Dr. Quresh Khairullah

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: since you are asking about fluids which can cause more urine flow,they are caffeinated drinks eg tea and coffee and other cold drinks as well drinkin... Read More

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A 35-year-old female asked:

Had sex 2 days ago. became severely dizzy and abdom/pelvic/side/waist pain&pressure. pain won't go away. been holding pee a lot. could it be kidneys?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Possibly a syndrome called honeymoon cystitis, due to irritation of the urethra , urine passage after sex.Should resolve soon, or take short course of... Read More

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A 31-year-old female asked:

My l-kidney hurts, its very faint but it bothers a lil.. no other symptoms... what are test that detetmine if its my kidney?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: You need a doctor to examine you if it is really the kidney or muscular back pain, other tests which may help is a kidney ultrasound.

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Small bruises on thighs due to dehydration?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: bruises are area where you may have unknowingly bumped into objects and a small blood vessels near skin surface have burst,causing the blood to sprea... Read More

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A 29-year-old female asked:

What can cause the kidneys to stop filtering out potassium? friends brothers kidneys stopped filtering and bp plummeted. in hospital now.

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Common cause is deterioration of kidney function. Other causes of elevated pottassium level are certain medications, high blood sugar, excess pottass... Read More

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A 40-year-old female asked:

Had blood work done. my creatinine was 0.68 gfr >60 bun/creat ratio 37.9 urea nitrogen 19 sodium 139 potassium 5.3 chloride 106. is this all normal.

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: The labs appear normal. The pottassium level is slightly on the higher side but in the normal range.The GFR is the better way to judge kidney function... Read More

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A 22-year-old male asked:

Chronic exercise increases blood volume. how much is possible in ml? 200-500? have orthostatic intolerance so want to increase volume with exercise

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Exercise is good. There is no correlation to increasing blood volume. Be careful, exercise can lower the blood pressure also and cause more orthostati... Read More

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A 34-year-old member asked:

What could be the reason for kidney pain after eating?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: If by kidney pain you mean pain in the lower back, or loin area there should be no connection with eating there must be another cause for the pain.

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A 22-year-old male asked:

I've had nephrotic range proteinuria for over a year. i also have abdominal pain and now splotches all over my legs. any ideas what this could be?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Since you know you have protein in the urine you likely have seen a nephrologist there many tests which can help find the cause of the proteinuria, ... Read More

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A 41-year-old member asked:

What are the protein needs for a person with chronic renal failure and not on dialysis?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: It is very important to know if you have normal Albumin level before you restrict any protein in your diet generally recommended is 0.8 grams per kg b... Read More

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Can aloe vera juice stops nausa from kidney disease?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Not likely to do so, and if kidney disease or function is poor, dialysis is necessary.

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A 36-year-old female asked:

I have msk and have constant kidney pain. one doc told me i can't have pain unless it's passing or stuck in the uretur...but i do. stones are present?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: If a ct scan shows no kidney stones it is unlikely to be the reason for pain, would look for another cause, a stone in the ureter would show up on a p... Read More

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A 33-year-old female asked:

Frequent urine with burning had my antibiotics for 5days but not feeling better than my doc gave another 5 days course but not feeling ok ?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Obtain urine cultures, specialy if you have had previous infections.

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Is it possible to stop urinating so much during the day and night ?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: frequent urination maybe due to either drinking too much water, a bladder issue,high blood sugar or sign of kidney problem as usually you should not h... Read More

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A 23-year-old male asked:

Hi few weeks ago i had a bloodtest doctor said your kidney function is low it's 26% i got jst 1 kidney wht prcaustion i need & wht kind of food i eat?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: You have progressive kidney damage even if you have one kidney, the function is low. Find out cause of the damage if possible and to look for any rev... Read More

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A 44-year-old male asked:

Can i take ibuprofen with acyclovir, due to headaches i seem to have started getting since taking the drug for genital herpes?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Ibuprofen can potentially cause kidney problems, called acute interstitial nephritis in addition Acyclovir also can cause kidney damage specially if ... Read More

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A 40-year-old member asked:

Can you tell me the signs of early or already kidney problems or failure or liver problems or failure?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: I can try and answer since it is a very broad qs. Kidney failure and liver can be measured by labs/blood tests, eg creatinine for kidney and liver enz... Read More

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A 29-year-old female asked:

Can i lose partial pieces of fatty tissue thru urination? not all the time though

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: No . You do not loose fatty tissue through urine. Some patients may have papillary necrosis and kidney tissue accompanied by bleeding may occur.

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A 37-year-old member asked:

I was wondering what are the stages of dehydration?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: No definite divisions, many causes, vomiting diarrhoe, sweating , commonly mild dehydration, can be countered by oral rehydration if possible, does no... Read More

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A 34-year-old member asked:

I was wondering what are signs of cancer in kidneys?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Blood in urine can be one of the signs.If cancer spreads it can cause back pain, or bone pain weight loss most of the times it may cause no symptoms c... Read More

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A 21-year-old member asked:

How can you tell if someone's potassium is low (in the case of an eating disorder specifically) without a blood test?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Symptoms of low potatssium level "hypokalemia" depend on the level and rapidity off fall. Muscle weakness, cramps and heart irregularities 'arryhthmi... Read More

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Can interstitial cystitis make you see a little blood in your urine?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Yes it can, it depends on the cause.You need to see a urologist though to have a look into the urinary bladder to make sure you do not have any other ... Read More

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A 37-year-old member asked:

What happens if the kidneys stop functioning?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: You have retention of salt, water , and waste and many other electrolytes.This is called uremia and leads to death.

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A 29-year-old member asked:

I am on peritoneal dialysis and sometimes the effluent smells funny, why is this?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: It is after all bodily fluid. Have it examined by your nurse or doctor if it is cloudy it is possibly an infection.

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A 28-year-old member asked:

How can kidney pain be distinguished from other types of pain?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Most commonly kidney pain occurs in the loin area ie your back , at the sides of the spine, around the lower part of your rib cage.Again pain occurs m... Read More

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A 42-year-old member asked:

How is dehydration treated at home?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: If the patient is not vomiting, and if able to tolerate oral liquids, any solution like soup, or electrolyte containing liquids can be given.

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A 36-year-old member asked:

Should i take ramipril and telmisartan?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Only if your doctor has prescribed it may cause high pottassium levels.

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A 32-year-old member asked:

I noticed a large amount of blood in urine. should i go to er?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Call your doctor, for guidance, otherwise proceed to er. Blood in the urine can appear even with a few drops of bleeding, and the urine appearance can... Read More

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A 46-year-old member asked:

Kidneys age, right? when they do, how do they handle medication?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Our whole bodies age. The kidneys may have age related small decrease in function but are not damaged.This small decrese in function generally does no... Read More

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A 24-year-old female asked:

I have chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy...does this mean i will develope preeclamsia? this is my first baby and i take medication.

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Yes hypertension is a risk factor for preecclampsia neeeds to be monitored closely.

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A 33-year-old member asked:

I have visible blood in my urine. panicked?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Visible blood in the urine can be due to even very small amounts of blood mixed in urine.If accomapnied by pain may be due to kidney stone. Also can b... Read More

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A 42-year-old member asked:

Is nephrotic syndrome hereditary?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Some causes of nephrotic syndrome are due to herediary causes, eg one of the causes of fsgs also called focal and segmentalglomerulosclerosis.

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A 46-year-old member asked:

Blood in urine from stones?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Yes, stone passage can cause blood in urine, usually acompanied by pain in the loin area.

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A 44-year-old member asked:

Does a donor need to be hospitalized for pre-evaluation?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Usually not.Most tests for evaluation of kidney donor can be done as outpatient.

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Can a simple/complex cyst in a kidney ever shrink?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Simple cyst may shrink, and in some cases get bigger. A complex cyst needs to be followed for growth and any signs of malignancy.

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A 39-year-old member asked:

Can you have a kidney transplant while undergoing radiation treatment?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: If you are undergoing radiation for treatment of a cancer, a kidney transplant is not feasable. Generally speaking a transplant center will not perfor... Read More

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A 54-year-old member asked:

How serious is kidney dialysis for someone twice weekly ?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Generally we do not advise dialysis twice a week. It is difficult to achieve clearance of waste from the blood adequately and also in some cases remov... Read More

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A 29-year-old member asked:

How do complementary doctors treat bph?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Urologists usually treat BPH . The primary care physician can also prescribe medications if he/she has made the diagnosis and monitor response.If surg... Read More

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Which is less harmful to your health, diet coke or coke zero?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Both have nearly the same ingredients, but to many taste differently, so comparatively same health effects.

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Kidneys (flank areas in my back) are tender to the touch, but no pain with urination?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Flank pain if definitely coming from kidneys occurs in 2 conditions commonly which are infection called pyelonephritis, and kidney stones, if present ... Read More

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A 53-year-old member asked:

Im a teen. how will having pyelonephritis mess up my health later in life?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Should not generally leave any sequela, if no cause is found however if it is due to a cause like a kidney stone or any defect in the kidney structure... Read More

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A 42-year-old member asked:

How to get rid of occasional low blood pressure dizzy spells?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Side effects of medications to treat high blood pressure can cause it.Other conditions called orthostatic hypotension, and heart beat abnormalities [... Read More

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A 44-year-old member asked:

My fetus has just been diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. what does that mean?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Polycystic kidney disease is a inherited disorder and in your fetus case called autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.Cysts are fluid filled ... Read More

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A 56-year-old female asked:

For the first time in almost a year i forgot to take the morning dose of anti rejection meds. what should i do?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Usually not a problem , continue now as scheduled and follow up with your transplant doctor earlier than later.

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A 33-year-old member asked:

What are the symptoms of mpgn type 2(kidney disease)?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: Mpgn is short for membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.This is a pattern of kidney injury seen on kidney biopsy.High blood pressure, swelling of l... Read More

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A member asked:

Urine rountine microscopic examination pus cells- 2-3 seen epithelial cells- 3-5 seen rbc, crystal, cast, microorganism are nil is there any problem to?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: If you have no symptoms and no medical problems , then should not be a problem.

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A 38-year-old member asked:

What's the most bioavailable / absorbable form of (supplement) dietary magnesium?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: I have found slo mag to be a preparation well tolerated.

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A member asked:

I hold my pee in a lot and yesterday i was holding my pee and after i went my bladder area felt sore and i felt like i was leaking?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: It is unhealthy to hold your urine . Empty your bladder whenever feasable.

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A 23-year-old member asked:

My urine smells fruity?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: A fruity smell in urine is thought to be due to the prescence of ketones, which are acids produced from metabolism of sugar. Have your urine tested an... Read More

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A 37-year-old member asked:

If heart and kidney function test r clear, but i have swelling all over, feet ankles , mostly hands also. what could b the problem?

Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience

See below: You are describing generalized edema. U must have already been checked out to know you normal heart and kidney tests.Besides liver problems generalize... Read More

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