In recent years, it has been found that taking some Chinese herbal medicines (including Chinese patent medicines) will cause renal function damage. Chinese herbal medicines that can "damage the kidney" include Tripterygium Wilfordii, Akebia Akebia, Petunia, Xanthium sibiricum, Papaver Shell, Kusnezoff monkshood, Quirrell, Aristolochia, Ji Fang and so on. Tripterygium wilfordii has the greatest damage to the kidney, followed by Akebia manshuriensis, which contains a nephrotoxic substance.
Second, the abuse of analgesic western medicine.
Take some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as painkillers, indomethacin, paracetamol and aspirin. Long-term or large doses can easily cause kidney damage. Kidney damage can be manifested as fatigue, dry mouth, loss of appetite, frequent urination, urgency, dysuria, even hematuria and aseptic pyuria, accompanied by joint pain and other symptoms. Some will directly cause nephrotic syndrome such as acute nephritis or glomerular necrosis, and severe cases will lead to renal failure and death.
Third, urinate often.
Some people hold back their urine for a long time because of their busy work. Urine staying in the bladder for too long is easy to breed bacteria, which will retrograde to the kidney through the ureter, leading to urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis. Once this kind of infection recurs, it can cause chronic infection and is not easy to cure. Patients will not only have symptoms such as backache, frequent micturition and urgency, but also develop into acute uremia.
Fourth, drink too little water.
If you don't drink water for a long time, the urine volume will decrease, and the concentration of waste and toxins carried in urine will increase. Kidney calculi and hydronephrosis, which are common in clinic, are closely related to long-term non-drinking. Drinking enough water can dilute urine, protect the kidneys and help to fully discharge waste and toxins.
Five, overeating
Modern people have more opportunities to eat, and often eat too much "delicious". The food they eat will eventually produce waste-uric acid and urea nitrogen. Most of these wastes are excreted through the kidneys, and overeating will undoubtedly increase the burden on the kidneys.
Sixth, excessive drinking.
Excessive intake of soft drinks and sports drinks can indirectly damage the kidneys. The pH value in the human body is 7.2. This kind of beverage is generally strongly acidic, and the pH value in the body changes obviously after drinking. The kidney is the main organ that regulates the pH value of human body. Excessive intake of soft drinks and sports drinks for a long time will increase the burden on the kidneys and increase the probability of kidney injury.
Seven, eat bread that is too soft.
There is a food additive potassium bromate in bread and cake, which can give gluten strength and elasticity necessary for baking food. It tastes soft, but excessive consumption will damage people's central nervous system, blood and kidneys.
The food additive potassium bromate has been listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Eight, the diet is too salty.
Salty diet, especially some snacks with high salt content. For example, eating fried potato chips and instant noodles will make people unconsciously consume too much salt, which will lead to an increase in blood pressure, and the normal flow of kidney blood will not be maintained, thus inducing kidney diseases.
Nine, drink strong tea after drinking.
Some people think that drinking strong tea after drinking can relieve alcohol. In fact, this is not only ineffective, but also hurts the kidney. Theophylline in tea can quickly affect the kidneys and play a diuretic role. At this time, alcohol is discharged from the kidney before it can be decomposed again, which leads to the stimulation of the kidney by a large amount of alcohol, thus damaging the renal function.
Kidney is an important organ that secretes urine, wastes and poisons, which can regulate the electrolyte concentration of human body and maintain acid-base balance. If the renal function is damaged or gradually decreased, the excretion and regulation function of the kidney will also decrease. When renal function is seriously damaged, uremia will occur, which is life-threatening. Although with the increase of age, renal function gradually declines, but some living habits or behaviors in life often become an important cause of renal function damage. In order to protect the kidney, we must be alert to the above "kidney injury" factors.