How Can You Improve The Functioning Of Your Kidneys?

Kidney failure is a disorder arising because of the inability of the kidneys to excrete toxins from the body. If the kidneys stop functioning normally, an increased amount of water and harmful toxins remain accumulated in the blood leading to serious complications.

Renal failure can occur suddenly, within a few days, or gradually over a period of a few years. Use of medicines like Aldactone can help patients in preventing the complications arising due to renal failure.

Causative Factors of Kidney Failure:

The causative factors of acute kidney failure are broadly categorized in pre-renal, renal and post-renal causes.

Pre-renal Causes:

• Hypovolemia due to blood loss

• Reduced intake of water

• Dehydration from loss of body fluids due to excessive vomiting or diarrhea

• Reduced flow of blood to the kidneys because of an obstruction in the renal arteries.

• Improper use of diuretics

Renal Causes:  

• Infections in the urinary system

• Use of drugs which produce a toxic effect on the kidneys, can lead to kidney failure. Such medicines include NSAIDs, cholesterol lowering drugs and some antibiotics.

• Rhabdomyolysis: This is a condition occurring due to the severe breakdown of muscles in the body. The damaged muscle fibers block the kidneys resulting in renal failure. This condition can occur due to trauma, crash injuries or burns.

• Acute glomerulonephritis: this is a condition occurring due to the inflammation of the glomeruli in the kidneys. Diseases that can cause glomerulonephritis include systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis and Goodpasture syndrome.

Post Renal Causes:

• Obstruction in the ureter or the bladder

• Prostate cancer 

• Prostatic hypertrophy 

• Renal stones

• Tumors in the abdominal cavity

Causes of chronic kidney failure:

• Diabetes

• Hypertension

• Prostate disease

• Polycystic kidney disease

• Chronic glomerulonephritis

• Reflux nephropathy

Symptoms of Kidney Failure:

• Decreased secretion of urine resulting in oliguria

• Weakness

• Edema in the legs and the face

• Diarrhea

• Pain in the abdomen

Aldactone for Kidney Failure:

It is a very good medicine for the management of kidney failure. It works by preventing the action of a hormone called Aldosterone that is responsible for the reduced secretion of water and salt in urine, resulting in worsening of the signs of kidney failure. Use of Aldactone is also beneficial for the treatment of heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver and hypertension.

Dosage of Aldactone:

Patients can use Aldactone in a dosage of 25 to 400 milligrams per day. This medicine should be taken as a single dose daily or in 2 or 3 equally divided doses. The exact dosage of this drug should be calculated based on the severity of the signs of kidney failure. Therefore, it is advisable for patients to consult an urologist to check the dosage most suitable for them.

Failure of the kidneys to excrete water and salt from the body can cause several complications like congestive cardiac failure and hypertension. Use of Aldactone can help patients in preventing the life threatening complications occurring due to this condition.

Guest Post by: John Charles, working as content writer for Canadian Drug Saver Blog.

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