When the Kidneys lose their ability to clean the blood and their entire function gets disrupted when a person is likely to have kidney disease. Kidneys help in maintaining blood pressure and affect the production of red blood cells, vitamin D, and metabolism which is required for good health. Kidneys are required to detoxify and remove chemicals that are accumulated in the body. If Kidneys are damaged then the waste products and the fluid can get built up in the body that can create life-threatening conditions. Damaged kidney causes swelling in ankles, nausea, weakness, poor sleep, shortness of breath, and much more. Ignoring the initial symptoms can be fatal as the kidney might eventually stop working and lead to kidney failure.
Causes
Malfunction in kidneys can be caused due to any reason but still, they are a few underline reasons for Kidney Disease. Some of the reasons are
- Direct damage to the Kidneys
- Urine backs in the kidney
- Insufficient blood flow to the kidney
- Traumatic injury with blood loss
- Constant dehydration and muscle break
- Consumption of too much of protein in the body increases the concentration of protein in the bloodstream
- Having an enlarged prostate
- Excessive consumption of drugs and alcohol
- Autoimmune diseases
- Liver failure
Symptoms:
The symptoms of Kidney Disease depend upon person to person. Initially, there are no symptoms but as the damage increases the symptoms also become prominent. Some of the symptoms include:
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Confusion
- Sleeping issues
- Weakness
- Vomiting
- Hypertension
- Abdominal pain
- Chest pain
- Breathlessness
- Swelling in feet and ankles
- Muscle twitching and cramps
