Today instead of recipes for new masks and advice on how to properly care for your beauty, I would like to draw your attention to the problem of just kidney disease. The problem is still too little publicized and very serious, because it is faced with varying degrees of over 10% of the population. Today, I would like to bring you closer to the symptoms that should disturb you and prompt you to see a doctor immediately, and convince you that tests to assess the condition of your kidneys are simple, cheap, practically painless and easily accessible.
Kidneys are very hard-working organs, their task is to remove dangerous toxins from our body, maintain the proper level of electrolytes and water for us, and help in the production of red blood cells. When they work properly, we do not pay attention to them, we only remember about them when the disturbing symptoms begin to hinder our normal functioning. Unfortunately, then very often the disease is already so advanced that in the best case the only treatment is renal replacement therapy, i.e. dialysis or transplantation. It is also worth realizing that kidney disease can be associated with serious cardiovascular disease, often leading to the patient's premature death.
What should bother us?
Unfortunately, kidney diseases often develop for years without giving any disturbing symptoms, and the symptoms that appear are often attributed to general fatigue and blamed too much work and household duties. That is why most people whose kidneys do not work properly live without being aware of the danger to their health and life.
1. Constant fatigue
If fatigue becomes something that accompanies you almost all the time, and there are also problems with concentration, it may mean that your kidneys are not working properly, and toxins accumulating in the body impede its normal functioning. Kidney impairment can also cause anemia, which can also lead to weakness and chronic fatigue.
2. Problems with falling asleep
Toxins and pollution accumulated in the body also cause sleep disturbances and may make it difficult to fall asleep. Patients often wake up at night and greet the morning with a feeling of extreme fatigue. Kidney diseases very often go hand in hand with obesity, then you may also have a sleep disorder in the form of apnea.
3. Dry and itchy skin
A symptom that indicates kidney problems may also be dry, flaky, and itchy skin. When the kidneys get sick in our body, the water balance is destroyed, toxins accumulate in the blood, the number of red blood cells decreases, the level of nutrients is disturbed and the condition of our bones weakens. As a result, we begin to have problems with the condition of our skin, which does not improve even after applying cosmetics for dry skin.
4. Continuous visits to the toilet
Frequent urination may also be disturbing, especially if it occurs at night, which may suggest developing kidney disease and a marked weakening of their work. When we sleep, the amount of urine produced naturally decreases, but if the kidneys stop working properly, their ability to thicken is impaired, and there is a need for more frequent visits to the toilet.
5. Urine different than usual
Changes in the color, transparency, texture and smell of urine are disturbing. A dangerous symptom is also the blood contained in it, which can indicate a kidney disorder, urolithiasis, and even cancer. In turn, foamed urine may indicate a high protein content, i.e. proteinuria, and this is often a symptom of very serious kidney dysfunction or clearly deteriorating function.
6. Swelling
When the kidneys stop working properly, the body's water management is destroyed, it is also difficult to maintain the nutrients necessary for the proper functioning of our body, the problem is additionally complicated by accumulating toxins dangerous to us. Then the appearance of our face changes very often, bags and bruises under the eyes, so we look like we're constantly sleepless. Edema can also appear around the ankles and feet, then we notice that suddenly in comfortable shoes so far it got uncomfortably tight, and our feet look like someone has pumped them up.
7. Muscle cramps
Painful muscle spasms that occur both during the day and at night can also be a symptom of serious kidney problems and effectively hinder the patient's life. Cramps are the result of an electrolyte imbalance in our body, resulting from a weakening of the kidneys.
8. Restless legs syndrome
Most often it teases the sick, when they want to fall asleep, their legs are heavy, tired, tingling, numbness and stinging are felt especially in the calf area. Symptoms usually diminish when the patient moves his legs, which is why this ailment effectively makes it difficult to fall asleep and is the cause of insomnia. Restless legs syndrome is very often a condition that we inherit from our loved ones, but it can also be a symptom accompanying the disease. Most often these are kidney problems.
9. Loss of appetite
Toxins accumulated in the body affect the taste we feel, which is why kidney patients often complain that favorite foods suddenly lose their taste. Then very often the symptom accompanying the disease is loss of appetite.
These are just some of the first symptoms that may indicate an existing kidney disease. Unfortunately, they are very non-specific, so they can only be a warning that should direct our steps to a specialist, are not in themselves a clear indication for making a diagnosis and can be a symptom of many other diseases.
However, regardless of whether we notice disturbing symptoms, our calendar should at least once a year have a place for performing a very simple and inexpensive blood and urine test that will allow us to assess the condition of our kidneys and take appropriate treatment if necessary.
Remember, often even very damaged kidneys do not make themselves felt, which is why most people learn about their disease when it is so advanced that it is impossible to stop it. Most patients still die prematurely as a result of unrecognized illness or late diagnosis.
Let's study, so before it's too late, it will only take you a moment that can save you years of life.