Kidney, it's location, function and symptoms of kidney disease

Today we are going to talk about an important part of our body. One such part is our kidneys. Today we will know about

• What is kidney and its location

• Kidney function

• Symptoms of kidney failure

Kidney disease is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. So we need to know what is kidney, what is kidney disease , why kidney disease occurs, what to do about prevention and cure.

The kidney is one of the most essential organs in the human body. The human body has two kidneys on either side just above the waist. In adulthood, a kidney is 11-13 cm long, 5-6 cm wide and 3 cm thick. A kidney weighs about 150 grams.However, the left kidney is slightly larger and slightly higher than the right kidney. Each kidney is made up of about 10 lakh nephrons. The nephron is the functional and structural unit of the kidney. When these nephrons are damaged for any reason, the kidneys quickly become useless.

Kidney disease usually affects two kidneys at the same time. Numerous biochemical reactions are constantly taking place in our body. The contaminants produced by these reactions are absorbed into the bloodstream. And the kidneys filter the blood through its filters and expel contaminants (urea, uric acid, ammonia, creatinine, etc.) from the body with the urine.In this way the kidneys protect our body from toxic and harmful wastes. In addition, the kidneys have other functions.

Kidney function: -

The activities involved in the kidneys are-

1. Excretion of contaminants from the body through urine;
2. Maintain water balance in body and blood;
3. Helping to keep fixed the amount of blood components ;
4. To make vitamin ‘D’ effective;
5. Making renin;
6. Making erythropoietin, which helps in making red blood cells;
7. To help maintain the reaction of blood.

Kidney disease is usually of two types: - 1. Acute kidney disease and
2. Chronic kidney disease Also
3. Kidney stones disease

Kidney disease is so severe that it spreads very slowly without any signs or symptoms. That is why it is called the silent killer. Sometimes a patient can have up to 50 percent of his or her kidneys damaged before he or she realizes any symptoms. Since there are many types of kidney disease, its symptoms are also different.

Many people have kidney damage and new kidney transplantation is painful and expensive. Kidney transplantation and treatment are all painful. So the easiest way to avoid any disease is to know and be aware of the disease. Doctors say that prevention is better than getting sick. Let's know why kidney disease occurs. What are the symptoms of this disease?

Symptoms of Kidney Disease: -

• Shortness of breath.

• Not being able to concentrate on any task

• Dislike of food.

• Having trouble sleeping.

• Urine and muscle cramps at night

• Swelling of the joints of the mouth and bones.

• Uncontrolled hypertension.

• Water in the body

• Headache

• Sudden decrease in the amount of urine,

• Changes in the amount and number of urination, especially at night, more urination,

• Excessive foaming in the urine,

• Blood and protein going with urine,

• Accumulation of water around the eyes and ankles,

• Burning and abnormal odor in urine,

• Increased anemia,

• Body itching,

• Nausea,

• Stones in the urine,

• Swelling of the whole body including hands, feet and mouth,

• Glomerular filtration rate below 90.

InshaAllah we will know in the next episode ... Why is the kidney useless? How can we protect the kidneys? And what should we do to protect the kidneys? Until then, stay healthy, stay well Take care of the kidneys.

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