12 signs of kidney failure in men

Many patients go to the doctor only when they feel obvious discomfort, and then they find that their chronic kidney disease is already very serious and life-threatening, and even need to undergo blood analysis immediately. Therefore, it is very important to detect chronic kidney disease as early as possible, diagnose and treat it in time. To ensure this, you can pay attention to the following aspects:

12 main manifestations of kidney deficiency

1. Lack of energy. When kidney function is not good, many waste products cannot be metabolized from urine, which will cause lack of energy, fatigue, drowsiness and other symptoms. When kidney function is diseased, nutrients such as protein are released from the kidney function and excreted from the body through urine, which can also cause lack of energy. Some patients may think that they are overly tired or have other reasons, and ignore the problem of kidney function.

2. Unwilling to eat. Loss of appetite, anorexia, and even nausea and vomiting are also common symptoms of chronic kidney disease. Some patients always go to the gastroenterology department or hepatology department to see if they have stomach or liver disease. When they find out that they don’t have stomach or liver disease, they just ignore it and forget to see a nephrologist, which delays the treatment of the disease.

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

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

5. Urinate more and less. A healthy person urinates about 4-6 times a day and urinates about 800-2000ml. If the urination frequency and urination are too much or too little, you need to pay attention.

6. Edema. Drinking too much water, sleeping too long, or being too obese may cause mild or transient edema in the upper eyelids, face, calves, etc. If this is not the case, you need to suspect whether there is a problem with kidney function.

7. Proteinuria and occult blood in urine. The presence of protein or occult blood in urine is a key condition for kidney disease, which can be confirmed by routine urine tests. However, sometimes doctors who are not nephrologists will overlook this point. It is recommended that you consult a nephrologist.

8. Anemia. Anemic patients often go to the hematology department for treatment. In fact, in addition to the metabolic waste function, the kidney also has an endocrine function to metabolize hematopoietic growth hormone. When the kidney function is impaired, anemia will also occur.

9. Diabetes. Diabetes can cause chronic kidney disease, which is called diabetic nephropathy, and is a symptom of diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is divided into five stages. In the early stage, the treatment effect is good. Once it is too late, it will take a long time to cure and will develop into uremia. Therefore, diabetics must always see a nephrologist.

10. High blood pressure. High blood pressure can cause hypertensive nephropathy, also known as hypertensive renal damage, so people with high blood pressure should pay more attention. Of course, chronic kidney disease can also cause high blood pressure. If the blood pressure is high, be careful whether you have chronic 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 levels, uric acid will accumulate in the kidneys, causing damage to kidney function.

12. Urinary tract infection. People who often suffer from 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 prompt and complete early treatment, they did not know that their renal function would be poor. As a result, by the time they discovered the infection, they had already missed the best treatment opportunity.