A summary of the causes of kidney failure

① Drugs to treat other diseases (side effects)

As we all know, the kidney is one of the detoxification organs. And the ancient saying "three parts of medicine is poison" is not a joke. Regardless of whether Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine cures one disease, it does have a negative impact on other aspects of the body. For example, drugs that are harmful to the kidneys include:

Antibiotics:
Including aminoglycosides, such as neomycin, gentamicin, amikacin, and anti-tuberculosis drugs such as rifampin;

Analgesic drugs;

Non-corticosteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, such as fenoprofen and naproxen;

Some contrast media;

Traditional Chinese medicine: Rumu Tong (the above professional drug classification comes from a doctor’s words)

In addition to the bunch of professional terms above, there is another one that cannot be ignored. Many of us have encountered it in the process of raising dogs, which is medicine for skin diseases, such as injections for fungi and mites. Why.

If you have veterinary mite injections such as Ivermectin, or fungal injections such as Fungus No. 1, you can read the precautions written on the packaging box: It is forbidden for people with renal insufficiency/use with caution. This shows how much pressure these drugs put on the kidneys~

② Poison

I have seen many similar examples. A certain dog friend’s dog accidentally ate poison. Although he was rescued, it soon suffered from organ failure (kidney was one of them). , and finally passed away.

Even life-saving drugs can cause kidney problems, let alone deadly poisons.

③ Toxin-containing diet

Some people may ask, who would be so stupid as to eat "poisonous" things?

But in real life, we really eat a lot of food containing "toxins" ~ For a small amount of toxins, we can test the body's own detoxification ability to eliminate them, and it will not have much impact, but long-term consumption of these toxins Eating too much food will cause the detoxification organs to be overloaded, making them unable to cope with the detoxification task, or causing problems such as pathological changes in their own organs.

The same goes for dogs~ They don’t know what is healthy and what is unhealthy. They just stuff everything into their stomachs like foodies. In order to prevent the dog’s kidneys from overloading with detoxification tasks, leading to failure and other problems. , you have to rely on the owner to pay attention~

③ Foods with toxins:

1. Foods that have been soaked for a long time (such as fungus, day lilies, etc.) that have been soaked for a long time will produce biotoxins and cause (kidney) organ failure; (available online News about organ failure caused by long-term fungus soaking can be found on Baidu)

2. Fish bladder, and other foods that contain toxins;

3. Moldy food, such as aflatoxin, can cause cancer, organ failure, infertility and even fetal malformations;

Check the others by yourself~I’ll give you some examples, otherwise this article would be very long~

④ High-salt ion diet

The reason why it is written here as high "salt ions" instead of "salt" is because it does not simply refer to our edible salt.

Edible salt is composed of sodium ions and chloride ions, but the kidneys are an important organ that excretes sodium ions, chloride ions and potassium ions. When we go to the hospital to check whether the kidneys are healthy, these three ions also need to be tested repeatedly.

Electrolyte salts are one of the elements that maintain normal life activities, but if they are exceeded, they will put huge pressure on the kidneys and other excretory organs.

For example, let’s take a car. Do you think it will have a long life if you drive it for one or two hours a day and park it in the garage the rest of the time? Or if you drive it more than 20 hours a day and run it every day, will this method extend the service life of the car?

Dogs, unlike humans, do not have sweat glands, so dogs require very little salt and mainly excrete salt through urine.

Excessive salt intake, let alone high salt content, even the salt content of the food eaten by humans, can overload the dog's kidneys and eventually cause kidney problems.

⑤ Holding in urine

Many poop collectors ignore the matter of holding in urine, and have even seen their children showing off their children holding in urine for a long time... Just for the sake of health, it is really not recommended to let dogs Hold your urine for a long time~

The longest time a dog can hold in his urine should not exceed ten hours, otherwise it will have a negative impact on the kidneys. Think about the pain of holding in your urine, and you cannot bully your furry child again and again just because they are honest~

Principle: If urine remains in the bladder for too long, bacteria will breed. These bacteria will retrograde to the kidneys through the ureter, causing urinary tract infection. This type of infection will cause chronic nephritis, and eventually become the cause of kidney failure. one.

In addition, it is common knowledge that holding in urine will lead to uremia, and uremia is the final stage that is deeper than renal failure. In other words, uremia is a more serious stage than renal failure...

⑥ Other diseases/allergy induction

Ask the doctor about this, and he will definitely tell you many examples ~ because we have encountered it in the dog friends group. This is unavoidable... so I won't say anything else. I can only say that if you ensure that you are healthy in all aspects of your body, it will not cause it.

⑦ Excessive protein intake

For those who have diagnosed kidney problems, doctors will recommend controlling protein intake and choosing high-quality animal protein that is easily absorbed to avoidFree of plant protein. From this we can see the impact of excessive protein intake, especially low-quality protein, on the kidneys.

Principle: Excessive protein intake will cause the blood uric acid concentration in the body to increase, thus causing hyperuricemia. Uric acid concentrations are extremely toxic to the kidneys, eventually causing kidney failure.

As for why doctors recommend animal protein instead of plant protein for kidney problems, we will mention it in detail later in the section on kidney-protecting foods.

How to avoid kidney failure

① Avoid every point in the paragraph above that can cause kidney disease, and you can basically avoid it~

② Reasonable intake Moisture:

A reasonable intake of a certain amount of water every day and urination several times will help remove toxins and excess salt ions from the body.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for taking in enough water, that is, either the dog has a designated toilet at home and can pee when it wants to, or the parents have time to take the dog out to urinate several times a day.

Otherwise, if you drink a lot of water and have to hold it in to urinate, it will be bad for the kidneys~ (Think of the pain of holding in urine, so let the dogs pee more often if possible)

Those kidney-nourishing foods and misunderstandings

You must pay attention to the dietary information about kidneys, because when you checked, you found a lot of contradictions and misunderstandings. These have to be analyzed one by one. The principle of kidney damage has been confirmed.

So don’t turn to a piece of information and take it as the truth. Read it and check it yourself, and then judge what is correct.

The foods mentioned below must be foods that are beneficial to the kidneys after repeated examination and consideration of the principles.

Foods that are good for nourishing the kidneys:

① Omega 3 (olive oil, salmon oil):

Principle: On the one hand, Omega 3 has the function of repairing and The role of regenerating cells; on the other hand, Omega 3 can evolve into EPA, which has the effect of inhibiting inflammation, and diseased kidney problems basically cannot escape the accompaniment of inflammation, so taking Taking in an appropriate amount of Omega 3 is good for the kidneys~

Recommended tips: Just buy a bottle of the extra-grade cold-pressed olive oil from the supermarket (pure olive oil, not blended oil), and pour about ten milliliters on the food when feeding every day, and that’s it~< /p>

Simple, don’t heat it, don’t heat it, don’t heat it!

② Yam:

Principle: Yam is rich in dopamine, which can expand blood vessels and improve blood circulation. Regular consumption of yam can enhance the detoxification function of the kidneys.

PushRecommended tips: There are a lot of yam powder on Taobao, buy a pack, and then pour 10 or 20 grams of yam powder into the dog's bowl every day, add cold water and stir it into a juice, then pour in the freshly boiled hot water, and pour it all at the same time. Stir continuously until it becomes a transparent paste. If it does not become transparent, add more hot water.

After letting it cool, give it to your furry child.

Note: It must be stirred with boiling hot water until it becomes transparent before eating, because raw yam is poisonous and eating it will cause diarrhea and other problems.

In addition, when pouring hot water and stirring the yam paste, be sure to avoid young children, because they don’t know WeChat at all. If they touch the arm of the hot water bottle, the water will be poured on the body and cause problems~

Yam is indeed beneficial to the kidneys (this ingredient has been seen in many Chinese medicine prescriptions for kidney failure), but don’t overeat it. Long-term overeating can also have side effects, so a little every day is enough.

③ Wolfberry (eat small amounts in small amounts):

Wolfberry is beneficial to the kidneys and liver, but you must pay attention to the dosage, and some physical conditions, such as inflammation in the body, are not suitable for eating wolfberry , false fire and other conditions, check more by yourself~

Principle: Lycium barbarum can enhance the body's immune function, promote cell regeneration, reduce blood cholesterol levels, and resist atherosclerosis.

Note: Be sure to eat a small amount, as too much may have side effects.

The above three are the ones that have been confirmed for the time being. I have checked a lot of others, but they are all contradictory, and I cannot be sure whether they are beneficial or harmful. For example, cabbage is normally a food that is good for the kidneys. However, a netizen who grows vegetables at home warned kidney patients not to use this type of vegetables because they are prone to insects and are treated with a lot of pesticides during their growth period, which is very harmful to the kidneys. ……

Another example is tomatoes. Data says tomatoes are diuretic and are good for the kidneys. However, there is also data saying tomatoes are high-potassium foods and should not be eaten by people with renal insufficiency. Lycopene is powerful for the kidneys, but excessive consumption can easily lead to the occurrence of stone diseases...

There are so many contradictory ingredients. I will write an article in the future to sort out the contradictory ingredients in kidney-nourishing foods, so that everyone can see together whether they are beneficial or harmful.

What should be done to prevent kidney failure

① On the premise that you can urinate multiple times a day, try to drink more water and urinate more

② Hold in your urine less often, and hold your urine in for no more than 10 hours at a time

③Eat an appropriate amount of protein, not too high in protein (for some foreign dog foods with extremely high protein, the daily consumption will be reduced accordingly)

④ Do not feed poisonous, harmful or moldy food

⑤ If you encounter skin disease, try to avoid injections. Unless the skin disease is serious, you can only get injections

⑥ One of the side effects of gentamicin is for kidney problems, so try to avoid internal injection

⑦ Pay more attention to whether the side effects of using drugs include this aspect

⑧ Salt intake! The salt requirement of dogs is very low. If they eat enough meat, the salt content in the meat alone is enough. Therefore, you must avoid feeding leftover soup to your dog, which will be salty to death if you eat it. .