Chronic kidney failure, also known as chronic kidney disease, is the loss of kidney function over months or years and is characterized by dangerous levels of wastes and fluids building up in our body. Our kidneys are in charge of filtering extra fluids and waste products from our blood, which are then eliminated in our urine.
Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Failure
Because many of the early signs of kidney failure can be mistaken for other illnesses and conditions, it can be challenging to diagnose chronic kidney failure in its early stages, when there may or may not be symptoms.
Early symptoms include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Itching
- Chest pain
- Uncontrollable high blood pressure
- Unexpected weight loss
Symptoms will eventually appear if the kidney damage worsens, but it may take a long time before enough damage has been done for symptoms to appear.
Later-stage symptoms include:
- Difficulty staying alert
- Cramps and twitches
- Numbness in your limbs
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Bad breath
- Skin that is unusually light or dark
- Bone pain
- Excessive thirst
- Bleeding and bruising easily
- Insomnia
- more or less frequent urination than usual
- Hiccups
- Swollen feet and ankles
- Absent menstrual periods
- Shortness of breath
Complication of Chronic Kidney Failure
- High blood pressure
- lungs or other organs becoming bloated with fluid
- Having insufficient vitamin D, which may harm your bones
- seizures caused by damaged nerves
Causes of Chronic Kidney Failure
Other causes include:
- Damage to kidney function
- Recurring kidney infections
- An infection of the filtration system in our kidneys
- Congenital kidney disease
- a blockage in our urinary system
- Autoimmune disorders
Risk Factor of Chronic Kidney Failure
- Smoke
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- High cholesterol
- diseased kidneys run in the family
- Native-American, African-American, or Asian-American
- Over the age of 65
Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Failure
Be sure to have regular check-ups and report any unusual symptoms to your doctor if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, or any other condition that increases your risk of kidney failure.
Physical Exam
Blood and Urine Tests
Imaging Tests
Homeopathic Treatment of Chronic Kidney Failure
Benzoic Acid :
Useful for pain in the left kidney that radiates to the back and draws into the chest when you breathe deeply. Useful for urine with an offensive odor that contains pus and mucus.
Berberis Vulgaris :
Person is unable to bear pressure. There is soreness in the lumbar region and the kidneys. There is burning, stitches in the loins, and pains radiate from a single point.
Cantharis :
Useful when both kidneys are experiencing dull, pressing, or paroxysmal cutting and burning pains. There is frequent painful evacuation, by drops, of bloody urine or pure blood. There is discharge of bloody urine that burns like fire.
Terebinth :Useful for renal disease that produces dropsy. There is abundant, light yellow: contains sugar: foams, scanty, and extremely dark. Useful for chronic kidney failure with pressure in the kidneys while sitting that is relieved by motion.
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