How to Prevent End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF)

End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) is the advanced stage of Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD). End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) refers to that the kidney can not work very well without dialysis or kidney transplant. For patients with CKD, if they can have early inspection and treatment, they will be able to avoid Renal Failure totally and preserve their renal function to the utmost extent. Therefore, the following symptoms may be early signs of CKD.

1. If there is foam in the urine and do not disappear for a long time for no clear reasons such as urinary tract infection and so on. You should pay more attention to this abnormal symptom for it may be caused by the protein loss.

2. Urine color changes. The urine is cola-colored or tea-colored.

3. Increased or decreased urine output volume for no reasons such as too much fluid intake, perspiring and so on.

4. Edema around eyes, faces, ankles.

5. Increased urination at night.

If you have one or several symptoms above, you should go to see a nephrologist at once to find whether those symptoms are caused by CKD or there are other causes. An early inspection is the first step in preventing CKD from developing into End Stage Renal Failure.

Once you are diagnosed with CKD, you should receive treatment immediately even if your disease is not serious. You should know that no matter what kinds of diseases you get, an early treatment is always better than later treatment. The earlier treatment you have, the higher the possibility of reversion of the disease will be.

Besides an effective treatment, you should keep a healthy daily habit, which can help you slow down the disease progression.

1. Eat a diet low in fat and salt

2. Exercise properly

3. Having regular check-ups

4. Avoid tobacco and alcohol


The integration of treatment and a healthy diet will certainly slow down the disease progression and make you get rid of the risk of End Stage Renal Failure. If you have one or several symptoms mentioned above and do not know the causes, you can consult us online or email to me kidney-treatment@hotmail.com.