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Symptoms
The information here is given
as a guide only and patients are advised to seek further information from their
own doctor.
When you first develop
Chronic Kidney Failure you may not have any symptoms, however, later you may
have any of the following:-
- Feeling Cold
- Itching
- Leg Cramps
- Loss of Appetite
- Poor Concentration
- Poor Sex Drive
- Poor Sleeping
- Restless Legs
- Shortness of Breath
- Sickness and Nausea
- Swollen Ankles
- Weakness or Tiredness
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As waste products from
the food that you eat accumulate in the blood you may lose your appetite and
feel generally unwell.
The kidneys produce a substance that is needed
to make the red blood cells which carry oxygen around the body. Shortage of red
blood cells is called Anaemia. If you are anaemic you
feel weak and tired.
Because you are producing less urine, fluid may
accumulate in your body, causing symptoms such as swollen ankles and
breathlessness.
Replacement of kidney function by haemodialysis or CAPD
overcomes many of these problems because it removes waste products and excess
fluid from your body.
Haemodialysis, CAPD or Transplantation can help
control the symptoms but not completely.
Diagram showing the functions of a healthy kidney.
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