i'm 27 and i found out about a year that i have polycystic kidney disease. Is it ok for me to workout?
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It's always good to work out, but you might want to do low impact, make sure to lift weights, build muscle, it will only make you stronger.   Drink plenty of water and when you are having sypmtoms, don't push yourself or overexert yourself ever.  Just make sure to keep hydrated.
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Bruce just live, exercise is part of normal life. if you don't move enough your body will not work well. even going to the toilet is funtioned by good movement. you must find a good motivation, walking, running, cycling, swimming, I am disabled to certain degree 30%, but I try to move as much as possable, walking in the mountains cycling along side a river. I have to go to hospital next week for a knee replacement in the right side, unyet I spent a week looking after a friends dog, in a high mountain, walking, and enjoying fresh air, since I know what movement I have now, I will have the benifit after my operation. you must not let your muscles fail at an early age, you will be worse as you get older. enjoy life, exercise also gets a control on depresion, which if you are not getting out enough, I would say you are suffering with. you will enlarge most muscles and blood supply, which I am sure you know you need to enlarge****
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Absolutely bad. I was a pro. Try to tell your kid, it is not going to get him or her better, she still have to work, maybe 7 days a week. The side effects are dangerous, and it is not coming out right away, it takes years. But the kidney, the heard  etc... will suffer. Hard work it works better. We had a Doctor who told us the consequences, and told us to steroids not going to make you run faster or etc.. no easy way!! You have to be dedicated!!If you would like to know more, or want more info for your teenager you can write for me: angie45hu@yahoo.com
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I answered your question in the actual question.  I think you'll be fine - your body should be able to handle this.  Keep posting your questions!  I always enjoy discussing running on this YA site.
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One kidney does pretty well and compensates nicely for not having a partner.  The life expectancy for those born with a single kidney is not any different than those who were born normally.  Other than avoiding sports that might include a contusion to the low back - soccer, rock climbing, race car driving, mountain biking are a few that come to mind.  Even with those she might be able to participate, she should just wear some protective gear at the mid back.\n\nPeople who answer on this thing must be on crack.  Your daughter does not need constant medical attention or a kidney specialist or even to avoid sugared, carbonated beverages.  Mostly diseases of old age (like having artheriosclerosis or diabetes in old age) and trauma are the main concerns for a person with one kideny.
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At stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) you will most likely notice the following three things. 1st you will become uremic (urine in the blood) from a buildup of urea (a nitrogen waste product) in your blood. This can cause lethargy, difficulty sleeping, trouble concentrating, and nausea/vomiting. 2nd you may start to develope edema (swelling caused by fluid) in your ankles, on your abdomen, in your face or eyes, and in your lungs. This is due to the inabilty of your kidneys to remove excess water from your blood. This can cause difficuly breathing. 3rd you could have an increased potassium level from your kidneys inability to eliminate the extra potassium your body doesn't need that is in the food you eat. An increased potassium level can cause your heart to beat irregularly and you could have a heart attack.\nContinue to treat your cause of kidney disease, it might not progress to CKD 5, at the least you can have more time before you need dialysis.\nThere are two main choices you have for dialysis (this is assuming that you don't change your mind about a transplant). You can have hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Hemodialysis takes between 3 to 5 hours 3 times per week. There are several people who still even continue to work while they use this option. Others do nocturnal dialysis where they dialyze 8 hours at night 3 times per week. Even more of those people work. Peritoneal dialysis is where you dialyze at home by using special bags of fluid that are prescribed by a doctor. Many people that choose this option have a high quality of life.\nCKD is not the end of all quality life. Many people live for many quality years now thanks to new advacements in CKD treatment options.\nGood luck, I wish you the best. Check the website below for more information.
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Sorry to inform you but that is what I call life.  Having children ruin your body.  Unless you are on a strict diet and exercise regimen that it how it will look or if you have good genetics and return to normal.  My 3rd baby did it to me.  He is almost 3 but I am also not interested in exercising like a freak.
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That is very impressive!  I think at 15 you are probably ok to be lifting weights.  Its really pre-teens that need to be careful with working out.  You may want to ask your doctor for a professional opinion, though.\nIn any case, keep up the good work and stay away from the juice.
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Check for water retention, though this sounds unlikely.\n\nAre you walking effectively, that is raising a sweat, power walking - at least 40-60 minutes a day?\n\nAnd it would be good to swim and cycle instead on alternate days.\n\nOf course,  you have decreased and modified food intake, begun dieting, stopped eating between sensible meals and, or, adopted a vegetarian diet as well?\n\n.
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Exercise is so important to health because it keeps your heart in shape, and unless you're looking for a heart attack at 30, clogged arteries [sic] and what not. I recommend exercise :)
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if you were told by the cardio to limit fluids then i would go with that.  he might know if there is a bit of heart failure that would need the fluid limitations.
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I actually have that too. I think I discovered it when I was around 11 and I was always a pretty healthy kid. I don't think you have anything to worry about.
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259, but I'm 45 and do not work out.
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I would say you have to pay attention to your weight. I am totally convinced that having a healthy weight is a must. I am 30 years old and is now that I have started to be concious of how important this is. When I was 14 I never worked out. Try to be as active as you can, run, exercise, work out; it will make so much of a better woman when you are 30, you will feel so good. But take this piece of advise, if you are going to change your looks, just do it because you really want to or because what you are about to change really bothers you; never do it to satisfy a society based off looks or just because we need to look in a certain weight. I am telling you this because I was somebody would have told me this when I was your age. Good Luck!
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Matt, I would recommend that you start with a check-up with your doctor, just to make sure you are in otherwise good shape. Having done this you are good to go.  Although not widely known, weight lifters normally have better cardio systems than runners, just not the lung capacity. At 40, I would recommend starting with a moderate weight lifting routine on machines. Later you can switch to free weights as you get stronger. Free weights are better in some respect in that you have to control the weights.  However, most modern machine weights are designed to give you a workout throughout the complete range of motion.  Make sure you get plenty of rest between reps and don't over do it to start with.  Also add moderate stretching and decent nutrition.  You don't have to give up all good foods, because as you add muscle your body will consume more calories, even at rest. Sometimes the muscle aches caused by the minor tears in the muscle during working out don't appear for 48 hours.  The tears rebuild and realign into stronger muscle tissue.  Take your time. Normally about 3 weeks of moderate weight lifting will begin to show results.  A little weight gain can be expected if you aren't also dieting, but the weight gain does not mean size gain. Muscle is denser, so a pound of muscle is not as big as a pound of fat.  Good luck ole boy and welcome to the over 40 club.  By the way.  Since I turned 40 I have dated women ranging in age from 19 to 56, so if you aren't married, it's a whole new world out there.
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Unless you are active or into body building, you should avoid taking supplements that can harm the kidney. Check with your doctor before taking any supplements.
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Depending on your weight, size and condition would determine what to do. If you can see a Dr to set up a plan. At your age it's so hard to deal with peer presure. Find time to get some cardo excercise in. Jogging/Running is great if your knees can handle it (depending on your condition) Cutting out fast food and junk food is so important. Carry some fruit and bottle water in your backpack. That might stop you from drinking soft drinks and chips. Soft drinks including diet drinks are a disaster. Flavor your water with some lemon or juice as a substitute. Instead of chips try some flavored rice cakes or vegtable chips. Still not the best but they are better for you. \nStart a blog. Write about your daily eating habits and workout. Try taking stairs instead of escalators. Take the long way home. Cut out the short cuts. Every little thing you do gets you that one step closer. \nGood Luck!