Kidney Disease Is Expensive, Avoid It...Urinate After Séx etc . It is gradually becoming norm these days to have programmes interrupted for a few minutes, for purposes of funds’ solicitation. Nigerians are now familiar withgaunt figures lying critically sick on the bed and plugged to dialysis machine begging for donations from government and kind-heartedmembers of public. The solicited funds usually run into millions of naira to cover the cost of temporary dialysis in Nigeria and subsequent organ transplantation overseas. Thelatest of such is the music producer, OJB Jezreel, who says he needs about N16m to treat his kidney disease. Physicians say when it comes to size, the kidneys are small.However, as Kidney Specialist,Dr. Mumeen Amisu opines, “The kidneys may be small, but they perform many vital functions that help maintain your overall health, including filtering waste and excess fluids from your blood.” Kidneys can be injured when an individual has an accident that results in blood loss, physicians say. Experts also say that acute kidney injury can result from pregnancy complications, suchas seizures (eclampsia) and pre-eclampsia (characterised by high blood pressure and significant amounts of protein in the urine). Another pregnancy complications that can lead to kidney injury is the HELLP Syndrome — a life-threateningliver disorder characterised by destruction of red blood cells (Hemolysis), Elevated Liver enzymes (indicating liverdamage), and Low Platelet count. Low platelet count reduces the ability of the blood to clot whenever there’s an injury. And if you are a marathon runner or an athlete who don’t drink enough fluids whilecompeting in long-distance endurance events, you risk acute renal (kidney) failure that may result from a suddenbreakdown of muscle tissue. “This muscle breakdown releases a chemical called myoglobin that can damage thekidneys,” George says. And women need to hear this: Multiple urinary tract infections can also damage thekidneys! Pregnant and menopausal women are very susceptible to UTI, physicians warn. They advise that to prevent it, women should drink lots of water every day,and urinate often instead of holding it. They are also advised to urinate right after having s*x
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:02:51 +0000
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