Can A Cyst On Kidney Cause Shortness of Breath

2014-05-27 07:35

Can A cyst on kidney cause shortness of breath? As we know, kidney cyst is a common disease for people when they are older than 50 years. For most cases, the kidney cysts will not cause some severe symptoms for people, because the kidney cysts will not get enlarged. However, for some cases, the kidney cyst will cause some severe symptoms, and shortness of breath is one of the common one.

How does kidney cyst cause shortness of breath?

In some cases, the kidney cyst will be increased and get enlarged over time, which can oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage, which can cause kidney dysfunction easily.

As we know, healthy kidneys play an important in regulating the balance od the whole body. Once the kidneys are damaged, it will fail to work well, which will cause some severe symptoms for people. The shortness of breath can be caused by many factors.

1. Fluid retention in lung

Kidneys have the function of removing the excess fluid into urine. When kidneys are damaged, it will fail to work well, and it can cause the fluid retention in body, which can cause swelling. When the swelling in occurred in lung, it will cause shortness of breath for people.

2. Metabolic acidosis

Since kidneys also have the function of regulating the electrolyte balance in body, the kidney dysfunction can easily cause metabolic acidosis when the kidneys cant discharge excess acidic material normally. Then kidney cyst patients will be at high risk of experiencing shortness of breath.

3. Anemia

As we know, kidney disease patients are easily suffering from anemia, which can cause some serious symptoms, such as easily tired, shortness of breath, etc.

Above are the factors that can cause shortness of breath for kidney cyst patients. So if you are suffering the shortness of breath, you may need to first find the basic cause, and then have effective treatment as soon as possible.

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