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My posting this was necessitated as a result of the death of Nollywood actor Muna Obiekwe. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

When lalasticlala posted news of his death yesterday and stated the cause of death as kidney failure I was shocked and decided to look into the cause of kidney failure, I was indeed enlightened about kidney disease. I found out a lot , but most surprising were habits that most Nigerians engage in which could cause kidney damage.

I know most folks on Nairaland hate lengthy epistles which may be boring to read so I'll briefly list those bad habits here, for a more detailed explanation you can find the URL links at the bottom of my post.

1. Delayed emptying of your bladder -Retaining urine in your bladder for a long time on a daily basis when pressed is a very bad idea. Long-term full bladder is easy to cause the bladder damage. That the urine stays at bladder for a long time can cause the bacteria breeding easily, once the urine refluxes back to ureter and kidneys, the toxic
substance cam result in the kidney infections, then urinary tract infection, and then nephritis, even Uremia. So when nature calls, answer it without delay.

2. Consuming too much salt - No more than 5.8 grams of salt should be eaten daily, so take it easy with that salt shaker.

3. Consuming too much meat - According to Harvard University, too much protein in your diet can harm the kidneys. The by product of protein digestion is
ammonia – a toxin your hard-working kidneys need to neutralize. More protein means more effort for the kidneys, which can, over time, lead to decreased function.

4. Consuming too much caffeine - We often consume more caffeine than we think we do. Caffeine is in many soft drinks and sodas, and before you know it, your blood pressure goes through the roof and your kidneys start complaining. Take it easy on the likes of Fanta, Coke, 7Up, Fayrouz, etc

5. Not drinking enough water – Our kidneys need to get properly hydrated to perform their functions. If we don’t drink enough, the toxins can start accumulating in the blood, as there isn’t enough fluid
to drain them through the kidneys. Drink about 12 glasses of water a day. An easy way to see if you’re drinking enough is to check the colour of your urine. The lighter in colour, the better.

6. Improper and untimely treatment of infections - Treat infections properly and on time and complete medication dosage.

7. Pain-killer abuse - Taking excessive amounts of analgesics to relive pain is a no no!

8. Too much alcohol consumption - The toxins found in alcohol not only damage the liver, but also your kidneys. According to Kidney Health Australia and American Kidney Fund, one way to avoid kidney disease is to drink alcohol in moderation.

9. Smoking -Smoking has been linked to arthrosclerosis. The narrowing and hardening of blood vessels affects the blood supply to all vital organs, including the kidneys. According to the study published in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics,
two cigarettes a day are enough to double the number of endothelial cells present in your blood. This is a signal of arterial damage. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology cites many
different studies conducted since 2003 which all link smoking to decreased kidney function.

10. Lack of exercise - Exercise is another good way to protect your kidneys. A large study published in 2013 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology suggested that postmenopausal women who
exercised had 31% lower risk of developing kidney stones. Generally speaking, maintaining a healthy weight will reduce your chances of kidney stones, so get moving.

References:
www.kidney-.org/living-with-kidney-disease/14.html

www.healthyandnaturalworld.com/common-habits-that-can-damage-your-kidneys/

www.healthyfoodstar.com/10-common-habits-that-damage-the-kidneys/

Let's stay healthy, if not for anything stay healthy for those you love, because they need you in their lives. Wishing everyone a healthy 2015.

Thanks for sharing op

Fly high Muna, RIP

quite educative

I learnt a lot! Thank you OP, Nairaland health section mods need to puch this up to homepage because Nigerians would gain from this. Sissy3 and dominique, do the needful.

Rushes to pee

Drunkards, una dey hear?

Alomo tinz........

I'm afraid


RIP MUNA RUDO !

thanks for that info. it will help us a lot

....thank God i'm not into any of this.... And living good life continue...


ALL IZZ WELL

Those are the simple truth that must be adhered to.

Quite educative




But a lot of people keep abusing two most common causes
Taking of much alcohol
Taking too much of caffeinated drinks




This kills the kidney than anything

Thanks for the information.
These days anyone can have any disease. Some diseases are no longer limited to older people. These days you find young people with diabetes, high blood pressure and other diseases one thought were for old people.
Just last week, a young boy of around 11 years was struggling in the children ER with the one kidney that he had left.
From the information I gathered, one of his kidneys had previously gone bad and had to be removed and now he is having problem with the remaining one.
He is having a back-flow of urine into his kidney (uropathy I think). I just hope he gets proper medical attention.

Looking at all these, one has to be careful with his lifestyle in order to prevent all these diseases.
Above all, God is the ultimate healer and preventer of all these disease. Let us do our part by watching our lifestyle and rely on him to protect us even when we are not so careful.

Thanks OP

Lord have mercy,I'm guilty of some!

Mouthaction

I was hoping to see Inhaling fuel fume... I'm so obsessed with the smell.
Any side effect for that pls

8. Too much Alcohol consumption.
9. Smoking.


Those are my concerns.

OP, abeg no dey scare person anyhow.

Something must kill a man!

H

Is Muna really dead?

alrite

OP, when you say drink alcohol in moderation, you need to be a more specific with how much is moderate in enough and what type of alcohol.
E.g, one shot of alomo bitters or OSOMO a day will kill u faster than a glass of good redwine after every meal.

Let's learn to 'nigerianilse' these oyinbo articles....

Nawa o.......no body fit get 10/10 for ds one o....may God help us o

owk

Okay! So you expect me to believe this? Abegi, what will be will be. I believe everything that happens to any man is destiny, no matter what you do to prevent it, it will surely happen. Those that will die of Kidney failure will die of kidney failure, so my advice is to pray to God not to die untimely.

Kidney failure and the public donation for the treatment will never be your portion as you're reading this. Amen!

Delayed emptying your sperm nko?

Prayer sld be on d lst

Our own is to caution our self, God is d only one dat saves life.

kam buchalu some space ..

Man need. To b careful.. thanks for this informative post!...
But does high consumption of fish or eggs have any side effect on d kidney? Cos am a lover of eggs and fishes..
Thannks

OP,thanks a bunch but will appreciate if you can work on causes of cancer as well..God bless

No. 8. makes scared. I can't do without alcohol. Man die go, woman born again.