Maintain a healthy lifestyle to avoid kidney disease

 A startling 13.5 percent of people in the Ashanti region suffer from chronic kidney disease, Dr. Suleiman Suabil, a physician specialist at the Obuasi AngloGold Hospital, has revealed.

As a result, 17.6 percent of patients in the area need dialysis.

What makes it so worrying is that despite the fact that the disease is a silent killer, many people do not know their kid­ney status until it is too late.

“Most people admitted to medical wards have chronic kidney disease, but only one out of ten people are aware of their kidney status,” he stated at the World Kidney Day cel­ebration hosted by AngloGold Ashanti in the Obuasi.

He revealed that between 10 and 14 percent of people worldwide suffer from kidney disease, with Sub-Saharan Af­rica accounting for 14 percent and Ghana for 13.5 percent.

Fortunately, some significant causes of kidney illness have been established, in contrast to breast cancer, the cause of which medical experts are still trying to determine.

The most prevalent caus­es of chronic kidney disease, according to specialists, are diabetes and high blood pres­sure, but other factors that have been linked to the con­dition include poor lifestyle choices, excessive alcohol use, smoking, poor food, misuse of herbal medications, inactivity, and excessive weight gain.

To be forewarned is to be forearmed therefore to address this, preventive healthcare in­terventions must be prioritised.

In order to prevent kidney disease, which is on the rise in Ghana, we as individuals should be health conscious, refrain from abusing herbal medica­tions, get regular checkups, control blood pressure, manage blood sugar, eat a healthy diet, exercise frequently, stop smok­ing if you do, and refrain from abusing painkillers.

Furthermore, health institu­tions must regularly plan out­reach programmes to provide people with the knowledge they need to safeguard their health, seek medical attention when necessary, and guaran­tee that communities receive high-quality healthcare at their doorsteps.

Live a healthy lifestyle to extend your life because kid­ney disease is a silent killer.