While smoking cigarettes increases the risk of suffering from many other terrible diseases, including cancer, smoking also has a bad effect on the kidneys.
Smoking cigarettes can damage the kidneys and lead to other kidney diseases.
According to the Indian TV channel NDTV, Dr. Vikas Jain, Unit Head and Director of the Department of Urology at Fortis Hospital, says that smoking and kidney health are closely related. Damages occur.’
Dr. Vikas Jain has given some more details about the negative effects of smoking on the kidneys.
Blood pressure increases
Smoking is a major cause of high blood pressure. Blood pressure is a major cause of kidney failure. High blood pressure weakens the filtering units of the kidneys, causing permanent damage.
Narrowing of the blood vessels of the kidneys
Smoking causes the vessels that supply blood to the kidneys to constrict, thereby affecting blood flow.
Due to obstruction of the blood flow to the kidneys, the kidneys do not function properly and this leads to kidney failure after some time.
Inflammation and oxidative stress
Smoking increases inflammation and oxidative stress in the body, which also affects the kidneys.
Excessive inflammation causes the kidneys to stop working and increases the risk of developing kidney diseases.
Complicated kidney diseases occur quickly
People who already have complicated kidney diseases can worsen these diseases more quickly by smoking because of the adverse effects of smoking on the kidneys.
Kidney cancer
According to Dr. Vikas Jain, smoking cigarettes poses many serious health risks, like cancer. Carcinogens in cigarettes can travel to the urinary tract, causing tumors in the kidneys.
