When you have kidney problems the drinks you should avoid are excessive alcohol, energy drinks, excessive caffeine, sugary beverages, cola and other carbonated sodas.
These drinks can strain your kidneys further by increasing blood pressure and promoting kidney stones as well as interfere with your kidneys ability to filter the blood properly.
Drink water instead to help your kidneys filter the blood and keep you hydrated.
Water is the best drink to drink whether or not you have kidney disease and drinking enough water can help to prevent kidney problems and kidney disease or kidney failure.
The first signs of having kidney problems are.
Changes in urination. Healthy kidneys help filter blood to create urine.
Fatigue.
Itching.
Swelling in your hands, legs, or feet.
Shortness of breath.
Pain in the small of your back.
Decreased appetite.
Puffiness around your eyes.
You're more tired, have less energy or are having trouble concentrating.
You're having trouble sleeping.
You have dry and itchy skin.
You feel the need to urinate more often.
You see blood in your urine.
Your urine is foamy.
You're experiencing persistent puffiness around your eyes.
When urine backs up into the kidneys then it can cause the kidneys to swell and lead to a condition called Hydronephrosis.
Hydronephrosis and its underlying causes can lead to serious and even life-threatening complications.
Following the treatment plan you and your health care provider develop specifically for you will minimize the risk of complications including: High blood pressure and Kidney damage.
Vesicoureteral reflux happens when urine flows backward through the ureter from the bladder up into the kidney.
Typically, urine flows only one way in the ureter.
Urine flowing the wrong way makes it difficult for the kidney to empty properly and causes the kidney to swell.
The length of time you have to live if your kidneys are failing depends on how far advanced the kidney disease is.
If your kidneys are just beginning to fail then you may live a few months to a few years or longer.
If your kidneys are at the end stage renal failure stage of kidney disease then without any dialysis you may only live a few weeks to a month.
With dialysis you may live for 5 to 10 years or even longer.
Some people with end stage kidney disease have lived 20 years and longer while on dialysis.
A damaged kidney can sometimes repair itself if it's been slightly damaged through injury.
The kidney is an organ with relatively low basal cellular regenerative potential.
However, renal cells have a pronounced ability to proliferate after injury, which undermines that the kidney cells are able to regenerate under induced conditions.
However if the kidney is diseased then there's no cure and the kidney cannot repair itself from kidney disease and you'd have to be on dialysis and get a kidney transplant to live.
The signs of end of life kidney failure are water retention/swelling of legs and feet and Loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting and confusion.
End of life kidney patients opting for conservative treatment tend to die when their GFR reaches approximately 5 ml/min.
Patients who withdraw from established dialysis have a mean survival of 8–11 days.
You can sometimes have kidney disease without knowing it for a few years or even longer depending on how bad the kidney disease is.
There are usually no symptoms of kidney disease in the early stages.
It may only be diagnosed if you have a blood or urine test for another reason and the results show a possible problem with your kidneys.
At a more advanced stage, symptoms can include: tiredness.
The 3 early warning signs of kidney disease include.
1: Dizziness and Fatigue. One of the first possible signs of weakening kidneys is the experience of overall weakness in yourself and your overall health.
2: Swelling (Edema)
3:Changes in urination.
Other signs of Kidney Disease include.
You're more tired, have less energy or are having trouble concentrating.
You're having trouble sleeping.
You have dry and itchy skin.
You feel the need to urinate more often.
You see blood in your urine.
Your urine is foamy.
You're experiencing persistent puffiness around your eyes.
Changes in your fingernail color can also be an indicator of kidney disease.
Renal Failure fingernails will usually be more white in color or Jaundice color or normal to reddish brown color.
When people have kidney disease, nitrogen waste products build up in our bodies.
Your kidneys are not filtering those products out properly.
This can lead to changes in the look and structure of both fingernails and toenails.
When you have liver disease your nails will usually be mostly white in color or have darker rims.
With liver disease your nails such as your fingernails may also look like Jaundice color.
Your liver can and does affect your nails.
When you have liver problems your nails color may change which can be an indicator of liver disease.
If the nails are mostly white with darker rims, this can indicate liver problems, such as hepatitis.
If your nails have a Jaundice look to them that can also be a sign and indicator of liver disease.
Brushing your nails does make them stronger.
For best results, brush your nails two to three times per week.
However, should you wish to do it more that's okay as well, so long as you don't irritate the cuticle or brush too harshly.
Regular nail grooming can also help boost the strength of your nails, encouraging growth and reducing breakage.
Some ways to keep your nails well-maintained include: keeping your nails dry and clean, which keeps bacteria from growing beneath them.
To keep your nails clean and healthy brush your nails often and clean underneath the nails as well as on top of the nails.
Also clip and cut your fingernails to keep them from growing too long.
If you do not cut your nails regularly they can grow too long and easily get damaged and broken and you may actually rip or tear a nail off during injury.
Because of their length, longer fingernails can harbor more dirt and bacteria than short nails, thus potentially contributing to the spread of infection.
To help prevent the spread of germs and nail infections: Keep nails short and trim them often.
A nail whether fingernail or toenail will grow back if removed or ripped off etc due to injury.
Nails such as fingernails and toenails do have the ability to grow back but it will take a few months to even 6 months or so before the fingernail or toenail grows back fully.
Fingernails can regrow entirely in three to six months.
Fingers or toes that have sustained injuries that affect the nail bed and the matrix grow more slowly than unaffected nails for about three months.
After a nail separates from the nail bed for whatever reason, it will not reattach.
A new nail will have to grow back in its place.
Nails grow back slowly.
It takes about 6 months for a fingernail and up to 18 months for a toenail to grow back.
If you rip a nail off you should do the following.
Cover the nail with tape or an adhesive bandage until the nail has grown out enough to protect the finger or toe.
If you trim off the detached nail, you will have less worry about the nail catching and tearing.
What are the stages of nail regrowth?
Nails grow from underneath your skin at the matrix, which is the root of your nail.
New cells form in the matrix.
And as these new cells grow, older cells move up and push through your skin.
Kidney disease means your kidneys are damaged and can't filter blood the way they should.
You are at greater risk for kidney disease if you have diabetes or high blood pressure.
If you experience kidney failure, treatments include kidney transplant or dialysis.