◆In oral cavity: almost all the people with Chronic Kidney Disease have lesions in their oral cavity to different degree. At first, they will have peculiar smell in their mouth which is like a metal-like smell or a bitter taste, and there is always ammonia smell in their breath. Besides, lots of people have repeated inflammation in the oral cavity with which they cannot eat well.
Due to the insufficiency of renal function, toxins such as urea nitrogen cannot be excreted out of the body, and will be decomposed into ammonia by the urease in intestinal tract, stimulating the gastrointestinal mucosa. Therefore there is a peculiar smell in the oral tract. In addition, the ammonia also stimulates oral mucosa and then causes the infections in oral cavity, including ulcerative oral infections and non-ulcerative oral infections.Side Effect for High Level Phosphorus in Chronic Kidney Disease and Acupuncture for Kidney Disease
◆In esophagus: every segment in esophagus can have lesions of mucosa. The main manifestations are mucosa erosions and bleedings, and in some cases, hard deglutition and pain in sternum can appear. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) sufferers may have bleeding all over the body, and even in the mucosa of esophagus. What’s more, Uremia sufferers may sometimes have reflux Esophagitis.
◆In stomach: symptoms in stomach are always obvious and are detected early.Stem Cell Therapy Treats Kidney Disease or Kidney Failure in Huaxia Nephropathy Research Institute
Gastritis, Duodenitis, Multiple Ulcers and Hemorrhagic Gastritis are common. Symptoms in stomach are the early clinical manifestations of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) sufferers, including nausea and vomit, distending pain in epigastrium, belching, acid regurgitation, and bleeding in upper digestive tract.
◆In intestinal tract: when small intestine is involved in Renal Failure, there will be abdominal pain, diarrhea and bleeding in digestive tract. The main causes are ulcers in digestive tract, Ischemic Colitis and Pseudomenbraneous Colitis. When there are also infections, symptoms will aggravate. Sufferers who undergo dialysis will have stomachache, excessive perspiration, weakened borborygmus and declined blood pressure if there is excessive ultrafiltration. Uremia sufferers have a weak immunity, and when immunosuppressive agents are used, they will have higher risk in getting Pancreatitis, which is always misdiagnosed as Gastritis or other diseases in abdomen.Is It OK to Have Urine Output Abnormally High During Dialysis
Chronic Kidney Disease can cause all the possible lesions mentioned above, and meanwhile these symptoms indicate that the renal tissues and renal cells are damaged to some extent already. If there is no effective control and treatment in time, the disease will deteriorate gradually and lead to Renal Failure or Uremia finally.
