Kidney Research UK

Please click on the links below to see answers to the questions we are most commonly asked

Questions on kidney disease

What exactly is kidney disease? What can go wrong?

What is renal failure?

How quickly does renal failure develop and what is the treatment?

What treatment is available?

Will I have to follow a special diet?

What is the link between blood pressure and kidney disease?

How will being on dialysis affect my employment?

Will home life ever be the same?

Is pregnancy advisable?

Living with kidney disease

Kidney donation

Holidays and travel

Eating, drinking and socialising

Blood pressure

Emergency haemodialysis

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