Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the most important part of the human body and is called the innate. However, pushing its original, it is also dirty with it, and the human body has several important functions. Because of the special role of the kidney, through clinical practice, the theory is gradually developed, so that the status of the kidney is above its dirty, and there is a concept of the domination of life.
Western medicine believes that the kidney is an important organ that secretes urine, excretes waste and poisons, and can regulate the concentration of electrolytes in the human body and maintain the acid-base balance. Impaired or progressive decline in renal function, renal excretion and regulation will also be reduced. When kidney damage is severe, uremia can also occur and life is at risk.
Renal function gradually declines with age, but in life, some bad habits or behaviors often become an important cause of kidney damage.
To protect the kidneys, everyone must be alert to the following "injury to the kidney" factors.
1. Overuse of kidney and Chinese herbal medicine
In recent years, it has been continuously found that taking certain Chinese herbal medicines (including proprietary Chinese medicines) can cause kidney damage. The Chinese herbal medicines that will "injure the kidneys" include Tripterygium wilfordii, Guangdong, P. Chinensis, Xanthium, poppy shell, raw grass, gentian, Aoki, and Fang. Among them, Tripterygium wilfordii caused the most damage to the kidneys, followed by Guan Mutong, Guan Mutong, which is the cause of kidney damage, and contains the nephrotoxic substance aristolochic acid.
2. Abuse of analgesic western medicine
Long-term use or large doses of some anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs, such as painkillers, indomethacin, paracetamol, aspirin, etc., easily cause kidney damage. Kidney damage can be manifested as fatigue, dry mouth, loss of appetite, frequent urination, urgency, dysuria, and even hematuria and aseptic pyuria, accompanied by joint pain and other symptoms. Some directly cause nephrotic syndromes such as acute nephritis or glomerular necrosis, and severe cases can lead to kidney failure and death.
3. Often urinating
Some people urinate for a long time because of their busy work. Urine in the bladder for too long is easy to breed bacteria, bacteria will retrograde to the kidney through the ureter, leading to urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis. Once this type of infection recurs, it can cause chronic infection and is not easy to cure. Patients not only have symptoms such as back pain, frequent urination but also develop acute uremia.
4. Too little drinking water
If you do not drink water for a long time, the amount of urine will decrease and the concentration of waste and toxins carried in the urine will increase. Clinically common kidney stones, hydronephrosis, etc. are closely related to not drinking water for a long time. Drinking plenty of water can dilute the urine and protect the kidneys, helping to fully discharge waste and toxins.
5. Overeating
Modern people have more opportunities to gather meals, often eating too much "delicious", and the food they eat will eventually produce waste - uric acid and urea nitrogen. Most of these wastes are excreted through the kidneys, and eating too much will undoubtedly increase the burden on the kidneys.
6. Excessive drinking
Excessive intake of soft drinks and sports drinks can indirectly damage the kidneys. The pH in the human body is 7.2. These beverages are generally highly acidic, and the pH of the body changes significantly after drinking. The kidney is the main organ regulating the pH of the human body. Long-term excessive intake of soft drinks and sports drinks will burden the kidneys and increase the probability of kidney damage.
7. Eat too soft bread
There is a food additive, potassium bromate, in bread and pastries, which gives the gluten strength and elasticity necessary for baked foods and tastes soft, but excessive consumption can damage the central nervous system, blood, and kidneys.
The food additive potassium bromate has been listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
8. The diet is too salty
Salty diet, especially for some snacks, the salt content is too high, such as eating potato chips, instant noodles, etc., people will unconsciously absorb excessive salt, resulting in elevated blood pressure, kidney blood can not maintain normal flow, thereby inducing kidney disease.
9. Drink strong tea after drinking
Some people think that drinking tea after drinking can hangover. This is not only invalid but also hurts the kidney. Theophylline in tea can affect the kidneys quickly and exert the diuretic effect. At this time, the alcohol is discharged from the kidneys before it is decomposed, so that the kidneys are stimulated by a large amount of ethanol, thereby impairing kidney function.