Post Date December, 03 2023
1. No energy. When kidney function is poor, many wastes are difficult to excrete from the urine, resulting in feelings of lethargy, fatigue, and fatigue. If there is a kidney disease and nutrients such as protein leak out of the kidney and are excreted through urine, there may also be signs of weakness. Some patients may overlook kidney problems due to overwork or other reasons.
2. I don't want to eat. Not wanting to eat, anorexia, and even nausea and vomiting are common symptoms of kidney disease. Some patients always go to the Digestive Department or Hepatology Department first to see if they have stomach or liver disease. Once they see no stomach or liver disease, they leave it alone and forget to see a nephrologist, resulting in delays.
3. Urine has foam. There are many reasons for foam in the urine. If the protein leaks from the kidney to the urine, there will be a lot of foam in the urine.
4. Low back pain. The location of the kidneys is on both sides of the lumbar spine, so when the kidneys are sick, they can feel low back pain.
5. Too much urine and too little urine. Healthy people urinate about 4-6 times a day, and their urine volume is about 800-2000 milliliters. If they urinate too often or too little, they should pay attention.
6. Edema. "Drinking too much water, sleeping too long, being overweight, etc., can cause slight or transient edema in the eyelids, face, lower legs, and other areas. If this is not the case, it is important to suspect whether there is a kidney problem.".
7. Urine protein and urine occult blood. The presence of protein or occult blood in the urine is an important indication of kidney disease, which can be determined by checking the urine routine. However, sometimes doctors who are not nephrologists will ignore this, and it is recommended to consult a nephrologist.
8. Anemia. Patients with anemia often go to the hematology department to see anemia. In fact, in addition to excreting waste and other functions, the kidneys also have endocrine functions, which secrete hematopoietic hormones. When kidney function is damaged, anemia can also be caused.
9. Diabetes. Diabetes can cause kidney disease, its name is diabetes nephropathy, is a complication of diabetes. Diabetes nephropathy is divided into five stages. The treatment effect is good in the early stage. Once it is late, it is difficult to treat and will develop into uremia. Therefore, patients with diabetes must often see the nephrology department.
10. High blood pressure. Hypertension can cause hypertensive kidney disease, also known as hypertensive kidney damage, so people with hypertension should pay more attention. Of course, kidney disease can also lead to high blood pressure. If your blood pressure is high, be careful if you have kidney disease.
11. Gout, hyperuricemia. Gout and hyperuricemia are both caused by excessive uric acid in the blood. People with high levels of uric acid in the blood can deposit uric acid in the kidneys, causing damage to renal function.
12. Urinary tract infection. People with frequent urinary tract infections may have renal insufficiency over time. "I have been in contact with many patients with urinary tract infections, and because early treatment is not timely and thorough, and I am not aware that it can lead to poor renal function, I have missed the best treatment opportunity when it is discovered.".
