The Common Symptoms of Stage 5 Kidney Failure

What is the common symptoms for stage 5 kidney failure patients, let’s have a look together.

Anemia (may begin earlier than this)

Easy bleeding and bruising

Headache


Fatigue and drowsy feeling (more than normal or usual for you)
Weakness

Mental symptoms such as lowered mental alertness, trouble concentrating, confusion, seizures

Nausea, vomiting, and generally less desire to eat

Thirst

Muscle cramps, muscle twitching

Nocturia (night-time urination)

Numb sensation in the extremities
Diarrhea

Itchy skin, itchy eyes

Skin color changes (grayish complexion, sometimes yellowish-brownish tone)
Swelling and puffiness (more than you had while in advanced renal failure, and most likely in the feet and/or ankles)
Difficulty breathing (due to fluid in the lungs, anemia)
High blood pressure (with IgAN, you may already have had this since the early stages)

Decreased sexual interest

Changes in menstrual cycle (and difficulty getting pregnant)
Decreased urine output (however, you should be aware that some people with ESRD will continue to get rid of water as urine, but not wastes – therefore, the urine may be very clear and normal-looking, and some may have increased urine output rather than decreased)
Poor digestion (varying degrees of gastroparesis)

The common symptoms have been listed, if you want to know more details about stage 5 kidney failure, you can send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com