Renal Kidney Disease.
The kidneys are body organs responsible for the expulsion of waste products from the body system, usually in form of urine. When they fail, the condition is known as Chronic Renal Failure or simply as Renal Failure. Renal kidney disease is affects the kidneys, whereby there is a systematic decline in kidney function and urine output over time.
Mild renal kidney disease is whereby the condition of the kidney has not escalated to the point of Chronic Renal Failure or Chronic kidney disease. However, mild kidney disease can cause increased blood pressure and frequent urination at night. It can also lead to anemia and risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Many people suffering from renal kidney disease are usually unaware, until the later stages where it has worsened to the chronic level, then eventually to kidney failure. This is because the early signs can pass unnoticed, and it may take quite a while, even several years, from the condition to go from mild to chronic kidney disease to kidney failure. In fact, some people may live with kidney disease to chronic levels without ever reaching the point of kidney failure in their entire life.
However, it is very important to be aware if one is having this condition. Knowing about the symptoms of kidney disease can be helpful in getting timely treatment. The following are some of the symptoms of renal kidney disease.
Kidneys are the organs that make urine. Therefore, when the kidneys are failing, the urine becomes frequent with the person having to urinate several times at night. The urine becomes pale, may contain a lot of foam and traces of blood. Others are less frequent and smaller amounts than usual, and difficulty urinating.
Other symptoms include swelling of the legs, ankles, hands and feet. This is because the extra waste fluid in the body cannot be removed due to renal kidney disease. The person feels unusual and constant fatigue, severe itching of the skin, and bad breath or foul taste in the mouth, in addition to loss of appetite. Loss of appetite leads to weight loss. In addition, the person feels nauseated and vomits a lot.
Others include dizziness and diminished concentration, cold, difficulties in breathing, and sometimes the victim may also have back pains. Severe renal kidney disease leads to excessive retention of waste products in the body, and this makes dialysis necessary.