there are common causes of this
serious disease. The most common cause of kidney failure in western countries
is diabetes mellitus, on the other hand, the most common cause in developing
countries e.g. Egypt, is hypertension. However, many other causes have been
included, for example, kidney stones, hereditary diseases, autoimmune disease
and analgesic abuse. The latter cause is common in developed countries like
Sweden. This type of medications is commonly abused to kill all types of pain
particularly with women.
?What
are the most common causes that make my kidney in danger
We can simply
divide these dangers into physiological and pathological causes. I mean natural
causes, most commonly loss of body water that is called dehydration. This is a
serious and simple problem at the same time. Loss of kidney hydration causes
lost blood supply to the kidney, then your urine output starts to be declined
until at the end complete cessation of urine production (anuria) ensues. On the
other hand, certain types of human disease causes on the long run kidney
dysfunction and if persist kidney failure with need for blood purification
process called dialysis. The most common cause of kidney failure in Europe and
the USA diabetes mellitus. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus may harm your kidney
after five years. So, tight control of your blood sugar is mandatory. Other diseases include hypertension that
means elevated blood pressure (BP) above the normal levels. Uncontrolled BP
causes your kidney to shrunk gradually over years until became rudimentary
non-functioning kidney. Abuse of analgesics is another common unnoticeable
cause of kidney failure. It is common in developed countries like Swedish. Increased
consumption of these drugs causes also gradual loss of kidney function as long
as the subject is utilizing these agents. Another group of congenital diseases
such as polycystic kidney disease, where the kidneys are enlarged and full of
cysts are also included. Kidney inflammations (Glomerulonephritis) are also
common particularly in childhood and teenagers.