Symptoms to detect Kidney Disease & recommended Diet

A few tips to detect kidney related diseases

Pain or burning when passing urine
Puffiness around the eyes and ankles
Blood in urine
Pain in the kidney area - near lower back
Changes in frequency and quantity of urine passed, especially at night
High blood pressure
Tiredness

On most occasions kidney ailments are unpredictable, can strike at random and difficult to prevent for instance Diabetes. People suffer with diabetes long before they develop kidney failure. Early detection and prevention is the key to avoiding renal failure. Patients having Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, a history of kidney disease in the family.

New Research indicates that one should have the following TESTS to ascertain Kidney related problems

Blood Tests: these measure blood levels of creatinine and urea. Both of these products are normally excreted in the urine, but if the kidneys are not functioning properly, increased amounts can be detected in the blood.

Urine Tests: The presence of protein in the urine, simply diagnosed with a dipstick test,can often be a marker for silent kidney disease.

Renal Imaging: involves taking a picture of the kidney using a variety of methods, such as ultrasound, CAT scan or magnetic resonance imaging. These tests help determine if there are any unusual contours of the kidney growths or blockages to the flow of urine.

Renal Biopsy: a hospital procedure in which a needle is inserted through the skin into the kidney. A small sample of kidney tissue is removed for microscopic Examination.

Recommended Easy Preventive measures:-

Regular exercise and good diet will Help
Have your urine and blood pressure checked once a year
You may need to reduce the amount of protein you eat to avoid build up of urea in your body.

Proteins such as such as poultry, meat, seafood, eggs, milk, cheese and other dairy products.In smaller amounts in foods from plant sources such as breads, cereals, other starches and grains, and vegetables and fruits, Sodium, Table salt and foods with added salt such as snack foods, soups and processed cheese, shev, chiwada, ghee chakali, Canned foods, prepared foods and fast foods, Bakery items, pickles, sauces, papad, salted nuts.

Calories are important for energy and can be found in sugar and vegetable fats.Increase unsaturated fats such as vegetable (oils made with corn, cottonseed,
Sun flower soybean or sunflower oils) olive oil and mayonnaise-type salad dressings
Kheer made from rice, sabudana, rava, milk products like gulabjamun, rasgulla, cham-cham etc. Use sugar such as honey, jam, jelly. You may have canned or frozen fruits in heavy syrup. However, if you are diabetic or overweight, talk with your renal dietician about the best way for you to get the right amount of calories for your needs.