Kidney disease is most likely to affect these groups of people, who are at a very high risk of developing the disease! See if you are one of them?

Chronic kidney disease is one of the most common chronic diseases, and my country is a high-incidence area of ​​chronic kidney disease. Because of its hidden onset and atypical early clinical symptoms, the best time for treatment is often delayed. In the later stage, it often progresses to end-stage renal disease or uremia, and life can only be prolonged through dialysis or kidney transplantation. So, what kind of people are susceptible to kidney disease? How to judge and identify it in daily life?

Identification is mainly carried out from two aspects, namely, the risk factors that exist in oneself and the risk factors caused by high-risk diseases, and special attention should be paid to external risk factors.

Risk factors that exist

01: From the perspective of age

The occurrence and development of kidney disease is closely related to age. Glomerular kidney disease is common in infants and adolescents, young and middle-aged people often suffer from kidney damage caused by connective tissue diseases, infections or drugs, and the elderly often suffer from secondary kidney diseases caused by metabolic diseases, benign arteriolar nephrosis and tumors.

02: From the perspective of gender

The risk of women is greater than that of men, which is mainly determined by physiological and anatomical characteristics. Due to physiological problems of the female urinary system, the risk of ascending urinary tract infection is very high, so special attention should be paid. In daily life, you should drink more water, urinate frequently, do not hold urine, avoid catching cold and other factors that induce urinary tract infection. In addition, you can also eat more watermelon, cucumber, winter melon and mung bean, which have dehumidifying, detoxifying and diuretic effects to prevent the occurrence of kidney disease.

Risk factors caused by high-risk diseases

01. Diabetes patients

As people's dietary structure and lifestyle have changed, the incidence of diabetes has also increased year by year. Among them, 20% to 40% of diabetic patients are likely to develop diabetic nephropathy, and most of these people are middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients, and the course of the disease is more than 5 years.

02. People with high blood pressure

Long-term hypertension can easily cause high blood pressure in the kidney and vascular sclerosis, which in turn leads to renal ischemia, renal vascular sclerosis, etc. In severe cases, it can cause renal dysfunction. Therefore, in daily life, patients with hypertension need to pay special attention, strictly control blood pressure, and eat a low-sodium diet.

03. Elderly people

As people age, the functions of various organs in the body, including the kidneys, gradually decline. People with a family history of cardiovascular disease and kidney disease are more likely to develop chronic kidney disease. Therefore, the elderly must be alert to kidney-related diseases, pay attention to lifestyle management, and have timely physical examinations.

04. Patients with metabolic-related

They are mainly patients with hyperlipidemia and hyperuricemia. Hyperlipidemia is a high-risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, brain diseases, and kidney diseases. Once hyperlipidemia occurs, it is easy to cause metabolic disorders, increase the burden on the kidneys, and cause kidney-related diseases. Hyperuricemia can cause urate crystals to deposit in the kidneys, resulting in symptoms such as low back pain, increased nocturia, increased blood pressure, proteinuria, and hematuria. In severe cases, it can progress to uremia. Therefore, this group of people needs to pay special attention.

05. Drug abuse or irregular use of drugs

Certain drugs are nephrotoxic and can cause or aggravate kidney damage. For example, antipyretic and analgesic drugs, traditional Chinese medicines containing aristolochic acid, Chinese patent medicines, health products and weight-loss pills all contain ingredients that damage the kidneys. Therefore, in daily life, you should take medications correctly under the guidance of a doctor and avoid drug abuse.

06. Family history of kidney disease

Current studies have shown that, in addition to some hereditary and congenital kidney diseases, many chronic kidney diseases tend to cluster in families. Compared with people without a family history of kidney disease, people with chronic kidney disease in their family are more likely to develop kidney disease.

07. People who use computers for a long time are more likely to suffer from kidney disease

According to the occupational survey on kidney disease incidence in my country, 16% of people work with computers for a long time. The common characteristics of these people are that they sit at the computer for a long time, lack exercise, work overtime for a long time, stay up late, and suffer from insomnia. Therefore, these people should exercise more to strengthen their physical fitness and pay attention to ensuring adequate rest.

summary

In addition, people with poor autoimmunity or urinary tract infection, repeated urinary tract obstruction, high-protein diet, smoking, and excessive drinking also need to pay special attention to the occurrence of kidney disease. Health is not a small disease, we should develop good living habits. If you are a susceptible person, you should pay more attention to regular physical examinations. If you are a kidney patient, please go to a regular hospital and actively cooperate with the doctor for examination and treatment. Don't ignore kidney disease.