Imagine yourself at 30 years old: a time when you should be charging ahead in your career, planning a future with your partner, or perhaps immersed in the joys of parenthood. Yet within the room of dialysis centers, a group of young faces is tethered to cold clinical dialysis machines, three times a week and four hours at a time.
This suffocating sensation, the feeling that one’s “life has been forced to hit the pause button” is not a distant, abstract concept. Dr. Hung Yung-hsiang, a nephrologist, posted an article on his social media pointing out that young people often need dialysis very quickly and abruptly. Many people expressed deep regret and disbelief when they received their diagnosis. Most have no prior history of chronic illness, and many consider themselves “strong as an ox.” It wasn’t until the swelling and breathlessness started that they finally sought medical attention, only to be told that their kidneys have already “logged out.”
To identify the “invisible killers” destroying young kidneys, Dr. Hong scoured dozens of authoritative international medical journals. He compiled a list of the “Top Five Diseases” and “Top Five Bad Habits” that lead to dialysis in individuals under the age of 40, acting as a vital health warning for everyone living in the modern world.
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