What Can Cause Chronic Kidney Failure

2015-07-14 01:42

Chronic kidney failure occurs more and more commonly on people, and it is a very tough disease to cure. Many people will wonder what really can cause chronic kidney disease. We will give you a specific explanation here.

To tell the truth, there exists a lots of causes of chronic kidney failure.

1. Diabetes

Diabetes can make blood sugar in body high, which puts more burden on kidney. In this way, kidney disease can be resulted in. And diabetes is the major reason for causing chronic kidney failure. Thus, people with diabetes should pay attention to preventing CKD in daily life.

2. High blood pressure

High blood pressure is also a leading cause of chronic kidney disease It may block blood circulation, and damage blood vessels in kidney. In the long term, kidney can not filter the blood well, resulting in chronic kidney failure finally.

3. Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis makes inflammation occur in glomerulus, which may affect filtration function. Gradually, kidney function will decrease.

4. Congenital or inherited

Some chronic kidney failure can be inherited from parents like PKD. And some are congenital.

5. Kidney stones

Kidney stones can flow with urination, causing pain and damage in kidney.

6. Urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections occur affect the bladder, but they sometimes spread to the kidneys.

7. Drug

Abuse of durgs does harm to body by producing toxins, including kidney.

When getting chronic kidney failure, people may have the below symptoms:

1. High blood pressure.

2. Blood or protein in the urine.

3. High creatinine and Blood Urea Nitrogen level.

4. GFR is less than 60

5. Urination changes, puffiness around eyes, swelling of body parts

People should pay attention to the above aspects in daily life, preventing kidney failure. If you have more question or or need tp

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