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Avoid These 5 Bad Habits to Maintain Kidney Health

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Kapanlagi.com - The kidney is an important organ in addition to the heart in the human body. The kidney performs various functions, such as filtering and disposing of waste, controlling water balance, regulating red blood cells, and regulating blood pressure and salt levels. The kidneys themselves are located below the ribcage at the back and near the middle of the spine on both sides of the spine.

Considering the importance of the kidneys in the human body, you should also know how to take care of the kidneys properly. However, before that, there are bad habits that are often done and can damage kidney function itself. If the kidneys are not functioning properly, chronic health problems such as kidney failure may arise.

To avoid these problems, it is good for you to know what things should be avoided to maintain kidney health. Here is the complete review.

 

1. Frequent Urination

Are you one of those people who have the bad habit of holding in urine? If this bad habit continues, it can have serious effects on kidney health. Basically, the need to urinate is a natural thing.

However, frequent urine holding can lead to severe urinary tract infections. This also affects kidney health. If you feel the urge to urinate, it means the bladder is full. If you continue to hold it, it can put pressure on the kidneys and can lead to kidney failure.

2. Insufficient Water Intake

For some people, they do not like or have insufficient water intake. However, consuming an adequate amount of water is essential for the body. If the bad habit of insufficient water intake continues, it can greatly increase the chances of health problems in the kidneys. It is important to know that insufficient water intake can make the blood thicker, causing minerals to easily deposit in the kidneys. This can disrupt kidney function.

It is advisable to start developing the habit of drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water every day, adjusting it to your daily activities. One symptom you can observe to determine if your body lacks water intake is by looking at the color of your urine. If your urine is dark in color, it indicates that you are not consuming enough water.

3. Frequently Consuming Fast Food

The habit of consuming fast food often exists in those who have extremely busy activities. Therefore, they often adopt unhealthy lifestyles because they have no other choice. Although fast food tastes delicious and is convenient, do you know that it has a significant impact on kidney health?

Most fast food is high in sodium content, which is detrimental to the heart and kidneys. In addition, fast food is high in fat and sugar, which has a negative effect on the kidneys of those who consume it. Therefore, if you still care about kidney health, start avoiding the habit of consuming fast food.

4. Staying Up Late

The habit of staying up late or having difficulty sleeping usually occurs due to stress or excessive workload. However, did you know that lack of sleep not only causes drowsiness and fatigue, but also can lead to kidney damage in the long run. 

An expert stated that people who only sleep 5 hours a day are at a 65 percent risk of kidney failure. However, generally, the ideal sleep duration for a person should be 8 hours. Therefore, start taking care of your kidney health by abandoning the bad habit of staying up late.

 

5. Excessive Use of Painkillers

Some drugs can indeed relieve pain in the body. Therefore, this method is often used by many people to reduce the pain they suffer. Although it relieves pain, however, if consumed too frequently, it will have negative effects on the kidneys. Therefore, do not frequently consume pain relievers as it can be fatal.

Those are a series of bad habits that can damage the kidneys. Therefore, protect yourself from various threats to kidney health such as the advice above. Hopefully, it is useful.

(kpl/dtm)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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