For a long time, Chinese people have had "pride and prejudice" about some of their main organs, the most common of which is the kidney.
1. As long as it comes to tonifying the kidney, especially for men, many people show meaningful expressions, and the sales of many health care products linked to the kidney are not bad.
2. Kidney = kidney disease, kidney disease = hurry up and make up, back pain = bad kidney, sweating = kidney detoxification, kidney disease = uremia, etc., a large number of rumors are harmful.
3. Kidney tonic and kidney disease, it is better to use traditional Chinese medicineNot necessarily, modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, **kidney disease has its own strengths, and there are also some problems in each.
The kidneys are twin brothers, figuratively known as "kidneys", and anatomical analysis shows that each kidney is made up of 1 million nephrons, and two kidneys are 2 million. They have been working since the fetal period of the human body, all year round, and they are also a pair of "model workers".
The role of the kidneys is popularly understood
"Blood purifier".- Filter and clean the blood and recirculate it
"Wastewater Disposal".- formation and excretion of urine;
"pH balancer".- Regulate acid-base balance and maintain internal stability;
"Metabolic synthesizer".- Secretion of renin, angiotensin, etc. to participate in metabolism;
"Blood pressure stabilizer".- Many people with kidney disease have problems with blood pressure, or blood pressure and kidneys hurt each other.
The kidneys are so important that they inevitably decline, usually starting to decline after the age of 30-35. Due to the good compensatory ability of the kidneys, it is generally not until the age of 50 that some signs of decline are slowly exposed, such as incomplete urination, frequent urination, brittle bones, etc.
However, due to the fact that there are many behaviors of "hurting the kidney" and "destroying the kidney" in modern times, many people's kidneys are damaged early, and the typical manifestations are the increasing number of patients with kidney disease and uremia.
The kidneys, like the liver, do not have pain nerves inside, and even if they are damaged, they will not say a word. The kidneys are not the same as the liver, liver cells can be regenerated and repaired, and the kidney damage is irreversible to a certain extent, which is also the reason why many patients with kidney disease find that it is not right and it is already in the terminal stage
Is there time and chance to save a kidney problem after it has a problem?Of course there is. Professor Wang Haiyan, professor of Peking University, director of the Institute of Nephrology of Peking University, and vice president of the Chinese Medical Association, once saidThe reversal period of kidney disease** is "only 90 days".
Professor Wang Haiyan is a heavyweight expert in the popularization, prevention and development of nephrology in China, who has led the process for 10 years and cooperated with 67 nephrology research centers around the world to successfully find the best shortcut to LGA nephropathy, reducing the risk of uremia by more than 40%, and is known as the "first person in nephrology" in China.
The kidneys are "twins", the compensatory ability is not bad, and the nephrons also have a million-level level, why is the rescue period so short?Let's break it down briefly:
The working process of the kidney has been dealing with blood pressure, water, blood, hormones, etc., and its work depends on the glomeruli and renal tubules, 1 glomerular + 1 renal tubule = 1 nephron. The glomeruli filter the blood into raw urine, and the renal tubules are tinkered with, some of the raw urine is reused, and some of it is completely turned into urine and excreted.
Whether it is the renal tubules or glomeruli, although they are in the millions, they are very easily damaged, as long as there are problems with blood sugar, blood pressure, drugs, diet, lifestyle habits, etc., the glomeruli will pick the child, and the renal tubules will lose their temper, if it continues, the damage path is usually like this:
Nephron sensation discomfort - Mitochondrial dysfunction - glomerular hyperfiltration - onset of inflammatory cells - inflammatory cell infiltration - nephron death, renal atrophy - glomerulosclerosis, tubular fibrosis - chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is not currently available, it can only be controlled, and it may move towards end-stage renal disease - uremia.
In other words, a good kidney, from functional impairment to inflammation, to the appearance of important acute changes, can only be reversed in 90 days, beyond this period, it will become very difficult.
The first sign of kidney damage is a sudden increase in nocturia, and if you have begun to have frequent problems such as proteinuria, hematuria, and edema, the situation is already not good.
There is a problem with the basic nephrons such as glomeruli and tubules, and there are usually 8 signals:
1. Obvious changes in urineIf the urine that was transparent and slightly light yellow becomes dark and milky white for a period of time, and there is a lot of foam in the urine, it should be noticed.
2. Changes in urine outputNormally, urinate 4-6 times during the day and no more than 2 times at night. If you wake up frequently at night and do not drink a lot of water, you should check your kidney function in time.
3. Urine protein and occult blood phenomenonIt's easy to overlook this problem, but if you notice it, see a doctor right away.
4. Edema or itchingIn the morning, if you find edema of your eyelids, hands and feet, you should find out the cause, and most of the itching is a change in the excretion path of urea, and you should also pay attention to it.
5. Nausea, vomiting and poor appetiteKidney disease has been latent in the body for a period of time, and a large number of nephrons are damaged, which can cause digestive symptoms.
6. General fatigueThis is a sign of a large loss of protein in the urine, or poor excretion of metabolic waste products from the body, causing weakness.
7. Waist and leg sorenessFrom the physiological position, the kidneys are on both sides of the waist, and when kidney disease comes, the waist will feel pain, and the legs and feet will not have much strength.
8. AnemiaThere are many causes of anemia, but many patients do not think much about kidney disease and want to pay attention to it. Anemia is an important way to detect kidney disease.
In short, the working environment, characteristic indicators, and individual combinations of the kidneys determine the "only 90-day reversal period" after damage, and after the rescue period, the kidney function can no longer be restored to the original level, and the decline will be accelerated.
Therefore, it is still necessary to keep in mind the golden rule of "early detection, early examination, and early detection".