how does kidney disease affect the body?

Question

im doing a project for school and its envolving this kidney transplant

Answer 1

Go to www.webmd.com

It's a great medical site.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

My 20 year old daughter is on dialysis waiting for a kidney transplant. We have been trying to find a living donor. You can read her story here http://www.xanga.com/i_korn - The kidneys work as filters for the toxins that are normally removed via the urine - so when they don't work the toxins build up and if left untreated the patient cannot survive.

Answer 4

kidney's major function is producing urine. you can live with only one kidney. if you are in renal failure or your kidneys are pretty much on their way to shutting down all the fluid that is taken in and absorbed by your body has to go somewhere. body forces it into other tissues and it collects..... if you are upright it goes straight to you legs and then eventually to your lungs where your body will literally drown it's self. hopefully you get medical attention and this does not happen as it can be prevented with dialisys

Answer 5

kidney disease affects the body in many ways.
here are a few websites to check out
if you need more info you can email me if you want
my husband had a transplant last april.
http://www.davita.com/articles/ckd/?CMP=KNC-HC9707948552&s_kwcid=4960275300000002817&clicksource=standard

http://www.renalinfo.com/uk/en/display/how-kidneys-work-and-fail

Answer 6

my wife had nephrotic syndrome and her body was swelling up due to the kidneys not functioning normal, she is ok now. this is just one of many side effects.

Answer 7

your blood gets toxic