Question 1

what are some of the more common kidney diseases?

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Diabetes: Diabetes, chronic infections and hypertension would top the list.

Question 2

what can be initial symptoms of kidney diseases..?

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Vague: Kidney failure is notorious for causing very vague nebulous symptoms sometimes like, fatigue, insomnia, nausea, decreased appetite, metallic taste in the mouth, etc.  I have a more comprehensive list on my blog at  http://www.Kidneydoctorbradenton.Org/2013/04/what-are-signs-and-symptoms-of-ckd.Html.

Question 3

does garlic treats kidney disease?

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Indirectly: Garlic tends to lower body cholesterol and inflammation, thus blood flow to kidneys may improve slightly by keeping arteries to kidneys somewhat cleaner. May also reduce any inflammatory swelling in kidneys as in pyelonephritis. Otherwise, in itself does not dieectly treat kidney disease.

Question 4

what heavy metals cause kidney disease?

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Heavy Metals: The extent of kidney damage caused by heavy metals depends on  the dose, route and duration of exposure. Cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), platinum (Pt), and Chromium (Cr) and they can cause heavy metal nephropathy and the severity could range from tubular dysfunction to renal failure/death.

Question 5

what are common symptoms of kidney disease?

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Asymptomatic: It depends on the cause of the kidney disease.Some may present with swelling of the legs, face, others with blood tinged urine, however most often, early kidney disease are asymptomatic. Protein in the urine is one of the earliset signs of kidney disease followed by increase in serum creatinine on blood tests. If you suspect, please see your doctor to get the blood and urine tests.

Question 6

can someone with kidney disease have children?

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Depends: Kidney disease is a broad label. It can be mild enough that pregnancy would be similar to any unaffected mother. It could be major &amp; make pregnancy a great risk to maternal survival. The best folks to answer such a question would be those who know your case in consultation with a perinatologist.

Question 7

please recommend the best herbs for kidney disease?

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None: No known herbs for kidney disease. Based on your baseline kidney function anything such as a mega dose of vitamin C or a large dose of Mg or phosphate containing laxative could be dangerous for remaining kidney health. There is an increase incidence of Chinese herbal nephropathy. Before using anything checks your kidney function and check with your doctor.

Question 8

what biochemical tests are needed if kidney disease?

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BUN/Creatinine: Serum should be tested for blood urea nitrogen and creatinine to assess for the presence of kidney dysfunction.  A complex formula is used to estimate kidney function or estimated glomerular filtration rate.  This formula utilizes serum creatinine, age, sex, and race.  Sometimes we utilize another serum study called cystatin c which may give us more information.  Urinalysis is also needed.

Question 9

what herbs are used to fight and cure kidney disease?

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No herbs: There is no sufficient evidence by research studies to recommend any herbs to prevent or cure kidney disease.However there are studies showing herbs can cause kidney disease. It is best to show the herbal supplements to your doctor to advise you.In my opinion, no herbal product is safe as there are no safety studies with many of the herbal products.

Question 10

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

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See below: Mpgn is short for membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.This is a pattern of kidney injury seen on kidney biopsy.High blood pressure, swelling of legs all whole body and loss of kidney function with more symptoms like anorexia, nausea depending on stage of kidney function loss.

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