Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Kidney Disease

The kidneys are the most important organs in the human body, that filter out waste from human blood, to form urine. Disease that affects the kidneys is known as kidney disease.

Following are some of the common causes of kidney disease:

1. Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney disease. Always control sugar levels in your body if you’re diabetic; if sugar levels get out of control it may result in kidney problems.
2. Another cause is high blood pressure, which can destroy the tiny blood vessels in kidneys; as a result of damage, blood filtration processes are affected.
3. It can be a genetic problem as well, if anybody in your family have experienced kidney disease, then you may also be at risk of suffering from it.


Sufferers do not experience any sort of sickness in the early stages of kidney disease, but if it becomes severe then sufferer might have to urinate more often than normal, or they might feel tired or irritated, experience swelling in various body parts, poor appetite, vomiting, drowsiness or difficulty in concentration. If you experience any of these signs, do not ignore them - seek medical attention to avoid the adverse affects of this disease.

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