Kidney plays an integral role in the human body by maintaining overall fluid balance, filtering medications and toxic substances and regulating and filtering minerals from blood. When one suffers with renal disease then all of these normal functionalities get hampered and the need to undergo kidney transplant surgery in india arises.

Other than renal disease there are also other types of kidney diseases that can lead to dysfunctional consequences and failure in normal kidney functionality –

Chronically high blood pressure

Deep-seated problem in the anatomy of urinary tract

Glomerulonephritis

Diabetes mellitus and

Polycystic mellitus

Source of kidney transplantation

Kidneys that are selected during transplantation comes from two main sources-

Living Donor — When taking a kidney from a living donor, family members or close blood relatives of the patient are considered first. The donor must have a good health and should be well informed about the transplantation process; also the consent of the donor is needed.

Deceased Donor — The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act gives freedom to everyone for consenting to organ donation once they are deceased. Once the person suffers from brain death the kidneys are removed and stored until transplanted into a selected recipient.

What Are The Symptoms of Kidney Dysfunction

Some of the common symptoms of kidney disease are-

General fatigue and shortness of breath.

Retention of fluid causing swelling (edema).

Foamy urine that is dark brown, orange, red or tea-colored.

Back pain.

Increased frequency of urination.

Metallic taste.

Restless legs and severe leg cramps.

Constant breathing problem due to the accumulation of urea in blood.

Loss of appetite.

Tingling sensations and numbness in the toes or fingertips.

Problems in concentrating