3.Smoking
Not only can it worsen high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes — the two leading causes of kidney disease — but it can interfere with medicines used to treat them. It also slows blood flow to the kidneys and can cause kidney problems in people who already have kidney disease.
4.Alcohol
Heavy chronic drinkers may increase their risk of chronic kidney disease. But a single binge session (more than four or five drinks in less than 2 hours) can sometimes cause “acute kidney injury.” That can lead to severe kidney damage, and you might need dialysis — during which a machine helps to do part of your kidneys’ work. One problem, though, is that dialysis is typically a rare option for binge drinkers.
