Chronic kidney disease is a progressive illness and can not be found easily
as it causes no obvious symptoms in early stage. CKD is divided into five stages
by the GFR (glomerular filtration rate). But with the progression of illness,
more and more discomforts will be caused and here we will introduce the symptoms
of CKD, and hope it can help you know better about CKD.
Edema
Swellings occurs when excess fluid buildup in the body. It firstly appears
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Fatigue
Patient with CKD often feels tired. kidney has the function of excreting
hemopoietins. Kidney damage causes the excretion of red cells reduces, which is
also called anemia. As a result, the body cells don’t have enough oxygen supply
to metabolize, then patient feels tired.
Back pain
Not all kinds of chronic kidney diseases can cause back pain. Kidney diseases
like PKD, IGA nephropathy, and so on, may make patient feel painful around his
kidneys.
Urination changes
There may be foam in the urine of CKD patient. Tea colored, brown or red may
appear if there are blood in the urine. The patient may urinate more in the
night.
Nausea and vomit
Patient’s digestive system may be damaged, so patient may vomit.
Skin itching
Because the accumulation of toxic waste in the blood, or the function of
drugs, the patent may feel itching on his skin.
Difficulty in concentration
Patient may feel difficult to focus his concentration on some point.
These are the symptoms that CKD patient often has. Surely , there may be
other symptoms that may occur in patient with CKD, and the list is not complete.
If you has any doubt, you can leave a message or send email to us, and we will
give you answer in time.
