Common Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Disease in Women

Though most kidney disease can occur to both men and female and their risk is almost the same regardless of the gender, there are some kidney diseases which women are more susceptible to such as lupus nephritis, frequent urinary tract infections, etc. Therefore it is necessary to know the common and typical symptoms of chronic kidney disease in women so that early tests can be done and timely treatments can be sought.

Frequent urinary tract infections

Under normal circumstances, women have much higher incidence to have urinary tract infection due to their specific physiology. However in case of too frequent urinary tract infections or the infections can not be well controlled with antibiotic and other conventional medicines and treatments, it is necessary to take B ultrasound to see if there is infections or obstructions in the kidneys or other illness conditions.

Urinary changes

Healthy people usually have no or one time urination after falling into asleep. If there is often more than 2 times night urinations, it is recommended to have urine test and kidney function test because in the early stage of some kidney disease, there will be increased urine volume and frequent night urination such as PKD.

Pains in renal areas

The pain can be intermittent or persistent, dull or sharp, chronic or sudden fixed in one side or both sides. There are a variety causes of kidney pains including kidney infection, renal cystic disease, kidney stone, urinary tract obstruction, etc.

High blood pressure

There are about 1/3 women with chronic nephritis will have high blood pressure and the manifestations are headache, declined memory, poor sleep, etc.

Swelling

Reduced glomerular filtration rate in chronic kidney disease can cause excretion disorder of water and sodium and swelling in the ankle, feet, eyelid and face, etc.

Kidney enlargement

When the kidney is larger than the normal size due to renal damages, the fewer kidney functions will be the larger the kidney is. There can be unilateral or bilateral kidney enlargement.

Anemia

Women with chronic kidney failure often have renal anemia and they will appear fatigue, dizziness and paleness, etc. If these symptoms can not be alleviated by good rest and nutrition supply, medical consultation and examinations are recommended.