Kidney Problem Symptoms

 
These are some of the general symptoms of kidney problems.

Pain in the lower back may come and go, and may be mild or severe. This is often a symptom of a kidney stone. It can occur on either side of the back. Also see kidney stone pain and kidney stone symptoms.

You may not be urinating as often as usual, and your urine will look darker. You may detect a reddish tint, which could indicate that blood is present. 

Urination may become uncomfortable or even painful. 

You may feel the need to urinate, even an urgency, but little urine will actually flow.

It's typical to feel a burning sensation when urinating. This burning sensation resembles the same discomfort caused by cystitis, or a bladder infection.

You may experience

• fever or chills,
• a rise in blood pressure,
• feeling overly tired, weak or fatigued,
• muscle weakness.
• a bloated feeling,
• swollen hands, feet or ankles,
• puffiness around the eyes, especially in the morning,
• nausea, vomiting and a loss of normal appetite.
• abnormal behavior, seizures and convulsions. These sometimes occur in the late stages of a kidney problem.

Sometimes symptoms are hard to diagnose, and frequently don't appear until the problem is serious.

Kidney function can be severely compromised before symptoms present themselves.

Clinical procedures for diagnosing a kidney problem

The following types of clinical procedures can be helpful in detecting a kidney problem.

• A blood analysis
• Blood pressure checks
• A thorough health examination
• Sonography of abdomen
• Urine examination or analysis 

Tests that are normally done during the course of a woman's pregnancy also help determine if a kidney problem is developing.