2023年8月20日 · Chronic kidney disease (CKD) means that your kidneys are not working as well as they once did. Severity can vary but most cases worsen over months or years

2015年9月18日 · Yes, I'm over 70 and have CKD3A (not far from moving into B!). If what you mean by being "medicalised" is that you have been found to have high blood pressure and put on BP meds, or have been found to have diabetes. and put on diabetes meds, then that is normal procedure as both high BP and diabetes can cause further deterioration in the kidneys.

2017年12月10日 · Potassium. Normal blood levels of potassium help keep your heart beating steadily. The kidneys are usually good at controlling the amount of potassium in the blood, and can still do this well in early CKD.

2022年8月29日 · Bisacodyl, such as Dulcolax, is used to treat constipation. It works by encouraging the muscles in your bowels to move stools through your body.

2015年3月26日 · It was Ibuprofen that did for me too as far as my sole kidney function was concerned, leaving me with CKD3a now progressed to 3b. I also have high BP and to date Losartan has been the only drug I can tolerate. Irbesartan is one that I haven't tried so far. Can I ask why you were switched from Losartan to Irbesartan?

2017年4月26日 · One tip though, is to keep an eye on your blood pressure and also your blood sugar as both can have a detrimental effect on the kidneys. I do see a renal consultant, but I only have one kidney, have difficult-to-treat high blood pressure, and my eGFR has reduced from the upper 50's to the 30's in the last 10 years, going from CKD3a to CKD3b.

2017年2月16日 · holley, those blood test norms that you are quoting sound as though you may be in the US. Here in the UK, blood test results are interpreted differently, so 'ellee12's' creatinine and eGFR results would be categorised as CKD3A …

2017年10月6日 · Hi I am new to this page, I am 37 with Stage 3b CKD, Gfr 42, hypothyroidism, and pcos. After myself having sepsis after my...

2019年6月15日 · Hi. Ive been feeling crap for around a year now. It started off as a digestive concern ie fatty stools, some intermittent cramping, fatigue etc. Explained my symptoms and Coeliac disease was mentioned.