You must have heard about Saint Premanand Maharaj of Vrindavan. Both his kidneys have failed. Despite this, he has been living a healthy life for almost 19 years. There must be a question in your mind that how is this so? Actually, the kidneys in our body work to clean the blood and remove waste materials. When both the kidneys of a person fail, he has to resort to dialysis. Premanand Maharaj also undergoes dialysis regularly, he himself admits this.
This is about the role of kidney in the body. Now coming to the point. You might have heard that a person donated one of his kidneys or even if one of his kidneys failed, he still lived a healthy life? The question is that when a human being can survive on only one kidney, then why does his body have two kidneys? Let us know the reason for this…
There are two kidneys in the human body
Kidney plays many important roles in our body. It not only purifies the blood but also controls the production of red blood cells. Apart from this, it also removes waste materials from the body. Humans normally have two kidneys, each about 4 to 5 inches (12 centimeters) long. Their weight is around 150 grams. The work of these two kidneys is to clean the blood.
When a person can survive with one kidney…
You must have heard about many people who either donated their kidney or due to some disease, one of their kidneys is removed. Even after this they remain alive and lead a healthy life. There are many people in the world who are alive on only one kidney. Not only this, according to the Kidney Health Organization, one out of every 750 people is born with only one kidney, yet they do not have any problems.
The work of one kidney increases
If one kidney is removed in humans, they do not face any kind of problem. However, the work of the other kidney remaining in their body increases. In such a situation, only one kidney cleans the blood and removes waste materials. Such a person needs to follow a healthy routine. However, if a person does not have even one kidney, it is not possible for him to survive without treatment.
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