Early Symptoms of Kidney Failure: You Must Know

Kidney failure refers to severe kidney damage with low kidney function, and patients may suffer from some symptoms once they were diagnosed with this disease. Then do you know what the symptoms are? If patients can pay attention with symptoms and take early prevention, they can get a better prognosis.


In the following article, we will learn early symptoms of kidney failure.


1. Swelling


This is the most common seen symptoms. As we know, kidneys have function of removing excess fluid out from blood. When kidneys are damaged, it lead to fluid remain in body and tissues, thus can lead to swelling all over body. In early stage, patients only have swelling in ankles or eyelids, and some other loose tissues in body. Once people get swelling, they should pay attention and get the main cause.


2. Fatigue and weakness


Many people thought fatigue and weakness are due to great pressure in life and work, so they may ignore it. In fact, they can also be symptoms in kidney failure, so people should find the basic cause of their symptoms and take early treatment.


3. High blood pressure


Due to kidney damage, kidneys cant excrete sodium and fluid out from blood, thus can lead to increased blood volume in blood vessels, which can cause high blood pressure. And uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause further kidney damage and worsen the disease, so patients need to take treatment to lower high blood pressure.


4. Anemia


Kidney failure patients often get pale face or yellow face due to anemia, and it is also related with poor kidney function.


Above are 4 common symptoms in early stage of kidney failure, and these symptoms can cause further kidney damage without effective controlling.