Do End Stage Renal Failure Patients Have Severe Back Pain

2015-05-27 03:55

Kidney failure patients often suffer from a series of symptoms and severe back pain is one of the symptoms. Why do end stage renal failure patients have severe back pain?

Patients who are suffering from some conditions are at a high risk of having back pain. What can cause back or kidney pain for people with renal failure?

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

If kidney failure is due to polycystic kidney disease (PKD), kidney cysts will grow quite big in the end stage. These enlarged kidney cysts will press surrounding tissues and organs. The nerves in these organs will be pulled, so patients will suffer from stomach pain or back pain.

Kidney stone

Kidney stone can be the cause and complication of kidney failure. Also it is a reason of back pain.

Urinary tract infection

With low immunity, urinary tract infection tends to occur, resulting in pain around kidney area.

Now we have know end stage renal failure can cause severe back pain. Since the underlying cause is different from person to person, patients should first find out what causes their problem. The following are some methods for back pain in kidney failure.

As for back pain in PKD, the effective treatment should be Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy which can inhibit the lining epithelial cells, improve the permeability of cyst wall, change inner and outer pressure difference of cystic wall. This therapy can shrink kidney cyst and reduce the pressure on kidneys. This alleviates back pain effectively.

As for back pain in urinary tract infection, some antibiotics may be applied.

If back pain is caused by kidney stone, you can drink plenty of water. The water amount should depend on your specific condition so as not to worsen swelling.

In conclusion, end stage renal failure can lead to severe back pain. What treatment should you take depends on the specific cause of back pain. Thus, you should know its cause clearly and then take correct treatment.

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