Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): causes, risk factors, and CKD stages explained.

Chronic Kidney Disease is the gradual loss of kidney function. The kidneys are a vital excretory organ that cleans the blood to extract waste products and fluids. When CKD progresses, the kidneys can no longer efficiently remove wastes from the body system leading to a dangerous accumulation of wastes in the blood. If unchecked, it can lead to serious health complications. It is referred to as “chronic” because it gradually reduces kidney function. CKD might cause the kidney to fail, which is otherwise referred to as end-stage kidney disease. Everyone with CKD will not experience kidney failure, but the disease will often degenerate without treatment. Although there’s no cure for chronic kidney disease, you can slow down the damage on your kidneys with treatments.