Diarrhoea may cause acute kidney failure

When kidney diseases have emerged as a common health problem, leading kidney specialists at a discussion have warned that dehydration caused by diarrhoea and vomiting may lead to an acute kidney failure.

As children frequently are affected by diarrhoea or vomiting, they are more vulnerable to acute kidney injuries, they told a discussion titled "Kidney diseases: children" at Rajuk Uttara Model College in the capital on Wednesday.

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As part of the massive awareness campaign, Save Life Foundation and Gift Live Foundation jointly organised the discussion to make the students aware of kidney ailments.

President of Bangladesh Kidney Foundation Prof Harun-or-Rashid said when someone is affected by diarrhoea and vomiting, body rapidly losses excessive water, which may cause acute kidney failure.

Diarrhoea can cause dehydration, electrolyte disorders, malnutrition and disturbed internal environment, leading to a kidney failure.

Prof Shitesh, chairman of pharmacy department of Dhaka University, said, "We should not intake medicines without doctors' advice. Rampant medicine intake can harm kidney and other organs."

According to health experts, birth defects and hereditary diseases are the leading causes of kidney failure among children, and common symptoms for children are swelling of their hands, feet and puffiness around the eyes.

At the function, Chairperson of Save Life Foundation and Gift Life Foundation received an award from Rajuk Uttara Model College as a complement to aware its students of kidney diseases.

Principal of Rajuk Uttara Model College Brigadier General MM Salehin and Chairman of Save Life Foundation and Gift Live Foundation Kidney specialist Dr Sohely Ahmed Sweety also addressed the discussion attended by teachers and students of the college.