What dialysis actually feels like, common side effects like headache, cramps, fatigue, and fluid accumulation, and what is normal vs what needs urgent attention.
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
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Mefenamic acid, ibuprofen, naproxen, and other NSAIDs are common in the Philippines. They can damage kidneys when used habitually. What is safe, what is not.
Diabetes is the top cause of kidney failure in the Philippines. The exact yearly tests that catch kidney damage early, before symptoms start.
Filipino dishes you can still enjoy with CKD, smart low-potassium and low-phosphorus swaps for everyday meals, and what to skip entirely.
Dialysis is not just about a single GFR number. The honest guide to when dialysis becomes necessary in CKD, with the thresholds doctors actually use.
The honest answer about CKD reversibility, what reversal means at each stage, and what you can realistically do to slow or stop progression.
Your eGFR number explained, how it determines your kidney disease stage, and what each stage means for your treatment in the Philippines.
Your creatinine result on a kidney test, plain English. What the number means, normal ranges in the Philippines, and when to see a nephrologist.
Normal creatinine reference ranges for Filipinos, how age, sex, and muscle mass change the range, and when to act if your number is off.