What Symptoms We May Have with Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis is an inflammatory disease of the kidneys, specifically the glomeruli. With Glomerulonephritis, patients will suffer from various symptoms. The following several symptoms are very common among Glomerulonephritis patients, so if you unfortunately found you have some or all of the following symptoms, please go to hospital for examinaion, as a timely diagnosis and treatment means a lot for the patients.

Common symptoms of glomerulonephritis are:

· Blood in urine, you urine may appear as dark orange, tea-colored or red.

· Foamy urine, which is the manifestion of proteinuria, a dominant symptom of kidney disease.

· Swelling (edema) of the face, eyes, ankles, feet, legs, or abdomen

· Kidney pain: glomerulonephritis may cause kidney infection or kidney stone, which will bring you pain in the kidney.

· High blood pressure: kidneys are responsible for adjusting blood pressure, so if you have kidney problem, your blood pressure will increase.

· Fatigue/tiredness: you will become tired easily if you have glomerulonephritis

· Decreased urine: your urine output will be less and less with the progression of Glomerulonephritis.

· Anemia: kidneys help to secret EPO, the necessary substances of red blood cells. If you are sufferihng from glomerulonephritis, the red blood cells in your blood will decrease and you will suffer from anemia.

· Breath problem: Common breath problems in Glomerulonephritis include shortness of breath and deep breath and so on.

· Fluid retention: fluid retention also can be called edema or swelling. In cases of Glomerulonephritis, fluid retention usually occurs because of great loss of protein from urine or high sodium level in blood.

· Nausea or vomiting: Nausea and vomiting are especially obvious in the morning and they are caused by high toxins in the blood. Our kidneys help to discharge toxins that produced by our body. When kidneys are failed to work properly, toxins build up in the blood and when they affect patient’s digestive system, nausea and vomiting symptoms will occur.

Glomerulonephritis means there are inflammation in the kidney and it can be divided into different types. With different type, patients may suffer from different symptoms. Therefore, having an accurate diagnosis is very essential for kidney disease patients.