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How do I know if I have kidney disease?
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What are the symptoms to look for when your kidneys are not functioning properly?

 

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August 12 10:20 PM (15 minutes and 40 seconds later)
         
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Edema, decreased amounts of urine or a decrease in the number of times that you urinate, extreme tiredness, nausea or lack of appetite, itchy skin or a coating of white frost on the skin. Here are a couple websites that expand on these symptoms:

http://www.lifeoptions.org/kidneyinfo/ckdinfo.php?page=4

http://www.webmd.com/hw/kidney_failure/aa65433.asp



http://www.healthsquare.com/fgpd/fg4ch18.htm


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August 12 10:43 PM (22 minutes and 59 seconds later)
         
Reply to Judy's Post: Are those the only symptons to look for?
I am experiencing blood in my urine, I am diabetic...I am experiencing pain in my lower back around the pelvic area...I am experiencing tiredness, and loss of appetite, but no nausea.
It's hard for me to tell, because I have experienced a lot of these symptons for years including nausea...except for the pelvic pain, and the bood in the urine this is different for me!
Ps... I don't have a uterus!
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August 12 11:02 PM (18 minutes and 9 seconds later)
         
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The pain and blood in the urine could be due to a urinary tract infection - either the bladder or the kidney/s. Kidney infections can make you feel and be very sick, so you should not let this go on without consulting with your doctor. Blood in the urine is not a common sign of kidney disease in the sense of kidney failure.


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