12 Symptoms of Kidney Disease you shouldn’t ignore

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1.         Changes in urinary function

·        Change in amount, frequency of urination

·        May be an increase or decrease, especially at night

·        May also look more dark colored

·        Feel the urge to urinate but are unable to do so when in the restroom

2.         Difficulty or pain during voiding

·        Difficulty or feel pressure or pain while voiding

·        Urinary tract infections may cause symptoms such as pain or burning during urination

·        When these infections speed to kidneys, they may cause fever and pain in your back

3.         Blood in the urine

4.         Swelling

·        Swelling hands, feet, ankles and / or face

5.         Extreme fatigue and generalized weakness

·        Kidneys produce hormone called erythropoietin which helps make red blood cells that carry oxygen

·        Kidney disease lower levels of erythropoietin which causes decreased red blood cells in the body, resulting in anemia

·        Decreased oxygen delivery to cells causing generalized weakness and extreme fatigue

6.         Dizziness and inability to concentrate

·        Anemia also depletes brain of oxygen which may cause dizziness, trouble with concentration, etc.

7.         Feeling cold all the time

·        May even feel cold even when in a warm surrounding due to anemia

·        Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) may cause fever with chills

8.         Skin rashes and itching

·        Kidney failure causes waste build-up in the blood

·        This can cause severe itching and skin rashes

9.         Ammonia breath and metallic taste

·        Kidney failure increases level urea in the blood (uremia)

·        This urea is broken down to ammonia in the saliva causing urine-like bad breath called ammonia breath

·        Usually associated with an unpleasant metallic taste (dysgeusia) in the month

10.       Nausea and vomiting

·        The build-up waste products in the blood can also cause nausea and vomiting

11.       Shortness of breath

·        Kidney disease causes fluid to build up in the lungs

·        Anemia stares body of oxygen, thus may cause trouble catching breath

12.       Pain in the back or sides

·        May feel a serve cramping pain that spreads from the lower back into the groin (if there is a kidney stone in the ureter)

·        Pain may also be related to polycystic kidney disease (an inherited kidney disorder) which causes many fluid filled cysts in the kidneys

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