Kidney failure causes the patient to be unable to filter waste products from the blood and affects the production of red blood cells. This causes fluid retention in the body and impaired lung function. In addition, the number of red blood cells decreases, causing difficulties in the transport of oxygen.
The waste cannot be removed from the body, causing the patient to experience water retention, causing swelling in areas such as the feet, hands and face.
When you experience back pain that spreads to the front of the hip or pelvis, this can be an early sign of kidney failure that you need to be aware of.
When waste products cannot be filtered out of the body and accumulate too much in the blood, it causes bad breath. In addition, the patient also feels in the mouth as if there is a metallic taste. These signs are easily confused with symptoms of dental disease.
When the kidneys are weak, the amount of blood in the body decreases. At the same time, the process of blood circulation to the location and organs in the body is also reduced. As a result, the hair receives less blood, causing a lack of nutrients, dry hair roots and a lot of loss
Kidney function will greatly affect the state of urination. We need to pay attention when we face problems such as urinating more or less than usual, urine with an unusual color, smell or blood.
One of the important functions of the kidneys is to regulate male S.E.X hormones - Testosterone and Androgen. With kidney disease, the body's ability to produce these hormones itself is also affected.
Swelling of limbs
For patients with chronic kidney failure, it is common to experience sleep apnea. This is a sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing one or more times a night. Although the pause in breathing lasts only a few seconds to a minute, after that, the patient will snore loudly and for a long time.
Loud and prolonged snoring