The kidneys have the effect of excreting urine and maintaining the balance of water electrolytes and acid-base in the body, which is very important for the human body, and if the kidneys have problems, it may affect all parts of the body.
In recent years, due to the influence of various bad habits, the incidence of chronic kidney disease in the mainland is getting higher and higher, and if chronic kidney disease is not treated in time, it may cause serious consequences such as uremia.
Therefore, everyone should pay more attention to the health status of the kidneys in life, such as kidney function problems, to go to the hospital in time for examination and treatment to avoid aggravation of the disease. So what are the symptoms of kidney function problems?
1. Decreased appetite
If there is a problem with kidney function, it can affect its detoxification function, and a large number of toxins accumulate in the body, which can affect the function of the digestive system and also affect the health of the skin.
Therefore, people with kidney function problems will have symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, etc., in addition to the performance of skin itching, such as the recent sudden appearance of the above symptoms, to exclude gastrointestinal problems, should be vigilant about whether there is a problem with kidney function, to go to the hospital in time to check.
2. Eyelid and lower limb edema
Kidney function problems, can affect the metabolism of water in the body, but also make the electrolyte regulation function impaired, so such patients will appear water and sodium retention, a large amount of water retention in the body, can cause body puffiness, the earliest manifestation of eyelids, lower limb edema, with the aggravation of the disease, the later stage may also appear in the whole body edema, must be paid attention to.
3. Abnormal urination
The kidneys have the function of excreting urine, which can excrete metabolic waste in the body, such as kidney function problems, which will cause abnormalities in the number of urination, urine color, odor, etc., such as increased nocturia, hematuria, foam urine, etc., so these problems should also be paid attention to.
4. Blood pressure becomes high
Once the kidney function is impaired, it can lead to the function of its metabolic water is affected, resulting in water and sodium retention, which not only leads to body puffiness, but also excessive sodium ions can increase blood vessel pressure and increase blood pressure.
In addition, the kidneys also have endocrine function, which secretes vasotonin to relax blood vessels, but once kidney function is affected, the secretion of this hormone decreases, blood vessels become tense, and blood pressure increases. Therefore, if there is a recent sudden increase in blood pressure, you should also be alert to whether there is a kidney problem.
5. Physical weakness
The kidneys have the function of detoxification, once the kidney function is damaged, the toxins in the body can not be discharged in time, which can affect the metabolism of the body, in addition, the function of the kidneys to store nutrients will also be affected, the nutrients absorbed by the human body can be excreted through the urine, resulting in insufficient nutrition obtained by the body, under the influence of the above factors, patients will appear drowsiness, fatigue and other symptoms.
6. Anemia
Poor renal function can affect the secretion of erythropoietin, so that patients have symptoms of anemia, the main manifestations include dizziness, pallor and so on. If anemia occurs without cause, in addition to hematologic diseases, the occurrence of kidney disease should also be vigilant.
Kidney function damage will have some obvious manifestations, such as the above mentioned fatigue, decreased appetite, abnormal urination, edema, etc., when you find that you have these symptoms, you should be vigilant, timely to the hospital for examination, to avoid aggravation of the disease.
In addition, everyone should also maintain the kidneys in life, usually to ensure adequate sleep, avoid smoking and drinking, you can also eat more foods that have the effect of nourishing the kidneys, such as black sesame, black beans, duck and so on.