Hypertension Can Cause Kidney Failure

Hermina's friend,
It should be noted that if we have hypertension and cannot control it properly, hypertension can damage the blood vessels of the kidneys and prevent these organs from functioning properly. It is important to keep blood pressure well under control to protect kidney health and avoid kidney failure problems.
Health conditions such as hypertension can also cause kidney failure if not properly controlled.

The Link between Hypertension and Kidney Failure

The kidneys and the circulatory system are interdependent on each other. The kidneys help filter waste and extra fluid from the blood, and they involve many blood vessels to do this.

When blood vessels become damaged, the nephrons that filter blood do not receive the oxygen and nutrients they need to function properly. This is the reason why high blood pressure or hypertension is the cause of kidney failure.

Over time, uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause the arteries around the kidneys to narrow, weaken or harden. These damaged arteries are unable to provide enough blood to the kidney tissue. As a result, the kidneys cannot function properly.

Hypertension can be prevented by controlling behaviors such as smoking, unhealthy diet (low consumption of vegetables and fruit, excessive consumption of salt), obesity, lack of physical activity, alcohol consumption, and stress.

Hypertension is a degenerative chronic disease. So the blood pressure has to reach the target and stay under control. When it is controlled, it is expected that heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure, the risk will decrease.

Hypertension is a risk factor for kidney failure, it is important for us to control blood pressure as well as possible so that our kidney health is maintained.

The following are tips that can be done:

• Eat a nutritionally balanced diet that is low in salt.
• Reduce alcohol consumption.
• Do light exercise, such as walking, 30 minutes every day.
• Maintain a healthy weight.
•	Quit smoking.
• Manage stress well.
• Take medicine prescribed by a doctor.
• Check blood pressure regularly.

Appearing Symptoms

People with acute kidney failure will generally experience a number of symptoms, such as:

-Hard to breathe.
Decreased urine production.
- Experiencing decreased appetite.
- Bad breath.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Experiencing increased blood pressure.
The body gets tired easily.
-Having seizures.
- Experiencing tremors.
- Get dehydrated.

So that blood pressure can be controlled, live a healthy life and take medication regularly. Therefore, if people who have been diagnosed with hypertension get treatment, their blood pressure will drop.

If Hermina's friend has kidney failure caused by hypertension, the important treatment that can be done is to control blood pressure through lifestyle changes.

Carry out routine blood pressure control and adopt a healthy lifestyle by maintaining a diet and regular exercise habits.

If there are abnormal conditions, immediately consult a specialist so that they can be detected early and treated further.