Back Pain and Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease
Back pain is a complaint of some people with Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease. Understanding the exact causes of this symptom is very important, in order to seek appropriate medical solution. The below are the various kidney diseases that may result in symptom of pain in the back.
1. Kidney infection, or Pyelonephritis
It is a type of kidney infection, which often occurs due to bacteria which have spread from the bladder. Symptoms experienced in this condition include side, groin, and back pain; frequent urination with urgency; burning while urination; nausea and vomiting; fever; and blood in urine.
2. Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
This is an inherited disease wherein there is massive enlargement of the kidneys which happens over many years. If the cysts bleeds then it will cause flank pain. An individual suffering from PKD has symptoms like abdominal pain or tenderness, hematuria, frequent urination at night, flank pain, joint pain, hypertension, nail abnormalities, painful menstruation, etc.
3. Kidney stones
A person with this disease has small or large stone forming in the kidney. The back pain is very severe in this condition, and a patient keeps changing position, or is in writhing pain when developing kidney stones. The location of pain changes from side to lower back due to the movement of the stone inside the body. Patient may also experience symptoms including blood in the urine, fever and chills, severe pain leading to nausea and vomiting, cloudy urine with back smelling, buring sensation while urinating, etc.
If you are suffering from back pain with Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease, then consult your doctor and get an exact diagnosis done, to treat the cause of the discomfort. With timely treatment, the above kidney disorders can be well managed and you can avoid Kidney Failure.
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