Increase in number of kidney diseases is alarming as an estimated 850 million people worldwide are effected with kidney diseases resulting in 2.4 million deaths annually which is ranked as the sixth fastest growing cause of death.
Unfortunately, in Pakistan 20 million people are suffering from such diseases, which are increasing number of patients suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. It is increasing day by day due to self-medication or excessive use of painkillers, low water intake, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and renal stones are few and common causes of kidney diseases. Also fake medicines and toxic drugs are damaging many people.
Most part of the kidney is already damaged by the time symptoms of disease appear while Pakistan is the eight largest countries with high prevalence of kidney diseases causing 20 thousand deaths annually. The treatment of kidney failure is either dialysis or kidney transplant.
The experts informed that the main symptoms and features of kidney diseases include swollen face and feet, tiredness, lack of appetite, lack of concentration, blood in urine, frothy urine, vomiting and difficulty in breathing. The leading causes of chronic kidney diseases are primarily diabetes and high blood pressure.
BANILA ELAHI
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