Top 10 Symptoms When PKD Causes Kidney Damage

2014-06-24 01:57

Do you know what are the top 10 symptoms when PKD causes kidney damage? As we know, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic kidney disease with numerous kidney cysts on kidneys, and the kidneys will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. When the PKD causes kidney damage, patients will have some severe symptoms, which will affect the normal live of patients.

Here are the top 10 symptoms when PKD causes kidney damage.

Top 1: Changes in urine

The most early symptom may be the changes in urine. When PKD causes kidney damage, patients may have urine changes, such as frequent urination at night, foamy urine, blood urine, difficult urination, pale urine or dark-colored urine.

Top 2: Swelling

Since kidneys have the function of removing the excess fluid in body. When the kidneys are damaged, the fluid will remain in body, which will cause swelling in body. Patients may have swelling in legs, eyelid, ankles, face, and hands.

Top 3: Fatigue

As we know, the healthy kidneys can make a hormone which is called erythropoietin, which can help make red blood cells, and it can bring enough oxygen to body. However, when the kidneys are damaged, the kidneys will fail to work well, and the red blood cells will be reduced, which will cause anemia. And patients often feel tired and fatigue easily with anemia.

Top 4: Skin rash/skin itching

The kidney damage will cause the toxins and wastes accumulating in blood, and it can also cause high phosphorus level in blood, which will cause skin rash or skin itching easily.

Top 5: Metallic taste in mouth

The damaged kidneys will cause the uremia building up in blood, which will cause the bad breath for patients. And patients will have a poor appetite with the metallic taste in mouth.

Top 6: Nausea and vomiting

The toxins and wastes accumulate in body will also stimulate the intestines and stomach, which will cause the nausea and vomiting for PKD patients.

Top 7: Shortness of breath

Since the kidney damage can cause the fluid retention in blood, so when the swelling occurs in the lung, it will make patients have difficult breath.

Top 8: Feeling cold

PKD patients will also feel cold easily and frequently when they get kidney damage.

Top 9: Dizziness and trouble concentrating

Because the kidney damage will cause less oxygen in brain, which can cause dizziness and trouble in concentrating.

Top 10: Back pain

The enlargement and increase of kidney cysts will cause back pain. In addition, when people have kidney damage, they will also have back pain.

Above are the symptoms that PKD patients may have when they get kidney damage. So, if patients have some of the above symptoms, they may need to have early treatment to repair the kidney damage, which can help make a good prognosis for them.

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