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When your kidney ails

Kidney transplant

It has been said that our kidneys work as a very complex, environmentally friendly, waste disposal system that sorts out non-recyclable waste from recyclable waste 24 hours a day.

These fist sized organs also clean your blood and they processes about 200 litres of blood every single day. Once they are done with their duty, kidneys then make urine from the body’s excess fluid and unwanted chemicals or waste found in the blood.

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