Signs and symptoms of kidney disease

Once you know the symptoms of kidney disease, you can treat it and feel your best. The symptoms of CKD can be subtle. Some people have no symptoms. If you have one or more of the following symptoms or are concerned about kidney problems, see a doctor for a blood and urine test.
Many of the symptoms on this list can be caused by other health problems. The only way to know the cause of the symptoms is to see a doctor. Note: Low back pain is not a sign of kidney disease. Your kidneys are above your waist behind your body; Tell your doctor if you have pain.

Symptoms of kidney disorders and disease:

1. Fatigue - being tired all the time:
Why this happens:
Healthy kidneys produce a hormone called erythropoietin, or EPO, which tells the body to make oxygen-carrying cells. When the kidneys fail, it produces less erythropoietin. With fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen, your muscles and brain get tired very quickly, and this is anemia and can be treated.
How have patients described these conditions:
I was constantly tired and did nothing. I sleep a lot. When I get home from work, I just go to bed right away.
2. Feeling cold - when others are hot:
Why this happens:
Anemia can make you feel cold, even in a hot room.
How have patients described these conditions:
Sometimes I feel cold and shiver. Sometimes I get really cold, even when it was hot, but I was cold.
3. Shortness of breath - after very little effort:
Why this happens:
Shortness of breath can be related to the kidneys in two ways. If you read in this section of Moist Health First, excess fluid in the body can build up in the lungs. And second, anemia (lack of oxygen in the oxygen-carrying blood) that can leave your body dehydrated.
How have patients described these conditions:
The times when I'm short of breath are alarming. I'm scared. I think I might fall or something like I usually sit for a while. I could not sleep at night. I could not breathe.


4. Feeling weak and dizzy:
Why this happens:
Anemia related to kidney failure means that your brain is not getting enough oxygen. This can lead to feelings of weakness or dizziness.
How have patients described these conditions:
I was always tired and confused. I was at work and suddenly I was confused, I thought it was due to low blood pressure and maybe I have diabetes or something.

5. Difficulty thinking clearly:
Why this happens:
Anemia related to kidney failure means that your brain is not getting enough oxygen. This can lead to problems or disorders in focused memory.
How have patients described these conditions:
I remember telling my wife that my memory - I could not remember what I did last week, or maybe what I said a few days ago. I really could not concentrate, because I like to work on the puzzle table and read a lot of books.
I wanted to do something, and when I got there, I could not remember what I had to do.

6. Feeling very itchy:
Why this happens:
The kidneys remove waste from the bloodstream. When your kidneys fail, causing damage to your bloodstream can cause severe itching.
How have patients described these conditions:
It wasn't really itchy skin, it was a bone itching sensation. I had to brush and do. My back was very bloody. My skin was starting to crack, my body was itching.

7. Swelling in the hands or feet:
Why this happens:
Deficiency does not remove all the excess fluid that causes swelling in the legs, ankles, soles of the feet, or hands.
How have patients described these conditions:
I remember a lot of swelling on my ankle. My ankle was so big I could not wear my shoes. One morning I wanted to go to work, my left ankle was swollen and I was too tired to go to the bus stop. And then I realized I had to see a doctor.
8. Puffy or swollen face:
Why this happens:
Kidney failure removes excess fluid that builds up in your body and causes swelling in the face.
How have patients described these conditions:
My sister, her hair started falling out, she was losing weight, but her face was really puffy. My cheeks were always puffy and firm. Sometimes they were injured.

9. The taste of foods such as metal:
Why this happens:
Blood clots (called urmia) can change the taste of food and cause bad breath. You may also find that you do not like eating meat or that you lose weight because you have no appetite.
How have patients described these conditions:
Bad taste in the mouth. It's almost like eating iron. I had no appetite before I started dialysis, and I lost about 10 pounds.

10. Ammonia respiration:
Why this happens:
Creating lesions in the blood (called uremia) can cause bad breath.
How have patients described these conditions:
My husband always tells me that I smell like fish. Sometimes my breath smells like urine and I have to brush most of my teeth.

11. Upset stomach, nausea, vomiting:
Why this happens:
Severe waste products in the blood (urmia) can also cause nausea and vomiting. Lack of appetite can lead to weight loss.
How have patients described these conditions:
I was itching a lot and I was nauseous and I was crying all the time. I could not hold anything in my stomach. When I was nauseous, I could not eat and I had a hard time taking blood pressure pills.
12. Waking up at night to urinate:
Why this happens:
The kidneys produce urine, so when the kidneys have problems, the urine may change. How about
You may urinate more than usual, or your urine may be more pale than usual. You may feel pressure or have difficulty urinating.
How have patients described these conditions:
My urine was something I noticed. Later I went to the bathroom regularly, and when I got there, nothing happened. And came by force 2-3 drops. I woke up two or three times during the night and had a lot of pressure each time.
13. Urine has foam or bubbles:
Why this happens:
The kidneys urinate, so when the kidneys fail, the urine may change. How about
It may be foamy or bubbly. This can be due to the high amount of protein in the urine.
How have patients described these conditions:
The toilet bowl fills with bubbles. Sometimes I saw that my urine was very foamy, so I saw a doctor.
14. Brown, red or purple urine:
Why this happens:
The kidneys urinate, so when the kidneys fail, the urine may change. How about You may urinate less often, or your urine volume may be less than normal, dark in color. Your urine may contain blood.
How have patients described these conditions:
I was urinating. It was very dark in color. And when I went to the hospital, they thought I was lying. I thought the first time I saw blood in my urine was when I got a urinary tract infection.
15. Pressure when urinating from the symptoms of kidney disease:
Why this happens:
The kidneys urinate, so when the kidneys fail, the urine may change. How about
You may feel pressure or have difficulty urinating.
How have patients described these conditions:
When you go to the bathroom, you can take it all out. And he still felt a lot of pressure, there was a lot of pressure. The pressure was too much, yet it was slowing down. It takes 2-3 minutes, even slower. I knew what was happening.