Early symptoms of nephritis

The kidneys are important organs in the human body. Waste produced in the human body is mainly excreted through the kidneys. The kidneys also maintain the balance of sodium, potassium, calcium and other ions in the body as well as maintain the acid-base balance. Therefore, it is very necessary to protect our kidneys. However, many people will experience physical discomfort due to various reasons. In fact, some of them are related to the kidneys. Many people suffer from nephritis but they don’t know it and do not understand the early symptoms of nephritis.

Nephritis is a type of kidney disease. Timely treatment will lead to rapid recovery. However, if the disease is ignored, it will cause serious kidney disease and even develop into the late stage of end-stage renal disease - uremia. Therefore, early detection of nephritis is the key. So what are the early symptoms of nephritis? Let's introduce them below:

Edema often starts from the eyelids (some patients start from the lower limbs), and severe cases may spread to the whole body and even cause pleural effusion and ascites. Hypertension is one of the manifestations of kidney disease. Frequent urination (many times), urgency (inability to hold urine), and dysuria (pain in the lower abdomen and urethra during urination). Low back pain is mostly dull pain, but surgical diseases may cause severe colic. Oliguria or anuria Less than 400 ml per day and night is called oliguria, and less than 100 ml is called anuria. Polyuria refers to urine output exceeding 2500 ml per day and night. Hematuria means that there are blood cells in the urine, or the test shows positive occult blood (with a plus sign). Excessive foam in the urine may be a sign of increased urine protein, and a positive urine protein test is reliable evidence of increased urine protein. Other symptoms include poor appetite, fatigue, pale complexion, etc. In the late stages of various kidney diseases, a series of clinical manifestations such as renal insufficiency and uremia appear.

By introducing the early symptoms of nephritis, we hope to help you better identify your own disease. It is convenient for timely treatment and does not delay the disease. The most obvious sign of early nephritis is bowel problems, accompanied by lower back pain. These early symptoms of nephritis are signals provided to us. We must grasp them well and make accurate judgments.