Question

What are the symptoms of kidney disease?

Answer

Patients with kidney disease may exhibit the following symptoms:

  1. There are many bubbles in the urine that do not disappear for a long time, indicating that there is an excessive amount of protein excreted in the urine.
  2. Changes in urine color, which may appear as dark tea-colored, watercolor, soy sauce-colored, or cloudy, similar to rice water when washing rice. Immediate medical attention should be sought.
  3. Excessive or decreased urine output, with a normal person producing about 1500 milliliters of urine daily, approximately 4-8 times. If there is no fever, excessive sweating, or excessive drinking, and the amount of urine suddenly decreases or increases, one should go to the hospital to check for kidney disease.
  4. Increased nocturia. Generally, people under 60 years old should not have nocturia. If young people experience increased nocturia, it may be an early sign of poor kidney function.
  5. Edema, which is often seen in the morning as swelling around the eyes or face, subsiding in the afternoon. It may worsen after fatigue and improve after rest. Severe swelling may occur in the inner side of the ankles, lower limbs, and lumbar sacral area.
  6. Back pain, which is achy without a clear cause or diagnosis should prompt a check-up for kidneys, spine, and lumbar back muscles.