Renal failure occurs when the kidney suddenly stops working properly. When the kidneys are unable to filter waste products from the blood and don’t work properly or lose their ability to filter blood in that case the level of waste gets accumulated and the toxicity in our blood increases that might cause various health-related issues. People suffering from renal failure are susceptible to various chronic life-threatening conditions if left untreated or if there is any delay in the treatment. Renal failure is also known as kidney failure which can be very fatal and requires intensive treatment to stop. With the help of proper diet lifestyle and treatment, one can reverse their kidney function back to normal.
Symptoms:
The signs and symptoms of renal failure or kidney failure might include
- Fatigue
- Confusion
- Nausea
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Seizures
- Breathlessness
- Fluid retention
- Swelling in legs ankles and feet
- Weakness
- Risk factors
- Risk factors associated with renal failure are as follows
- Kidney Disease
- Liver disease
- Heart failure
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Old age
- Blockage in the blood vessels
- Cancer
- Liver diseases
- Acute kidney diseases
Causes
There may be various causes that lead to kidney failure or renal failure. Some of the causes might include
- Impaired blood flow to the Kidneys diseases is the condition that slows the blood flow to the kidney that leads to kidney malfunction that further causes damage to the Kidneys.
- Blood clots in the veins
- Cholesterol deposits in the Kidney
- Urine infection
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Blood disorders
- Muscle breakdown
- Urine blockage in the Kidneys
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney stones
- Nerve damage that involves bladder
- Prostate cancer
- Blood clot in the urinary tract
