What is chronic kidney failure? How many stages does kidney failure have?
Signs of kidney failure are little urine, edema... Can kidney failure be cured? How long can you live with kidney failure? What is the prognosis for people with kidney failure?
Anyone can have kidney disease, the most common of which is glomerular disease. This disease accounts for up to 40% of the risk of kidney failure with diseases such as: chronic glomerulonephritis, glomerulonephritis due to metabolic disorders, glomerulonephritis due to systemic diseases, nephrotic syndrome...
In our country, the rate of people with chronic kidney disease, also known as kidney failure, is about 10.1% of the population, with about 8,000 new cases each year. The cause of death due to chronic kidney disease ranks 8th among the leading causes of death in Vietnam.
People with chronic kidney failure cannot be completely cured. Over time, the patient will progress to the final stage and at this point, kidney replacement therapy is required.
How long can a person with kidney failure live? If the patient follows the treatment regimen correctly, the time from the detection of chronic kidney failure to kidney failure can be about 10-20 years.
In case of poor kidney failure control, the patient may suffer from some diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and is prone to complications.
Warning signs of kidney failure
Kidney failure is divided into 5 stages: in stage 1 and 2 the disease has not caused any kidney dysfunction; from stage 3 the disease begins to show kidney dysfunction; stage 5 is the most severe stage of the disease, at which time treatment is required with methods such as kidney transplantation, peritoneal dialysis, and hemodialysis.
Chronic kidney failure often progresses silently, so the disease is often detected at a late stage. Patients often ignore or adapt to unclear, vague symptoms. Moreover, many young people today have kidney failure but are subjective and do not seek medical attention, leading to unfortunate consequences.
Some early signs of kidney failure are:
Oliguria, edema, anemia, heart failure or high blood pressure. Gastrointestinal symptoms may include nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea or gastrointestinal bleeding. Neurological problems may include drowsiness, lethargy, coma or seizures.
However, these signs are often non-specific and patients are easily subjective or confused with other diseases. Therefore, everyone should have regular health check-ups or when there is any abnormality in the body, they should visit a medical facility for early detection and treatment.
How to prevent kidney disease?
There is no way to completely prevent kidney disease in general. However, people can maintain a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of disease by:
- Drink enough water
- If you have underlying diseases, you need to control them well: blood pressure, blood sugar...
- Exercise regularly
- Maintain personal hygiene and safe sex
- Limit foods high in fat, processed foods, and foods high in salt. Increase fiber, green vegetables, fruits, etc. in your daily menu.
- Control the amount of protein and potassium taken into the body
- Regular health check-ups to detect risks early, do not be subjective with abnormalities of the body.
