Kidney Problems Old Age. Kidney disease has also been found to be more prevalent in. Kidney diseases can be serious but early detection and good management can increase the life of your kidneys.

Damage to the nephrons causes a build up of toxic waste and fluids within the body. As you age your kidneys and bladder change. This can affect their function.
Kidney diseases can be serious but early detection and good management can increase the life of your kidneys.
More than half of older adults over the age of 75 are thought to have kidney disease. Kidney diseases can be serious but early detection and good management can increase the life of your kidneys. Nephrons filter waste material from the blood. Number of filtering units nephrons decreases.