These behaviors severely damage your kidneys
Introduction: In recent years, many people have been using various medications to protect their kidneys. In fact, various poor dietary and lifestyle habits formed in daily life are constantly harming your kidneys, you just haven't noticed it yet. Therefore, to protect your kidneys, you must start by changing poor dietary and lifestyle habits.
1. Abusing painkillers
Studies have shown that long-term use of mixed painkillers can force the body's blood flow to slow down, thus seriously affecting kidney function. In addition, it is worth noting that patients with kidney failure caused by painkillers are also more prone to bladder cancer.
Solution: Regardless of which painkiller you take, it is only suitable for occasional use and absolutely cannot be taken long-term. If you need to rely on painkillers for a long time, you must seek medical attention for a thorough examination.
2. Consuming unknown medicinal foods
It is not uncommon for acute renal failure to be caused by eating exotic foods such as snake gall or grass carp gall. Many people do so out of temporary curiosity or even blindly take traditional Chinese medicine to enhance male potency. In fact, many traditional Chinese medicines contain nephrotoxic ingredients such as aristolochic acid, which not only cause great harm to the kidneys, but some can even harm the entire body.
Solution: Although fish gall or snake gall are often claimed to have effects such as enhancing male potency, clearing heat and detoxifying, or treating acne, even fish or snake gall used in traditional Chinese medicine must be specially processed to remove its toxicity. Do not take it blindly.
3. Improper consumption of vegetables and fruits
It is a common belief that eating more vegetables and fruits is healthy. However, for people with chronic kidney dysfunction, vegetables and fruits, which are generally considered to help naturally lower blood pressure, are high in potassium. Long-term consumption can instead damage their kidney function. In fact, for people with poor kidney function, potassium is also a component that increases the workload on the kidneys and is very harmful to them.
Solution: If you suffer from chronic kidney dysfunction, you should pay attention to consuming fruits and vegetables appropriately to avoid affecting the kidneys. Do not drink vegetable juices, hot pot broth, or soup that is too strong. Your diet should be light.
4. Using beverages instead of water
Most men dislike the bland taste of plain water. In comparison, carbonated drinks like soda and cola, or beverages like coffee, have naturally become the best substitutes for plain water. However, the caffeine in these drinks often leads to high blood pressure, and high blood pressure is one of the important factors that damage the kidneys.
Solution: Try to avoid drinking too many beverages and replace them with plain water. Drink 8 large glasses of water daily to promote the timely excretion of toxins from the body.
5. Disliking to drink water
The kidneys receive far more waste than other organs. The most important function of the kidneys is to regulate the balance of water and electrolytes in the body, metabolize the waste produced by physiological activities, and excrete it in urine. However, when performing these functions, the kidneys need sufficient water to assist them.
Solution: Developing the habit of drinking more water can dilute urine and allow it to be excreted quickly. This not only prevents stones but also helps to dilute urine when you consume too much salt, thus protecting the kidneys.
6. Drinking large amounts of beer
If you already have kidney disease and drink large amounts of beer without restriction, uric acid will deposit and cause obstruction of the renal tubules, leading to kidney failure.
Solution: If you find kidney problems during a blood test, it is likely that your kidney function is already severely damaged. Instead of waiting for a blood test to understand your kidney condition, it is better to have regular urine tests, as urinalysis is the simplest and quickest way to understand your kidney health.
7. Eating too much meat
The American Food Association once recommended that the daily protein intake for humans is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight. That is, a person weighing 50 kg can only consume 40 grams of protein per day. Therefore, you should not eat more than 300 grams of meat in a day to avoid causing too much damage to the kidneys.
Solution: If you find protein in your urine and have eaten too much meat, long-term consumption will damage kidney function. The intake of meat and soy products per meal should be controlled to the size of your palm, about 0.5 cm thick. For people with chronic nephritis, this amount should be reduced further.
8. Eating too much salt
Salt is a major culprit that加重 the burden on the kidneys. 95% of the salt in our diet is metabolized by the kidneys. If you consume too much, the burden on the kidneys is forced to increase. Furthermore, the sodium in salt makes it difficult for the body to excrete water, which further加重 the burden on the kidneys, leading to a decline in kidney function.
Solution: The scientific daily salt intake should be controlled to within 6 grams, of which 3 grams can be obtained directly from daily food. Therefore, when seasoning food, it should be kept between 3 to 5 grams. It is worth noting that instant noodles contain a lot of salt, so people who eat them frequently should reduce their consumption.
9. Too much stress causing high blood pressure
High blood pressure has become a major threat to the health of modern people, largely due to excessive life and work pressure, which indirectly affects the normal functioning of the kidneys. A common symptom of stress is insomnia. The average blood pressure of men is 5 to 10 mmHg higher than that of women, and insomnia can cause blood pressure to rise by an average of 2 to 5 mmHg.
Solution: Young people generally find it difficult to detect their own high blood pressure. Therefore, regardless of age, it is best to have your blood pressure measured regularly and prevent staying up late and excessive stress from causing blood pressure to rise.