The kidneys’ main functions are to remove waste material from the body and control the volume and composition of body fluids. Because of this, the kidneys come in contact with various drugs, heavy metals, chemotherapy agents, pesticides, and environmental toxins. Since the kidneys filter and excrete toxins as part of their daily function, they are susceptible to developing various kidney disorders.

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Decreased kidney function can also occur along with other medical problems including diabetes, liver disease, and lupus. Kidney infections are often painful and severe. Thus it is important to give serious infections immediate attention.

Bright’s disease is a common kidney disease. The symptoms include blood in the urine, hypertension, and water retention in the tissues.

Kidney stones are another common kidney disorder. Kidney stones are a hard mass made up of minerals (often calcium) that separate from the urine and build up on the surfaces inside of the kidney.

Uremia occurs when the kidneys’ do not effectively get rid of salt, wastes, and toxins and they end up building up in the bloodstream. Kidney problems can be avoided by eating healthy, exercising, and using appropriate supplements.

Some of the more common kidney disorder symptoms include painful urination, more frequent urination, chronic lower back pain, chills, fever, and nausea, fluid retention. If kidney stones block the urinary tract, excruciating pain is experienced.

If kidney problems are not properly addressed, kidney failure can happen. In order to prevent kidney failure it is best to avoid excess sugar, excess salt, red meat, carbonated drinks, excess carbohydrates, caffeine, heavy metal poisoning, prescription drug overuse, B vitamin deficiency, magnesium deficiency, and essential fatty acids deficiency.