Bad Effects of Kidney Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-11-05 08:04

Polycystic Kidney Disease is one of the most common genetic kidney disorders. Many chronic kidney problem can cause kidney shrinkage, but for people with Polycystic Kidney Disease, their kidneys grow over time. Kidney growth is very harmful, so Polycystic Kidney Disease patients need to take treatment as soon as possible to prevent the further growth of kidney. Well, what are the bad effects of kidney growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease?

1. Enlarged kidney oppresses gastrointestinal tract

Normally, each of us has two kidneys and the kidney location is on eiher side of the spine at the edge of our ribs. Polycystic Kidney Disease is an illness that can cause lots of cysts in kidney. These cysts enlarge over time and with the enlargement of them, kidney becomes larger and larger. Enlarged kidney oppresses gastrointestinal tract, which can cause lots of gastrointestinal discomforts like poor appetite and constipation.

2. Kidney growth cause bloating abdomin

In PKD, kidney is covered with countless big and small cysts. Kidneys become very large due to the increase and enlargement of kidney cyst. Enlarged kidney will finally occupy the whole enterocoelia if no treatment is given to make them small. Under such a condition, abdominal enlargement appears.

3. Kidney growth also cause severe pain feeling

Kidney growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease also cause severe pain feeling in different body parts like lower back, groin and two sides of the kidneys. Pain problem is the most common complain of Polycystic Kidney Disease.

The normal size of a kidney is variable and can be affected by face, gender and some other factors. But generally, it is 10-12cm in length, 5-6 cm in width and 3-4cm in thickness. Kidney growth means kidney becomes large in size and in such a case, it fails to work as well as it did before. Therefore, it is significant for Polycystic Kidney Disease patients to take treatment as soon as possible if they are suffering from kidney growth.

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