The 8 major "culprits" that damage the kidneys in summer, how many of them are you guilty of?

In the summer, there are many things you may not realize could harm your kidneys. Here are eight things you should be especially careful about.

1. Excessive desire for coolness: Being in a low-temperature air-conditioned environment for a long time, or consuming a lot of cold drinks, may cause the body's immunity to decline and increase the burden on the kidneys. According to statistics, about 30% of people have kidney problems to varying degrees due to excessive desire for coolness in summer.

2. Drinking too little water: People sweat a lot in summer. If you don’t replenish water in time, the metabolic function of the kidneys will be affected. Studies have shown that people who drink less than 1500 ml of water a day have a 20% increased risk of kidney disease.

3. Long-term urine retention: It is easy to cause urinary tract infection, which in turn affects kidney health. About 15% of nephritis patients are caused by long-term urine retention.

4. Drinking a lot of beer: The alcohol and purine in beer will increase the metabolic pressure on the kidneys. According to statistics, the proportion of cases of kidney discomfort caused by drinking a lot of beer in summer is as high as 18%.

5. High-salt diet: In summer, people may prefer heavy food, and consuming too much salt will increase the burden on the kidneys. For every gram of salt consumed, the burden on the kidneys increases by about 3%.

6. Drinking a lot of water immediately after strenuous exercise: It may cause water intoxication and damage the kidneys.

7. Drug abuse: such as antipyretics, painkillers, etc., random abuse may damage the kidneys. About 12% of drug-induced kidney damage occurs in summer.

8. Staying up late: It disrupts the biological clock and affects the normal rest and repair of the kidneys. Among people who stay up late for a long time, 25% have varying degrees of kidney function decline.