Australia is wrestling with an anxious health crisis, which remains dangerous under the radar of millions of Australians.
Fatigue, urinary tract and high blood pressure appears relatively harmful, but these symptoms can be your body’s way to tell you something more dangerous.
New statistics reveal that 2.69 million Australians live with indicators of chronic kidney disease (CKD) – an increase of nearly a million people in a little more than a decade.
The most important is that 2.49 million of these people are completely aware of their condition, which exposes them to the risk of serious complications and may threaten life.
This is partly due to the fact that you can lose 90 percent of your kidney function without trying any symptoms at all.
When people reach this point, they may start noticing some symptoms, but they are very similar to those in other health conditions. These include fatigue, nausea, change in bathroom habits, and noticeable difference in the volume of urine that is produced.
That is why kidney disease is often referred to as a “silent condition” because it flies under the radar; Many people do not know that they are affected by it until they advance in the late stages.
The new data, which was revealed in the latest survey of the Australian Statistics Office (ABS), which was unveiled in the latest Australian statistics (ABS) for the first time since 2011-12 which was systematically evaluated.
Holly Wakilin, 25, from Brisbane (in the picture) lived with chronic kidney disease since the age of two
These results highlight an increasingly widespread epidemic, which threatens to explode unless more Australians are overlooked by a simple test that can save their lives.
But what exactly CKD and why are we just talking about now?
“Chronic kidney disease is the place where the popular kidneys are no longer working as it should,” said Brionni Robson, Director General of Clinical and Research Research at Femail.
“Facilities inside the kidneys are no longer the blood filter and do their work to clean the toxins your body produces when the kidneys work well.”
It can mean a family history of CKD and pre -existing conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity for the disease, but everyone and anyone are in danger.
“Usually from about middle age (40-50), it is when we start seeing kidney disease,” said Robson.
However, this disease can significantly affect young people as Australian youth bear the disorders of this silent condition that often fly under the radar.
Holly Wakilin, 25, from Brisbane, fought CKD from the age of two.
Wakelin’s case began to deteriorate in adolescence with a frequent UTI to her kidneys
Although Wakelin’s kidney transplant was successful, it will be on a medicine for the rest of her life, and she “has not yet left the forest”.
Wakelin was born regularly with both kidneys, as she regularly surrendered to urinary tract infections (UTIS), lost weeks from school and boycotting her life with hospital flights “non -stop”.
“I will not get many symptoms,” Waklin told Femail.
“Therefore, it is very confusing, to be honest.”
Wakelin’s condition began to deteriorate in adolescence with a high infection that rises to her kidneys, but it was only sent to the house with medications.
CKD rapidly advanced to the fifth stage, which had to go to dialysis, then the list of transplants for a completely new college.
The General Manager of Clinical Research and Research at Kwik Health Australia, Breone Robson says anyone and everyone is at risk of developing CKD
When it comes to CKD, there are multiple stages of one (moderate) to five (severe) that are called complete kidney failure.
Fortunately for Wakelin, her mother was able to donate one of her two health colleges last year, which means that she is now living a semi -normal life with her alternative members of 43 percent.
This is a blatant contradiction with five percent that was working in advance.
For those millions of Australians who are diagnosed at higher mid -age rates, Robson says the lifestyle is a great factor in contributing to the dangers of kidney disease.
“If people are able to lose little weight, they are more active and do things like reducing the amount of salt in their diet, it can help your kidneys,” she said.
In addition, Robson says a quick trip to your GP to check kidney health can save your life.
“In the same way that people may have examined their heart, checking kidney health is very simple and includes three elements,” says Robson.
“The first is to examine blood pressure, the second part is a blood test, and the third component is a urine test.
“If kidney disease is discovered early, there are now available medications that GP can prescribe which can slow down the disease for 15 years or more.”
Early detection also means less intense cases to resort to dialysis or kidney transplants, ultimately leading to increasing pressure on the Australian health care system.