MUST READ AND SHARE.. Kidney diseases can be silent killers. Here is a list of twelve such symptoms you should look out for: 1. Changes in your urinary function - changes the amount, frequency of your urination especially at night, look more dark coloured, feel the urge to urinate but are unable to do so when you get to the restroom. 2. Difficulty or pain during voiding - urinary tract infections may cause symptoms such as pain or burning during urination. When these infections spread to the kidneys they may cause fever and pain in your back. 3. Blood in the urine - visit your doctor in case you notice it. 4. Swelling - kidneys remove wastes and extra fluid from the body. When they are unable to do so, this extra fluid will build up causing swelling in your hands, feet,ankles and/or your face. 5. Extreme fatigue and generalised weakness - your kidneys produces hormone called erythropoietin which helps make red blood cells that carry oxygen. In kidney disease lower levels of erythropoietin causes decreased red blood cells in your body resulting in anaemia. There is decreased oxygen delivery to cells causing generalised weakness and extreme fatigue. 6. Dizziness & Inability to concentrate anaemia associated with kidney disease also depletes your brain of oxygen which may cause dizziness, trouble with concentration, etc. 7. Feeling cold all the time due to anaemia. Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) may cause fever with chills. 8. Skin rashes and itching - kidney failure causes waste build-up in your blood that causes severe itching and skin rashes. 9. Ammonia breath and metallic taste - kidney failure increases level of urea in the blood (uraemia). This urea is broken down to ammonia in the saliva causing urine-like bad breath called ammonia breath. It is also usually associated with an unpleasant metallic taste (dysgeusia) in the mouth. 10. Nausea and vomiting - the build-up of waste products in your blood in kidney disease can also cause nausea and vomiting. 11. Shortness of breath - kidney disease causes fluid to build up in the lungs. And also, anaemia, a common side-effect of kidney disease, starves your body of oxygen. You may have trouble catching your breath due to these factors. 12. Pain in the back or sides - some cases of kidney disease may cause pain, feel a severe cramping pain that spreads from the lower back into the groin if, there is a kidney stone in the ureter. It is important to identify kidney disease early because in most cases the damage in the kidneys can’t be undone. To reduce your chances of getting severe kidney problems, see your doctor when you observe one or more of the above symptoms. If caught early, kidney disease can be treated very effectively. TAKE c24/7..
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:16:13 +0000
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