why too many young Nigerians are dying of kidney failure, 4 important things to know – This will really help you!

1. Chronic hypertension
2. Diabetes
3. Heredity
4. Self-medication, especially painkillers.

Knowing that you’re hypertensive or diabetic or there’s a history of kidney disease in your immediate or extended family could be a life-saver.

Thankfully, the tests for hypertension and diabetes are nothing compared to all the nonsense we spend our money on daily. Even KFT (Kidney Function Test) is inexpensive. And, of course, you can easily find out medical history of your family (one of the reasons some of us advocate for autopsy, which is more for the living than the dead).

As for self-medication, I personally view the practice as suicide. Why would you prescribe antibiotics, tranquilizer so or even painkillers for yourself? There are people who pop all manner of drugs everyday into their system for no reason. And even if there’s a reason to take drugs, why would a PR practitioner, like me, prescribe drugs to myself or any other person? A doctor friend told me paracetamol is, perhaps, the most abused and could be the major cause of sudden inexplicable kidney failure.

So, if you are genetically (family history) or medically (hypertension and/or diabetes) predisposed to Kidney disease, then you must do the KFT may be twice a year. And if you’re in the habit of swallowing paracetamol or some sexier, stronger painkillers, you better desist for you are putting your kidney at risk. As a matter of fact, that constant headache may be symptomatic of migraine or hypertension or some other more dangerous ailment that ought to be handled differently-and which could affect your kidney, if left untreated for long.

I’m not a doctor (isn’t that obvious?) but I’m concerned about the scary rising spate of deaths due to kidney disease in Nigeria. Another look at your lifestyle and a visit to your doctor (and your village or city, as the case may be) might be all you need to prevent this rampaging disease and live for as long as your Creator has programmed for you.

Emeka Oparah is a social commentator and public relations professional. He is on Facebook.

The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.

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