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Understanding Kidney Disease: Information, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
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Symptoms
What Are the Symptoms of Kidney Disease?
Early detection is the first step in treating chronic kidney disease. The early symptoms of kidney disease may include:
- Increased urination at night.
- Passing only small amounts of urine.
- Swelling, particularly of the hands and feet, and puffiness around the eyes.
- Unpleasant taste in the mouth and urine-like odor to the breath.
- Persistent fatigue or shortness of breath.
- Loss of appetite.
- Increasingly higher blood pressure.
- Pale skin.
- Excessively dry, itchy skin.
- In children: increased fatigue and sleepiness, decrease in appetite, and poor growth.
Call Your Doctor If:
- You experience any of these symptoms, which could be a warning sign of kidney disease.
Unfortunately, some people have no symptoms of chronic kidney disease until some of their kidney function is lost -- which is why prevention is key.
The Basics | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention
