Facts about Kidney Failure:
- Normal person utilises only 30% of his Kidney’s capacity
- A person can live a normal life with only one Kidney !!
- 1 out of 10,000 people in India suffer from Kidney failure
- Out of 5 lakh kidney failure patients, only 12,000 patients get treated.
- Dialysis costs Rs. 15,000 per month
- Size of your Kidney is equivalent to your Fist
- Kidneys Filter, blood of our body [approx. 5 liters] 300 times everyday, which is equivalent to 100 Bathing Buckets!!
- Each Kidney has 10 lakh Nephrons [Nephron is the functional unit of Kidney]
Reasons for Kidney Failure:
- High Blood Pressure
- Diabetes
- Infection of the Nephron
- Kidney Stones
- Accidents
- Drinking 8-10 glasses of good quality water everyday
- Avoiding overdose of drugs
- Taking appropriate treatment of kidney stones
- Controlling High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
- Avoiding Sedentary life
- Avoiding Alcoholic drinks
