Top 5 Common Symptoms of Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-12-18 08:35

In Polycystic Kidney Disease, patients usually have normal kidney size or slightly enlarged kidney when they are young or we can say in childhood. As they grow older, kidneys are covered with large and small kidney cysts and at that time, they will experience a groups of symptoms. The following is about the top 5 common symptoms of Polycystic Kidney Disease which can help with the diagnosis.

-kidney growth

In PKD, kidneys grow with the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts. In advanced stage, the two kidneys are usually covered with large and small cysts, which makes kidney irregular in shape and size. In such a case, if you touch your kidney area, you can feel lots of hard messes.

-Pain feeling in kidney location

Pain is the most common complain in Polycystic Kidney Disease and it can be dull pain, sharp pain and even abdominal pain. The pain feeling can be alleviated after bed rest and also aggravated with long time walking and drastic physical activity.

-Hematuria

Hematuria is commonly called blood urine which is usually microscopic in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Gross hematuria also can be the symptom in this disease, but it is generally caused by cyst rupture.

-High blood pressure

Although high blood pressure is a symptom of PKD, if not controlled well, it will accelerate illness progression and affect prognosis. ACE inhibitors and ARBs are commonly applied to deal with this symptom.

-Liver cyst

According to clinical studies, about a half of patients who are diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease in their middle age have cysts in liver. Among patients with age over 60, about 70% of them have cysts formed in their liver.

PKD is passed down from generation to generation. When one is affected by this illness, he will suffer a lot. Besides 5 common symptoms we mentioned above, he also experience foamy urine, swelling, abdominal floating, skin itching, nausea and even vomiting. If you are interested in the details of PKD symptoms and want to know how to alleviate them naturally, please leave a message below or ask online doctor for help.

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