Kidney Failure Symptoms

Knowing to Kidney Failure Symptoms - Warning Symptoms Indicating Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease in most cases goes unnoticed by people, as the early symptoms are remarkably subtle. In some cases, it takes several years for a patient to go from the state of CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) to the state where the kidney/s unconditionally fails. While in, other cases, it has been noticed that a few patients with Chronic Kidney Disease breathe out their lives without reaching the stage of kidney failure.

A good knowledge on kidney failure symptoms is the key power for patients fighting through any stage of kidney disease. If you are someone who has one of the following kidney failure symptoms, the first step towards treating this disease is to visit your doctor for urine and blood tests

 

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1. Urinary problems:

Kidneys are natural filters that remove waste from blood and eliminate it into urine. Hence, when kidneys are failing, patients with kidney disease face the following kidney failure symptoms with respect to urine and urination:

Difficulty in urinating

Feeling of frequent/urgent urination (a lot than usual)

Blood in the urine

Bubbly or foamy urine

Larger amounts of pale-colored urine or smaller amounts of dark-colored urine

Urinating lesser number of times (than usual)

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2. Weakness and low energy:

When compared to healthy kidneys, failing kidneys make less erythropoietin hormones, the hormone that guides the body to produce more oxygen carrying RBCs (Red Blood Cells), thus leading to fatigue, as the body produces low amounts of oxygen carrying RBCs. In other words, this condition is also referred to as “anemia” and is one of the kidney failure symptoms that can be treated.

3. Swelling of body parts:

The next on the list of kidney failure symptoms to watch out if there is any swelling of body parts such as face, hands, ankles, legs and/or feet. This is because failing kidneys lose their ability to remove extra fluids, which when not removed start accumulating into the body parts that lead to swelling.

4. Itchiness or scratchy skin:

The wastes that do not get flushed out of the body’s system due to failing kidneys may develop kidney failure symptoms such as scratchy or itchy skin.

5. Constant feeling of nausea followed by vomiting and weight loss

As the kidneys have lost their capability of flushing out wastes from blood, it leads to constant feeling of nausea followed by vomiting along with loss of appetite that leads to weight loss.

6. Constant feeling of cold:

The condition of anemia may make patients with failing kidneys to feel cold all the time, even if the room temperature is warm/hot.

7. Shortness of breath:

When extra fluids (that are not flushed out of blood stream) start building up in lungs, it leads to shortness of breath. Anemia can also cause lead to shortness of breath, as the body starts producing lesser and lesser oxygen-carrying RBC’s.

8. Trouble in concentrating and dizziness:

As failing kidneys directly lead to anemia, the brain in this case tends to receive lesser and lesser oxygen on a regular basis causing trouble in concentration and/or dizziness.

The most important thing to remember here is that the above-mentioned kidney failure symptoms can be caused due to other reasons. Hence, a thorough analysis from a professional doctor is necessary, in order to identify if the symptoms indicate kidney disease or something else.



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Kidney is an important organ of the human body that perform a number of important functions including

Cleaning the body of waste products
Removing extra fluids from the body
Manufacturing of Red Blood Cells

It is designed to work nonstop your entire life. However, certain conditions and diseases may damage it much early. In addition, the symptoms can be subtle and it may take years before it stops working. Here is a look at some of the Kidney Failure Symptoms.

Changes in Pattern of Urination

When kindly cleans the blood, urine is formed as the byproduct that is thrown out from the body. In case of any problem there can be a change in the pattern including

Foamy Urine
Increased frequency of urination or increase in the quantity
Decrease in the quantity with the color turning dark
Blood in urine
Difficulty in urination

 

Swelling

Kidney Failure Symptoms also include swelling in legs, feet, ankles, hands or face. This is because the kidney is not able to remove the fluid that gets accumulated in these areas.

Fatigue

Fatigue is another of the common Kidney Failure Symptoms. Kidney produces erythropoietin – a hormone that directs the production of red blood cells. A failing kidney does not make enough of the hormone that results in less production of red blood cells and thus muscles get tired quickly.

Itching

Sever itching on different body parts can also be one of the Kidney Failure Symptoms. A failing kidney is not able to remove the waste materials from the body that gets accumulated at a place and causes itching.

Bad Taste of Food/ Bad Breadth

Bad Taste of Food and Bad Breadth are also Kidney Failure symptoms. The bad taste might force you to stop eating which can result in weight loss as well.

Nausea and Vomiting

This is the reaction of body to throw out wastes collected in the body. These wastes are there because the kidney is not able to clean them up.

Shortness of Breath

Another of the Kidney failure symptoms, the shortness of breath may be because of two reasons. First is the less formation of the red blood cells that are the carriers of oxygen while second is the accumulation of wastes in and around the lungs hampering it’s working. Both the situations are caused if the kidney is not working properly.

Feeling too cold

In case you are feeling too cold even if the temperature is not low, there might be a failing kidney.

Dizziness and Lack of Concentration

If you are having trouble in concentrating on work, are not able to memorize almost anything or feel dizzy a number of times in a day, you might be having a troubled kidney. All these are also important Kidney Failure Symptoms.

Pain
Severe pain in back or legs may also be because of a failing kidney.

Other important symptoms include headache, abnormally light or dark skin, numbness in feet or hands, impotency and sleep problems to name a few.Kidney Failure Symptoms