Xiao Shi is 18 years old and is a freshman student. He was unfortunately found to have severe kidney disease during his recent physical examination and has reached the stage of uremia. In clinical practice, there are many patients like Xiao Shi who were found to have severe kidney disease at the first visit, while previously considered healthy, and then entered the uremic phase once the disease developed. When the doctor informed Xiaoshi, he was reluctant to accept this fact. First, why kidney disease is easy to be ignored Kidneys are not like a heart that beats or a stomach that feels bloated and painful from overeating. The kidneys do their job and quietly play the role of scavengers in the body, filtering and removing metabolites. Each person has two kidneys and a strong potential compensatory capacity, so that the kidneys can still undertake the basic physiological functions of the body when they are impaired by disease. Even if 50% of kidney function has been lost, total kidney function can still be maintained within the normal range, so patients feel that everything is normal. Only when the kidney damage is increasing and the compensatory capacity is overwhelmed and collapses, patients will have symptoms. At this time, the scope of impact is not only the urinary system, but also the circulatory system, which is very harmful to the body. Daily maintenance of kidney So, are there any traces of early kidney disease to be found? The answer is yes. Although the onset and development of UTI is sometimes very secretive, there are bound to be some signs in this longer process of gradual aggravation. As long as you are good at spotting these inconspicuous signs, go to the hospital to check the urine and blood, you will be able to know the condition in detail. Second, the following signs to be alert to kidney disease 1, edema: edema of kidney disease is characterized by morning eyelid or facial edema, more receding after lunch, aggravated by exertion, reduced after rest. Severe edema can appear in the low hanging parts of the body, such as the inner part of both ankles, both lower limbs, lumbosacral area, etc. The location of edema can move with the change of body position, such as the soft tissues around the eyes are most obvious when lying down, and depressed edema can appear at the inner ankles after standing or sitting for a long time. 2. Hypertension: Hypertension caused by kidney disease, like other hypertension, will also show symptoms such as headache, dizziness, blurred eyes and tinnitus. However, some patients can have no discomfort because they have tolerated the symptoms of hypertension due to high blood pressure for a long time, so it is necessary to measure blood pressure frequently. 3.Increased or reduced urine volume: The average urine volume of normal people is 1500 ml per day, 4~8 times per day. Whether the urine volume increases or decreases, it may be a sign of kidney disease, especially polyuria at night is often a signal of kidney disease. Abnormal urine color When the urine is thick tea-colored, flesh-washing water-colored, soy sauce-colored or cloudy like rice water, you should seek medical attention immediately. More foamy urine that does not disappear for a long time indicates more protein in the urine. Low back pain Soreness and discomfort in the kidney area, vague pain or persistent dull pain. The disease to shallow Chinese medicine, found small problems, timely diagnosis and treatment, do not avoid the disease.