Polycystic Kidney: Is Having These Problems Normal?

A lot of patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) experience many health problems but not all the same. They are scary if their health problems are warning signs of aggravation. Polycystic Kidney Disease usually presents no symptoms before spells; however, PKD will develop faster after signs and symptoms take place. Polycystic Kidney Disease plays a significant role in Uremia among the middle-aged group.

Common health problems of Polycystic Kidney Disease are listed as below. Although these problems are usual on patients with PKD, to prevent the disease from getting worse you need to notify your doctor and ask for treatment as soon as possible.

Common symptoms of Polycystic Kidney Disease:

(1). Discomforts of lower back and abdomen, dull pain or kidney twist pain.
(2). Urinary problems such as hematuria, frequent Nocturia, oliguria, anuria, frequent micturition, urgency or urodynia.
(3). Digestive problems like loss of appetite in late stage of PKD, nausea and vomiting.
(4).Other problems: ascites, dizziness, weakness, Anemia, edema, loss of consciousness and even paralysis.

People with Polycystic Kidney Disease also have many internal health problems that can be detected by certain examinations. Some of these signs may exhibit no body discomforts so they will be hard for patients to know; therefore patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease should have periodical examinations to find out internal body problems. Common unfavorable signs of Polycystic Kidney Disease include:

1. Enlargement of cysts.
2. Hypertension
3. Proteinuria and leucocyturia
4. Microscopic or macroscopic hematuria
5. kidney stone
6. Ureteral obstruction
7. Liver enlargement
8. Anemia
9. Kidney dysfunction
10. Cardiovascular problem like Aortic Root Dilatation, Tricuspid Valve Prolapse and aneurysm of aorta.
11. About 30% of patients with Polycystic Kidney will have Hepatic Cysts; 10% of them will have Spleen Cysts; 10% to 20% of them will have Cerebral Basal Aneurysm; 80% of them may have digestive tract diverticulum; and some patients may have Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Polycystic Kidney Disease is the most common hereditary kidney disease that may severely affect the patients and their next generations. At present, there are some ways can shrink the cysts instead of surgery.

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