Imbalances of Digestive and Urinary Function
Instructions
Unit 6 focused on digestion, nutrition, renal function, and acid-base balance. There was a great deal of information presented on all topics and the importance of each topic cannot be overstated. Often we do not think about how our food and drink consumption impacts our kidney function and truly our urinary output. When one consumes a great deal of water they will have increased urinary output as the body will maintain a balance of water within the body and will increase the output of diluted urine to maintain homeostasis.

Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.

Respond to each of the following questions and make sure to include a description of digestion and renal systems functions in your response:

What are two ways your diet has had a negative impact on digestion, renal function, and/or acid-base balance?  This could be you or someone you know.
Discuss at least one chemical, cellular, or organ-based connection of your issues to the food or drink that was consumed.
How can these negative responses be controlled, addressed, or resolved?
What is a possible long-term effect in this system or another system if these responses are ignored?
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