What are the symptoms of kidney failure?

Renal failure is medically recognized as the most serious disease. This disease not only causes physical harm to the patient, but also brings indelible pain to the family. Therefore, how to better treat renal failure has attracted more and more attention. What symptoms will appear when you have kidney failure? What damage does this disease cause to the body? Can it be cured? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction.

Renal failure is a manifestation of the gradual decline in kidney function due to damage. There are no symptoms in the early stages. If not treated in time, it will lead to a more serious disease - uremia. Therefore, friends with renal failure must seek early treatment to avoid life-threatening situations.

The main symptoms of renal failure are as follows:

Physical discomfort: As toxins and waste continue to accumulate in the body, the patient may feel generally unwell. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, a bad night's sleep, loss of appetite, itching and fatigue.

Edema: Some patients may experience edema. Decreased urine output and frequent urination (especially at night). Swelling of the hands, feet and ankles. Other symptoms include shortness of breath and swelling around the eyes.

Anemia: Anemia occurs when the body cannot produce enough hormones needed to make red blood cells due to kidney damage. People with anemia often feel cold and tired.

Other symptoms: hematuria (brown or blood red), high blood pressure, foam in the urine, diarrhea, extreme thirst, restless sleep, or drowsiness, decreased libido.

Generally speaking, although patients in the compensated renal insufficiency and azotemia stages have high creatinine and begin to show various mild clinical symptoms, due to moderate pathological damage, the salt intake can be controlled depending on whether there is hypertension and edema, and a low-salt or salt-free diet can be given.

In life, patients should change their bad habits, such as staying up late, etc., promote the consumption of green vegetables, and avoid things that irritate the stomach and intestines, such as tobacco, alcohol, coffee, etc. In addition, timely examinations and early examinations can prevent kidney failure, and the high medical expenses and physical pain of kidney transplants can also be avoided.