Top 4 Symptoms Indicate You May Have PKD

2015-03-20 01:50

PKD, Polycystic Kidney Disease, is a genetic kidney disease, and most of the patients were born with polycystic gene in kidneys. In general, if both of the parents have PKD, their daughters or sons may have 75% chances to get PKD. If one of the patients has PKD, their daughters or sons have 50% risks of getting PKD. And there are 10% of the PKD patients don’t have family history. When patients suffer from PKD, they may have some severe symptoms, which can help indicate their symptoms. Here are the top 4 symptoms that can indicate you may have PKD.

1. Discomforts in waist or back

For PKD patients, there are numerous cysts formed on kidneys, and the cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. Then patients may have back pain or wait pain with their disease.

2. Anemia

Anemia is a common symptom in PKD, and patients will become weaker and weaker without effective treatment. When patients suffer from anemia, the frequent urination at night can also be accompanied.

3. Abnormal urination

When patients get PKD and kidney damage, patients may have abnormal urination, such as blood in urine, protein in urine. And the protein in urine is the most common symptom for PKD patients in their early stage.

4. Abdominal masses

Since the cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, then patients can also have the enlargement of kidneys. When patients touch their belly, they can feel the masses in kidneys with pains.

Above are the top 4 symptoms they can indicate you may have PKD. When patients suffer from these symptoms, they may need to take early treatment to control their symptoms and protect their kidneys, which can help make a good prognosis for patients. If you still have any questions after reading, you can consult online doctor, or you can also send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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