Shocking! Twelve signs of kidney abnormality in men

Some "minor problems" or "minor faults" in the body may be caused by kidney abnormalities. For example, if a man often feels tired and weak and is unwilling to eat, he should be alert: Is your kidney still healthy?

1. Lack of energy. When kidney function is poor, many waste products are difficult to be excreted through urine, resulting in lack of energy, fatigue, and other symptoms. When the kidneys are diseased, nutrients such as protein leak out of the kidneys and are excreted through urine, which can also cause lack of energy. Some patients may think that they are overworked or have other reasons, and ignore kidney problems.

2. Not wanting to eat. Not wanting to eat, anorexia, or even nausea and vomiting are also common symptoms of kidney disease. Some patients always go to the gastroenterology or hepatology department first to see if they have stomach or liver disease. If they find that they don’t have stomach or liver disease, they just leave it alone and forget to see a nephrologist, which delays their condition.

3. Foamy urine. There are many reasons for foamy urine. If protein leaks from the kidneys into the urine, the urine will be foamy.

4. Lower back pain. The kidneys are located on both sides of the spine in the lower back, so when the kidneys are diseased, you will feel lower back pain.

5. Urinating more or less. A healthy person urinates about 4-6 times a day, with a urine volume of about 800-2000 ml. If the frequency of urination and urine volume are too much or too little, you should pay attention.

6. Edema. Drinking too much water, sleeping too long, or being too obese may cause slight or transient edema in the eyelids, face, calves, etc. If this is not the case, you should suspect that there is something wrong with your kidneys.

7. Urine protein and occult blood. The presence of protein or occult blood in urine is an important indicator of kidney disease, which can be confirmed by a routine urine test. However, sometimes doctors who are not nephrologists will ignore this point. It is recommended to consult a nephrologist.

8. Anemia. Anemic patients often go to the hematology department for treatment. In fact, in addition to the function of excreting waste, the kidneys also have endocrine functions and secrete hematopoietic hormones. When the kidney function is damaged, anemia will also occur.

9. Diabetes. Diabetes can cause kidney disease, which is called diabetic nephropathy, and is a complication of diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is divided into five stages. The treatment effect is better in the early stage. Once it is late, it is very difficult to treat and will develop into uremia. Therefore, diabetic patients must often see a nephrologist.

10. High blood pressure. High blood pressure can cause hypertensive nephropathy, also known as hypertensive kidney damage, so people with high blood pressure should pay more attention. Of course, kidney disease can also cause high blood pressure. If your blood pressure is high, be careful about whether you have kidney disease.

11. Gout and hyperuricemia. Gout and hyperuricemia are both caused by excessive uric acid in the blood. For people with high uric acid in the blood, uric acid will accumulate in the kidneys, causing damage to kidney function.

12. Urinary tract infection. People who often have urinary tract infection may suffer from renal insufficiency over time. I have come into contact with many patients with urinary tract infection. Because of the lack of timely and thorough early treatment, and the lack of understanding that it would lead to poor renal function, by the time they discovered the infection, they had already missed the best time for treatment.

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