Can ADPKD Cause Dizziness

2014-05-31 08:24

ADPKD is an inherited kidney disease. In the early stage of ADPKD, you may not feel the existence of kidney cysts. But with the growth of kidney cysts, many symptoms begin to appear, such as back pain, blood urine, kidney function impairment, etc. Can ADPKD cause dizziness?

Dizziness may be associated with high blood pressure.

High blood pressure results from the oppression of kidney cysts to the blood vessels around. There is less blood supply to your heart. In order to maintain the normal blood flow, your body will increase the blood pressure. When blood pressure is very high, there are a number of symptoms that you may experience, including dizziness.

Dizziness may be associated with anemia.

Your kidney function can be affected by these cysts. As we all know, one of the kidney function is to secrete erythropoietin to stimulate bone marrows to produce red blood cells. If there is less red blood cells to transport oxygen to your brain, the function of brain can be affected and you will feel dizziness.

Dizziness may be associated with poor diet.

For ADPKD patients, you should follow a healthy diet. If not, you may suffer from low blood sugar level. In this situation, you experience dizziness because the brain lacks glucose to function properly.

Other factors

Dizziness may be also associated with medicine you take, poor sleeping quality, the toxins in your blood, etc.

If you often have dizziness, you should seek help from your doctor and find the corresponding measures as early as possible.

Dizziness is just one of the symptoms caused by ADPKD. If you would like to get rid of dizziness from the root, you should shrink the kidney cysts and protect your kidney function. There are some particular medicine and therapies in our hospital. If you are interested in them, please feel free to contact online doctor.

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