Complications of Kidney

Kidney disease largely affects your overall health. If your kidneys aren’t operating well, it will cause complications in various parts of your body.

Some potential considerations are:

Anaemia-This happens when your kidneys don’t build enough glycoprotein (EPO), which affects their ability to create red blood cells. you can also have anaemia due to the low levels of iron, folic acid, or B12 vitamin. Anaemia will deprive very important organs and tissues of oxygen.

Bone weakness-once your kidneys aren’t operating well, it will cause low calcium and high phosphorus levels (hyperphosphatemia), which may lead to the weakening of your bones. This will increase the danger of bone fractures.

Fluid retention - this occurs when the body hangs on to excess fluids which may cause swelling of the limbs (oedema), high blood pressure, or fluid in the lungs.

Gout- this is a kind of inflammatory disease caused by a build-up of uric acid in your joints. Uric acid is filtered through the kidneys

Heart illness -This affects your heart or blood vessels. once your kidneys aren’t functioning properly, it will cause heart disease.

High blood pressure (hypertension) - This happens once the force of the blood pumping through your blood vessels is just too high. High blood pressure will cause worsening of kidney function which in turn may cause fluid retention and worsening high blood pressure.

Hyperkalaemia - this can happen due to a sudden rise in potassium levels which will affect how the heart operates.

Metabolic acidosis - once there’s an excessive amount of acid in your bodily fluids that your kidneys don’t filter, it causes ph imbalance which could eventually worsen the kidney disease and may cause problems like bone or muscle loss, or endocrine disorders.

Uraemia - This can be a build-up of waste product in your blood, indicating kidney damage which could cause a range of symptoms like fatigue, nausea, restless leg syndrome, and sleep disturbances.