What are the causes of kidney disease?

The kidney is a very important organ in the human body. It excretes waste and maintains the stability of electrolytes such as potassium and calcium in the body. It plays an indispensable role in the human body. The early stages of kidney disease will show symptoms such as weakness in the limbs, edema of the eyelids and lower limbs, anemia, low back pain, and abnormal urination. Once discovered, timely treatment is required to avoid worsening of the disease. Below are some causes of kidney disease.

Causes of kidney disease:

1. Research conducted from the perspective of blood rheology has proved that patients have significantly increased plasma viscosity, whole blood viscosity, fibrin content and platelet aggregation, which are important causes of renal cell ischemia or necrosis.

2. Infection: The causes of this disease include pharyngitis, tonsillitis and other infections. Cold is the most common infection that triggers and aggravates this disease.

3. Harsh external environmental factors such as wind, cold, humidity, etc. will cause the body's own immune function and disease resistance to decline.

4. Excessive fatigue will reduce the body's immunity, which will cause this disease in the long run.

5. Holding urine for a long time can not only easily cause bladder damage, but the urine retained in the bladder for a long time can also easily cause bacterial reproduction. Once it flows back into the ureter and kidneys, the toxic substances in it will cause kidney infection, thereby causing urinary tract infection, this disease and even uremia.

6. Kidney disease caused by indiscriminate use of drugs is common. Many cold medicines, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, weight loss pills and Chinese herbal medicines are nephrotoxic. These drugs are very common and widely used. Citizens who lack medical knowledge are often prone to danger when self-medicating. Obese people are prone to chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. If these chronic diseases are not well controlled, they can easily damage the kidneys in the long run and indirectly cause this disease.

7. Too much salt: The main component of salt is sodium chloride. Sodium is an essential mineral nutrient for the human body. Chlorine plays a certain role in the production of gastric acid and maintaining the osmotic pressure of human blood. However, too high a sodium content in table salt can cause water accumulation in the body and edema. It can also increase blood volume and arteriolar tension, leading to increased blood pressure. Therefore, people who consume a high amount of salt have a high incidence of hypertension. Hypertension is very likely to be complicated by this disease.