Why I Have Leg and Foot Cramps at Night with PKD

2014-04-28 08:09

PKD is an inherited kidney disease which is characterized by fluid-filled cysts. It can cause many discomforts. Recently a patient asked such a question: why I have leg and foot cramps at night with PKD? If you have the similar medical condition, the following condition may be helpful.

Calcium deficiency

Leg and foot cramp is associated with kidney function decline. These cysts will enlarge with time going, which will damage the kidney structure and affect kidney function. As we all know, kidney has many functions, one of which is to activate vitamin D so as to increase the absorption of calcium. When your kidney function declines, you may suffer from calcium deficiency. Besides, the accumulation of phosphorus in the blood also make the calcium level decreases. Calcium deficiency can make you suffer from leg and foot cramp easily.

In this case, supplement vitamin D and calcium may be helpful for alleviating pain.

The accumulation of wastes

Another kidney function is to cleanse wastes and excess fluid from the body. The impaired kidneys can make part of the wastes remaining in the blood. The accumulated wastes may stimulate the your muscle and cause leg and foot cramps.

In this case, you may need blood purification ways to cleanse these wastes.

Side effects of medication

When you have PKD, you have to take various medicine to control your symptoms. But they have side effects if you take them for long term.

In this case, you should talk with your doctor to change the medicine.

Leg and foot cramps are very pain and it will affect your sleeping quality at night so that you can not have a good rest. It will further affect your day work. Therefore, if you have leg and foot cramps, you should pay attention and take appropriate measures as early as possible. But the root cause of it is the growing kidney cysts. Shrinking these cysts is helpful for protecting your kidney function and avoiding serious symptoms.

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