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Swelling of feet and ankles. Dry, itchy skin. High blood pressure (hypertension) that's difficult to control. Shortness of breath, if fluid builds up in the lungs. Chest pain, if fluid builds up around the lining of the heart. Signs and symptoms of kidney disease are often nonspecific.
Depending on the cause, some types of kidney disease can be treated. Often, though, chronic kidney disease has no cure. Treatment usually consists of measures to help control signs and symptoms, reduce complications, and slow progression of the disease. If your kidneys become severely damaged, you might need treatment for end-stage kidney disease.
There are 5 stages of chronic kidney disease based on how low the kidney function drops. Most patients are diagnosed in stage 3. That’s also when early symptoms like swelling or high blood pressure start. Fatigue, lack of appetite, shortness of breath, itching, poor sleep and restless legs become common when the disease progresses to stage 4.
If a kidney stone becomes lodged in the ureters, it may block the flow of urine and cause the kidney to swell and the ureter to spasm, which can be very painful. At that point, you may experience these symptoms: Severe, sharp pain in the side and back, below the ribs. Pain that radiates to the lower abdomen and groin.
As chronic kidney disease progresses to end-stage renal disease, signs and symptoms might include: Nausea. Vomiting. Loss of appetite. Fatigue and weakness. Changes in how much you urinate. Chest pain, if fluid builds up around the lining of the heart. Shortness of breath, if fluid builds up in the lungs. Swelling of feet and ankles.
Symptoms. Polycystic kidney disease symptoms can include: High blood pressure. Belly, side or back pain. Blood in the urine. A feeling of fullness in the belly. ... Women tend to get larger cysts than do men. Hormones and pregnancies might be part of the reason. Brain aneurysm.
Kidney scarring. This can lead to chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure and kidney failure. Blood poisoning. The kidneys filter waste from blood and return the filtered blood to the rest of the body. A kidney infection can cause bacteria to spread through the bloodstream. Pregnancy complications.
Kidney cancer doesn't usually cause symptoms at first. In time, signs and symptoms may develop, including: Blood in the urine, which may appear pink, red or cola colored. Loss of appetite. Pain in the side or back that doesn't go away. Tiredness. Unexplained weight loss.
Acute kidney injury almost always is linked to another medical condition or event. Conditions that can increase your risk of acute kidney injury include: Ongoing kidney disease, also called chronic kidney disease. Older age, but it does happen to children. Being in the hospital, most often for a serious condition that needs intensive care.
You might feel kidney pain as a dull, one-sided ache in your upper stomach area, side or back. But pain in these areas often has other causes that aren't related to the kidneys. The kidneys are a pair of small organs in the back of the stomach area under the lower ribs. One kidney is located on each side of the spine.