Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Expert in Kidney Disease and Hypertension at the Central Army Hospital (RSPAD) Gatot Subroto, Dr. Jonny Sp PD-KGH, MKes, MM said the curve of patients with disease chronic renal failure in Indonesia continues to increase.
According to him, until today, there is no one way that can restore function kidney to its original state. On that basis, mutual awareness is needed to maintain kidney health as early as possible.
Jonny said that in a webinar organized by the Indonesian Dialysis Patient Community (KPCDI) in collaboration with Baxter in a series of World Kidney Day 2021 events, Saturday (20/3/2021).
Jonny said that there are two diseases that contribute to the number of chronic kidney failure patients. The first is diabetes mellitus by 30% and hypertension by 25%. The rest, divided through inflammatory kidney disease, kidney stones, autoimmune diseases, and congenital diseases in which the kidneys have many cysts.
“Also the use of herbal medicines to lose weight and the use of drugs to increase stamina,” he said.
Jonny explained that almost all kidney failure patients in Indonesia come with a fairly severe condition. So that these patients must get dialysis (hemodialysis) or wash the stomach (peritoneal dialysis)
To find out the initial symptoms of kidney disease, according to Jonny, the symptoms are body feeling weak, no appetite, nausea due to high body toxins.
The next stage is lack of blood, urinating a little, swelling, shortness of breath, bone deformities, itching, and unconsciousness.
Therefore, prevention is needed as early as possible so that kidney disease is not progressive. Even if there is a congenital disease such as diabetes mellitus, the person must control their blood sugar and blood pressure. Therefore you must need medical assistance to find out the cause of kidney disease so that the situation can be controlled.
“So this can prevent the progression of kidney damage. For example, in stage two with creatinine 1,9 or 2, if he has diabetes (diabetes) then his diabetes must be treated properly, until his blood sugar is less than 200, “he explained.
Meanwhile, if the cause is due to hypertension, the tension must be controlled and if possible, it must be less than 130/90. Patients must also stop smoking so that the rate of progression of kidney disease can be reduced. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables.
“Pay attention to your potassium levels if you have kidney problems, exercise regularly, control your body weight, reduce salt. Avoid carbonated drinks. So this is how we prevent it, “he said.
If the disease cannot be contained then the situation will become complicated. According to Jonny, to this day there is no single method or drug that can restore kidney function back to before the disease occurred. In essence, it is very difficult and impossible to make the kidneys function normally very difficult.
It is stated that everyone should be aware that from the age of 40 years the rate of kidney function will decrease every year by one milliliter per minute. So that even though you have taken precautions, it does not rule out the possibility of experiencing dialysis or washing your stomach.
“But at least we prevent the progression so that it doesn’t fall too quickly to the last stage. This is the prevention that we can do to control kidney failure, ”he said.
On that basis, Jonny invited all parties to conduct early detection of kidney disease. Get through medical check up specific examination standards for kidney health. Can perform routine urine checks, creatinine urea, and ultrasound of the kidneys and urinary tract.
Source: BeritaSatu.com
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