Kidney failure is a condition of kidneys where your kidneys have deprived and because of that, the functioning is being affected. It is also a condition where your kidney stops working because of various reasons like a spontaneous loss to the functioning, a disease, infection or any similar reason.
Kidneys are the most sensitive organs of the human being that works even when you are asleep. There job role assigned by nature is to filter 150 quarts of blood every day. Well, there are more functions that kidneys play other than just filtering the blood:
• Maintain a healthy balance of essential nutrients.
• Maintain a pH balance of the blood.
• Maintain a balance of fluids.
• Regulates the blood pressure.
• Help in the maintenance of bone health.
• Releases healthy hormones for fighting the infectious and cancerous cells.
What are the different types of kidney failure?
Kidneys may fail in various forms and five types of failures have been classified till now:
• Acute pre-renal failure.
• Acute intrinsic renal failure.
• Chronic pre-renal failure.
• Chronic intrinsic renal failure.
• Chronic post-renal failure.
Acute Pre-Renal Failure:
A kidney demands a certain amount of blood flow and protein for energy. But when there is a lack of both the requirements, the condition is said to be the Acute Pre-renal failure. It can be cured after observing the symptoms and causes of the said failure.
Acute Intrinsic Renal Failure:
In case of an Acute Intrinsic renal failure, the following factors can be held responsible:
• Frequent intake of drugs & allopathic medicines.
• Excess of wastes and toxins in the kidney due to lack of oxygen to the kidney.
• Heart attack.
• Excessive physical activities or an accident may be.
Chronic Pre-Renal Failure:
It is the stage of kidney failure where the kidneys start to get shrink day by day and the functioning gets affected because the shrinkage has obstructed the flow of oxygen to kidneys.
Chronic Intrinsic Renal Failure:
This is the condition of the kidneys when the consumption of medicines and drugs that were taken in the past has started to affect the functioning and has decreased the flow of oxygen to kidneys. Such a condition is termed as Chronic Intrinsic renal failure.
Chronic Post-Renal Failure:
Chronic Post-renal failure is a condition of kidneys when the urine starts to build up in the kidneys and doesn’t pass out from the body. This happening further leads to the obstructed functioning of the kidneys. Also, it puts a lot of pressure on kidneys to filter out the waste that damages the Glomerulus of kidneys.
What causes kidney diseases?
Many factors can be said responsible for the disrupted functioning of kidneys, but to summarize following are the causing factors of kidney diseases:
• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• Genetic Diseases
• Urinary Tract
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Inadequate supply of oxygen to the kidney
• Overconsumption of drugs and alcohol
• Overconsumption of anti-biotic
• Frequent infections in the renal system
Does kidney leave symptoms behind when they fail or before failing?
Kidneys are the sense organs, they start giving symptoms when they are failing in performing their functions. Following are the assumed quotes to make you understand better these symptoms in your general life:
• “I just work eat and sleep. I feel tired all the time”: Fatigue & Drowsiness
• “Whenever I travel for more than 4 hours I can see my feet swollen”: Joint pain & Swelling in legs, arms & other parts of the body.
• “Climbing, running, long walks are just impossible for me I pant a lot while doing all of this”: Shortness of breath.
• “I don’t like the food; I don’t feel like eating at all”: Loss of appetite.
• “I cannot think properly what I wanted to talk about”: Confusions all the time.
• “I feel very cold even when it’s hot”: Fever.
• “I cannot sleep properly as I have to get up in the middle of the night to urinate & vomit”: Insomnia, Nausea & Vomiting.
• “I saw blood in my urine today”: Blood in the urine.
• “My pee looked like a scrambled egg”: Protein in the urine.
What are the stages of kidney failure?
As the types of kidney failure, five stages are characterized during kidney failure:
• Stage one: The eGFR level is 90.
• Stage two: eGFR level drops between 60 and 89.
• Stage three: eGFR drops down between 30 and 59.
• Stage four: The eGFR drops down between 15 and 29.
• Stage Five: The eGFR drops down lower than 15.
But what is eGFR?
eGFR is a test that helps in the determination of the kidneys’ conditions. The lower the amount is the worse the condition of kidneys will be.
What is the Ayurvedic treatment for kidney failure?
It is often said that Ayurvedic treatment for kidney failure is not effective. But if you observe closely, what other treatments are doing? The treatment that is done in other sectors is based on the medicines that have been chemically made and works ONLY on the symptoms and the ultimate solution you can get is either kidney transplant or dialysis.
These treatments are quick but last only for a few days to months. But only Ayurveda has the power and energy that can reverse the condition for a lifetime.
Following are the basic Ayurvedic kidney treatment’s guidelines:
• Foods that are high in sodium should be avoided as they can develop blood clots in the human blood which is dangerous for the functioning and transporting the blood to different organs.
• Drinks & beverages that are rich in caffeine should be avoided. Drink fresh juice of orange as a replacement.
• Avoid foods that are not fresh. Consumption of freshly cooked meal would be beneficial.
• Avoid foods that are premade. Indulge yourself in the intake of fresh fruits & vegetables only.
• Avoid hard drinks and club sodas.
• Try to perform yoga posters daily.
• Try to meditate for half an hour.
• Indulge yourself into exercise and mild running
• Eat foods that reduce the risk of getting caught by other diseases.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Eat foods that are rich in protein with the consultation of your doctor.
Why Ayurvedic treatment for failed or failing kidneys is useful?
Ayurvedic treatment is a natural treatment that can bring a lot of positive changes in the functioning of kidneys, such as:
• They are easy to consume.
• Side effect-free.
• Eliminate the root causes.
• Pocket-friendly.
• It reduces the stress level and fights anxiety.
• Maintains an apt level of blood pressure.
• It focuses on the overall development of an individual. It affects the body, mind & soul of a patient optimistically.
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