A growing number of young, non-diabetic Hyderabadis are being diagnosed with CKDu — a mysterious kidney disease with no clear cause. Doctors say toxins, heat, and unregulated herbal medicines may be quietly damaging kidneys across the city

xIt doesn’t begin with pain or swelling. There are no warning signs — until it’s too late. By the time most patients are diagnosed, nearly 90% of their kidney function is already lost. A recent study by nephrologists at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) has revealed a worrying trend: a rise in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin (CKDu) among younger, non-diabetic, urban residents. Once confined to rural belts, CKDu is now surfacing in Hyderabad’s hospitals — and doctors are calling it a silent epidemic.

A Disease Without the Usual Suspects

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