National Center for Health and Safety

🆕 LATEST UPDATE on the rate of kidney disease in the Philippines🆕
📌 According to the report of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020, the rate of people with kidney disease in the Philippines is about 7.3%. This is quite a high number and has been increasing rapidly in recent years.
The main causes of kidney disease in the Philippines include:
Diabetes
😨 High blood pressure
Urinary tract obstruction
😨 Polycystic kidney disease
😨 Urinary tract infections.
😨 It is also due to unhealthy lifestyle habits such as: eating too much greasy food, eating salty food, eating a lot of fast food, eating animal organs, etc.
Accordingly, common kidney diseases today include kidney stones, glomerulonephritis, acute - chronic renal failure, kidney cancer... In which, acute and chronic renal failure are two very common conditions. .
💁 Medical experts recommend: For effective disease prevention, people should have regular medical check-ups, screening for kidney-related diseases for people at high risk, and early diagnosis and treatment to prevent them. or slow the development of end-stage kidney disease. Encourage and adopt a healthy lifestyle (access to clean water, regular exercise, limit toxic agents for the kidneys such as to***co, alcohol, toxic chemicals...).
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🔥 Physical activity mode for people with kidney disease 🔥
Exercise may not have a direct beneficial effect on the urinary system. But the exercise helps the metabolism to go smoothly, control blood pressure, metabolic diseases, overweight-obesity... Thereby helping to prevent and control kidney disease.
So how should kidney patients exercise, here is a kidney disease exercise regimen you can refer to:
📌 Acute glomerulonephritis
👉 Stage of progression of oligouria, edema:
The patient needs rest.
👉 Recovery phase
Light work, normal study, light work such as cooking, laundry, house cleaning, gardening; Exercise activities such as walking slowly, avoiding strenuous physical activities.
👉 Stable for 6 months
Normal work, light exercise, administrative work, normal housework, light agricultural work; Light to moderate exercise such as brisk walking, swimming, golfing...
👉 Stable for 2 years
Normal work, can do sports, moderate physical activity, practice sports such as slow running, table tennis, badminton, aerobic exercise ...
📌 Chronic glomerulonephritis
If proteinuria < 1 g/24 hours:
👉 Grade I kidney failure: can perform physical activities such as volleyball, basketball, soccer, speed running, long distance running, gym training...)
👉 Renal failure grade II, IIIa: moderate physical activity, exercise and sports such as slow running, table tennis, badminton, aerobic exercise...
👉 Grade III kidney failure: normal housework, administrative work, light agricultural work; Light to moderate exercise such as brisk walking, swimming, golfing...
👉 Grade IV kidney failure: performing light work such as cooking, laundry, house cleaning, gardening; Exercise activities such as walking slowly, avoiding strenuous physical activities.
If proteinuria is > 1 g/24 hours:
* No hypertension:
👉 Renal failure grade I, II: Moderate activity, avoid heavy activities.
👉 Renal failure grade IIIa, IIIb: Normal administrative work, housework, suitable mode of physical activity from mild to moderate.
👉 Grade IV kidney failure: Moderate activity, avoid heavy activity.
* Hypertension
👉 Renal failure grade II, II, IIIa: Normal administrative work, housework, suitable mode of physical activity from mild to moderate.
👉 Renal failure grade IIIb, IV: Moderate activity, avoid heavy activity.
📌 Nephrotic syndrome:
In progress: Lighter work, more rest.
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💥 WHAT CAUSES CKD? 💥
Kidney failure is a condition in which the kidneys lose their function and are no longer able to filter waste products from the blood.
There are many causes of kidney failure including:
👉 Acute glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, chronic glomerulonephritis, glomerulonephritis due to systemic diseases.
👉 Diabetes and high blood pressure
👉 Chronic tubulointerstitial disease
👉 Patients who are poisoned for a long time or some drugs used to treat medical disorders can also damage the kidneys, leading to chronic kidney failure.
👉 Some other habits such as: eating salty food, liking sweet food, drinking a lot of soft drinks, skipping breakfast, or fasting urine, lazy to drink water, habit of eating less vegetables, more meat, arbitrarily taking medicine and using wrong instructions .
📌 Kidney failure often progresses through many stages, worsening in stages and eventually leading to end-stage chronic kidney failure. At this time, the two kidneys have almost completely lost their function and require renal replacement therapy such as dialysis, kidney transplant, etc.
Therefore, kidney failure needs to be prevented as well as diagnosed and treated promptly, in order to prolong the life of the patient.
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💊 How can I tell if I have sinusitis or just allergic rhinitis?
👉 You are worried because of the symptoms of sneezing, stuffy nose, but you do not have an accurate diagnosis of your disease. The following way of distinguishing sinusitis and allergic rhinitis will help you determine the pathology.
👉 Allergic rhinitis is easy to diagnose, patients can rely on some of the following signs to distinguish sinusitis and allergic rhinitis such as:
👉 Itchy nose, continuous sneezing into the colon so that it can't be controlled. Sneezing is often accompanied by a headache because sneezing causes the muscles to contract.
Runny nose: The patient has a runny nose on both sides of the nose with clear nasal discharge, a few days later the nasal discharge becomes more cloudy due to superinfection.
👉 Nasal congestion: due to nasal secretions blocking the sinuses, the patient will find stuffy on one or both sides of the nose.
✅ Unlike sinusitis, allergic rhinitis is the body's response to external stimuli such as weather, dust, mold, pollen or unpleasant odors... will go through inhalation, eating or through the skin causing allergic rhinitis.
💊 That proves that the cause of allergic rhinitis is not caused by bacteria or inflammation like sinusitis, but it mainly depends on the location of each person. There are also people who are allergic to those factors, and there are people who do not have anything.
👉 Because allergic rhinitis completely depends on each person's location, it often carries genetic factors, people with allergic rhinitis are considered to have atopic allergies.
👉 The disease also depends on the health status of each person: such as poor health, weak liver ... is also the cause of allergic rhinitis.
People with allergic rhinitis often have seasonal flare-ups, but there are cases where the disease can occur in any season. Allergic rhinitis, if prolonged, will lead to sinusitis or nasal polyps.
The above information will help you know how to distinguish sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, helping you to clearly identify your disease, so that you can have a more effective treatment method. However, to know exactly your disease, it is recommended that you go to specialized hospitals or clinics for an accurate diagnosis as well as specific advice on your medical condition.