Will PKD Cause Leg Cramp At Night

2014-11-26 08:39

Leg cramp is a very common muscle spasm which could be due to different conditions like muscle fatigue, drastic physical exercises, dehydration and fluid imbalance. PKD is an illness regarding kidney and always results in progressive loss of kidney function. When kidneys fail to work properly, we will experience lots of physical discomforts like swelling, dizziness, poor appetite and back pain. Well, will PKD cause leg cramp at night?

Actually, it is not common for patients with PKD in early stage to complain this problem, because PKD usually causes no physical discomforts when it is in a mild stage. PKD is an inherited illness marked with fluid-filled cysts in kidney. In initial stage, there are only several small cysts in kidney and this condition is not serious enough to impair kidney function and cause physical discomforts. Therefore, PKD in early stage does not cause leg cramp at all. However, this does not mean PKD patients will not experience this symptom.

In PKD, more and more cysts are gradually formed in kidney. These kidney cysts enlarge over time and when they become very large, they will oppress surrounding kidney tissues and impair kidney function. Kidney failure is eventually caused if kidneys can not be protected from being damaged by the cysts. At that time, leg cramp appears easily.

For people with PKD in advanced stage, they usually suffer from leg cramp at night due to electrolyte disturbance. Kidney is the organ with bean-shape and normally help us cleanse blood, regulate blood pressure and maintain electrolyte balance. When kidneys are severely damaged by cysts in kidney, kidney function will be impaired. At that time, electrolyte disturbance appears. Hypocalcemia and hypokalemia are the most common cause for leg cramp at night in cases of PKD.

Besides, leg cramp is just a symptom resulted from impaired kidney function in PKD. Apart from it, patients also experience many other symptoms like tiredness, nausea, bone weakness, and dizziness. In such a case, if we really want to get these terrible symptoms eliminated permanently, we need to start from treating kidney cysts and increasing kidney function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a herbal treatment that can help us achieve this treatment goal. If you want to learn its treatment effects, please leave us message below or ask online doctor for help.

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