how do you know if your kidneys going bad?
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If you feel the need to urinate more often, especially at night, this can be a sign of kidney disease. When the kidneys filters are damaged, it can cause an increase in the urge to urinate. Sometimes this can also be a sign of a urinary infection or enlarged prostate in men. You see blood in your urine.
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For many people, the only way to know if you have kidney disease is to get your kidneys checked with blood and urine tests. As kidney disease gets worse, a person may have swelling, called edema. Edema happens when the kidneys can't get rid of extra fluid and salt.
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['a reduced amount of urine.', 'swelling of your legs, ankles, and feet from retention of fluids caused by the failure of the kidneys to eliminate water waste.', 'unexplained shortness of breath.', 'excessive drowsiness or fatigue.', 'persistent nausea.', 'confusion.', 'pain or pressure in your chest.', 'seizures.']
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If your kidneys stop working completely, your body fills with extra water and waste products. This condition is called uremia. Your hands or feet may swell. You will feel tired and weak because your body needs clean blood to function properly.
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Kidney infection symptoms vs. feeling like you need to urinate often. bad-smelling urine. cloudy urine or urine with blood in it. passing only a small amount of urine even though you have to urinate frequently.
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Signs and symptoms of a kidney infection might include: Fever. Chills. Back, side (flank) or groin pain.
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["Pain so severe that you can't sit still or find a comfortable position.", 'Pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting.', 'Pain accompanied by fever and chills.', 'Blood in your urine.', 'Difficulty passing urine.']
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Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from your blood, which are then excreted in your urine. When chronic kidney disease reaches an advanced stage, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes can build up in your body.
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Kidney failure Conditions like high blood pressure (hypertension) or diabetes can lead to kidney failure. When your kidneys aren't functioning correctly, fluid and waste products may accumulate in your body, leading to nerve damage. Tingling due to kidney failure often occurs in the legs or feet.
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["You're more tired, have less energy or are having trouble concentrating. ... ", "You're having trouble sleeping. ... ", 'You have dry and itchy skin. ... ', 'You feel the need to urinate more often. ... ', 'You see blood in your urine. ... ', 'Your urine is foamy. ... ', "You're experiencing persistent puffiness around your eyes. ... ", 'Your ankles and feet are swollen.']
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Fatigue or weakness — a build-up of wastes or a shortage of red blood cells (anemia) can cause these problems when the kidneys begin to fail. Shortness of breath — kidney failure is sometimes confused with asthma or heart failure, because fluid can build up in the lungs.
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) usually means that your kidneys do not work in the normal way. The kidneys then can't remove waste products from your body. Damage to the filter system can also allow blood and protein to leak into the urine.
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In kidney failure, the kidneys lose their ability to filter enough waste products from the blood and to regulate the body's balance of salt and water. Eventually, the kidneys slow their production of urine, or stop producing it completely. Waste products and water accumulate in the body.
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If the kidneys don't have access to the right amount of blood, they are unable to properly filter the blood or receive enough oxygen to function. Over time these problems from the lower blood pressure result in the kidneys slowly shutting down.
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You will feel tired and weak because your body needs clean blood to function properly. Untreated uremia may lead to seizures or coma and will ultimately result in death. If your kidneys stop working completely, you will need to undergo dialysis or kidney transplant.
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Symptoms of CKD It may only be diagnosed if you have a blood or urine test for another reason and the results show a possible problem with your kidneys. At a more advanced stage, symptoms can include: tiredness. swollen ankles, feet or hands.
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Signs and symptoms of kidney stones can include severe pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills and blood in your urine.