Living in a busy world like today makes you miss the most important call of all – the call your own body sends to you. That something in there is just not functioning right.
Here are the most common signs that your kidneys are not working at their full capacity:
Shortness of breath
Shortness
of breath due to kidney disease can happen out of two factors: first,
anemia makes your body to lose oxygen, and second, extra fluid in the
body can move in the lungs when the kidneys are not working at their
full capacity
Back pain
The kidneys are located deep
right below the rib cage. If you have back pain, you could have cysts in
your kidneys. You might be feeling sick and also have high body
temperature along with your back pain if the cause are your kidneys. The
back pain usually happens suddenly and without a fever if it’s not
related to a kidney disease
Puffy eyes
This is an early sign that can happen before everything else mentioned here. The puffiness around the eyes is a result that the kidneys are leaking some amount of protein into the urine instead of distributing it directly into the blood and body.
Fatigue and headaches
The kidneys produce a
hormone called Erythropoietin (EPO), which plays a significant role in
the production of the red blood cells – erythrocytes. If the kidneys
aren’t working properly and produce less EPO, we are in lack of red
blood cells which supply the oxygen in our bodies and our brain is just
not working right and feels extra exhausted
Dry and itchy skin
Extra
fluids from the blood are removed with the waste from our body through
the work of the kidneys, itchiness and dryness of the skin can be a sign
of failure of kidneys, because the balance of minerals and nutrients in
the body is upset
Metallic taste in your mouth and bad breath
This
symptom is also because our bodies won’t get rid of the waste as they
should, so it can lead to metallic taste and even bad breath in the
mouth. Furthermore, this could lead to general loose of appetite and
sudden weight losses, which are never good for the body
Swollen ankles, feet and hands
This
is due to the extra fluid in your blood which didn’t get “their way
out”. Similar as to the syndrome of puffy eyes, which is because of
sodium retention in the organism.
Change in the urine
This is
probably the most common and accurate symptom of all, because urine is a
direct product of the work of the kidneys. You might feel you need to
pee more frequently, have blood in your urine or have a “foamy urine”.
These signs you should never underestimate and should schedule an
appointment with your doctor if you have them.
