'See through' 4 abnormalities of renal failure early, or avoid uremia! These 4 points should be grasped as soon as possible
Speaking of "uremia", many people think that it is an incurable disease, but the real situation is even more serious than this.
Many people think that uremia should be a disease that only middle-aged and elderly people get, and will not happen to young people.
But on the contrary, uremia is getting younger and younger.
According to the "China Kidney Disease Annual Scientific Report", the incidence of chronic kidney disease in China is as high as 10.8%.
1 in 10 people have kidney disease, and the relevant data shows that: 4 out of 10 uremia patients are young people aged 10 to 30 years old.
What is uremia?
Uremia is a group of comprehensive clinical manifestations of all end-stage renal diseases. In layman's terms, the most advanced stage of all renal diseases is uremia.
Therefore, if kidney disease can be detected early, with early treatment and intervention, most kidney diseases can indeed be controlled and will not lead to uremia. Why do many people have entered uremia as soon as they are discovered at a young age?
The first reason is that the clinical manifestations of uremia are relatively insidious. The second reason is that many clinical manifestations are not valued by everyone, and it is often late when there is serious discomfort.
Therefore, it is necessary to understand some uremia-related knowledge for the prevention and treatment of uremia.
Do you know what the symptoms of uremia are?
These abnormalities in the body are the "help" signals sent by the kidneys, so don't ignore them.
What are the symptoms of uremia?
- Skin abnormalities
Itchy skin is a very common physiological phenomenon. At this time, people always scratch subconsciously, but sometimes itchy skin may not be so simple, and it is not a problem that can be solved by scratching.
Kidney function is damaged, the metabolic wastes and toxins accumulated in the body cannot be excreted in time, and it may also cause itchy skin.
Kidney problems can also cause skin color to change, turning tan or black.
If such skin abnormalities occur, you need to be alert to whether you have kidney disease.
- Urine changes
Increased foam in the urine: Normal people also have a small amount of foam due to the impact force of the urine and the tension in the urine, but these foams generally disappear in about 3 minutes. If a thick layer of foam is found in the urine and It is not easy to disappear, then there is likely to be urine protein, and a routine urine test should be done.
Gross hematuria: A normal person's urine color is light yellow, and it can be colorless and transparent after drinking a lot of water. If the urine color appears bright red or the color of washing pork water, consider gross hematuria, and you should seek medical attention in time. Gross hematuria is common in nephritis, kidney stones, urinary tract tumors and other diseases.
- Edema
The kidneys filter and generate urine, and are responsible for expelling metabolic wastes and excess water from the body.
If there is a kidney disease, it can cause a lot of water retention in the body to cause edema, half of which are more common in the double eyelids and lower limbs. In severe cases, systemic edema can occur, and even pericardial effusion, ascites, pleural effusion and scrotal effusion liquid.
However, you must know that there are many reasons for edema, not all of which are kidney disease.
- Nausea and vomiting
Patients with uremia may have symptoms of loss of appetite, indigestion, and nausea and vomiting in the early stage.
This is because after kidney disease, urease in intestinal bacteria decomposes urea into ammonia, and ammonia is irritating to the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in gastrointestinal abnormalities.
Why is uremia increasing?
- Eat heavy food
As the saying goes: Disease enters through the mouth. The same is true of kidney disease. The high incidence of kidney disease in modern people is mostly related to eating too much.
The kidneys are afraid of salt, and excessive salt intake can easily induce high blood pressure, and high blood pressure will increase the blood flow of the kidneys and damage the kidneys.
Long-term intake of high-protein substances is also extremely harmful to kidney function.
- Chronic diseases drag on for too long
Uremia does not happen overnight. Many chronic diseases are the precursors of uremia, such as high blood pressure, high uric acid, and high blood sugar, which are the fuses of uremia.
If the body's blood pressure remains high for a long time, over time, the disease will progress seriously and eventually lead to renal fibrosis.
- Frequent staying up late, holding back urine
Staying up late and holding back urine are the two most serious behaviors that damage the kidneys. Surveys show that more than half of nephritis patients are related to long-term fatigue. When people are in a state of fatigue and work stress, it is easy to cause the body's resistance to decline. It can lead to bacterial and viral infections and aggravate kidney damage.