I feel discomfort in my kidneys but no pain

When people experience back pain, weakness and chills in their daily lives, they usually think it is due to kidney problems, but the strange thing is that there is no pain in the kidneys. In fact, to know whether your kidneys are not in good condition, it is best to first understand some common symptoms of kidney problems, so that you can check them out yourself. If you also have symptoms of kidney failure, you should go to the hospital for a check-up immediately and do not delay treatment.

7 signs of kidney failure

1. Feeling tired easily

When your kidneys are not in good condition, you will feel depressed and feel weak all over.

When there is a problem with kidney function, waste in the body cannot be excreted normally through urine, but protein will leak out of the urine.

In other words, useless things cannot be excreted, and useful things cannot be retained, which causes the body to feel tired. In fact, this is caused by kidney problems!

2. Loss of appetite

I have no appetite, no feeling of hunger, and sometimes I feel nauseous and vomit. Is this a gastrointestinal problem?

However, this may also be a symptom of kidney problems!

Those who often go to the gastroenterology or hepatology department to treat stomach and liver diseases but never get better, please pay attention!

Maybe your stomach and liver are fine, but your kidneys are in serious trouble!

3. Abnormal urine color

Changes in urine color represent the true state of the body!

If the urine is bright red, it means that there are red blood cells in the urine, indicating nephritis or other kidney surgical diseases;

If the urine is soy sauce-colored, it means that the urine contains damaged red blood cells, which also points to nephritis;

If the urine is white, it means there is chyle in the urine, which may be caused by filariasis or blockage of the kidneys or lymphatic vessels.

4. Foamy urine

In fact, the bubbles in urine can really explain some problems, but the key is not how many bubbles there are, but how long the bubbles can last.

Normally, foam in urine will dissipate quickly.

When the composition of urine changes, such as the addition of protein, glucose and other organic substances, the surface tension of urine will increase, forming more bubbles that are difficult to dissipate, which is what we call "proteinuria."

If the bubbles persist for a long time, don't panic, just go see a doctor.

5. Back pain

Kidney stones accompanied by renal colic can indeed cause pain in the lower back, but this pain is often more severe and is often accompanied by varying degrees of blood in the urine.

If you don’t have these symptoms, then the cause of your back pain may be:

(1) Older age;

(2) engaging in heavy physical labor;

(3) Maintaining a posture for a long time;

(4) being overweight;

(5) High work pressure, or anxiety or depression.

6. Unexplained edema

In addition to drinking too much water, sleeping too much, being too fat and other reasons, if edema appears unexplained in the eyelids, face, calves and other parts, you should suspect that there is something wrong with your kidneys.

7. Excessive or infrequent urination

A healthy person urinates about 8 times a day, with a urine volume of about 500 to 2500 ml. If the frequency of urination and the urine volume are too much or too little, you should pay attention, as there may be a problem with your kidneys.

Of course, other possible reasons include drinking too much water or drinking too fast, nervousness, season, etc.

How to protect kidneys

The first step to protect your kidneys: drink more water

Without sufficient water in the body, it will wilt just like a plant without water.

Therefore, in our daily life, we should develop the habit of drinking water frequently and not wait until we feel dry mouth before drinking.

Especially for some elderly people, they may not feel thirsty very strongly, so they should develop the habit of drinking water regularly.

The second way to protect your kidneys: Eat well

If you don't eat enough, how can you have the energy to exercise your kidneys?

Moreover, we should not only feed the kidneys but also feed them well.

In fact, they are not picky. They just require that the food is not too salty, that they do not consume a lot of protein-rich foods, and that they have three meals a day on a relatively regular basis.

It would be best if you could also do some aerobic exercise to provide adequate blood oxygen supply to your kidneys.

The third way to protect kidneys: Don’t add burden

Being overweight, having high blood pressure, unstable blood sugar, and high uric acid levels will greatly increase the burden on the kidneys.