Hematuria, High Blood Pressure, Back Pain Secondary to PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease)

In this early stage, PKD patients do not have any discomforts. However, as the growth of kidney cysts, a lot of symptoms can be triggered. Hematuria, high blood pressure and backache are the common ones.

Hematuria

Hematuria (blood in urine) can be presented as gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria. It can be caused by the following reasons.

The cysts bleeding. When the cysts are large enough, they can not bear the pressure from the next organs any longer. It is very easy for them to burst. At this time, patients will present hematuria.

The damage of glomeruli. The cysts will cause too much pressure of the kidney tissues, which will damage the kidney unites. If the filtration membrane of glomeruli is damaged, the red blood cells can leak out of the filtration membrane and go out of the body with urine.

High blood pressure

Usually, high blood pressure can be the first symptom of PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease). Patients can present high blood pressure when they are 20-30 years old. The reason why high blood pressure occurs can be:

The cysts give pressure to the kidney units and renal ischemia will be triggered. At this time, kidneys will secrete too much renin, which will shrink the blood vessels thereby. High blood pressure occurs in this way.

High blood pressure can aggravate PKD to a large extent. The kidney function can be damaged further by high blood pressure. To bring down the blood pressure is necessary for PKD patients.

Back pain

Some people might have severe back pain, while some patients might not. The pain can be dull pain or flank pain. It is mainly caused by the enlargement of cysts. When the cysts grow bigger, the size of the kidney increases, and the tensile force in the renal capsule will rise. When the renal pedicle is stretched much, the neighboring organs will be pressed. As a result, the pain will occur.

Besides the following symptoms, urinary tract infections and cysts in other organs are also the common symptoms of PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease). Hope patients can find a natural way to control these symptoms. Anything you want to know about PKD, please contact our online medical staff. To help you is our best of hard work.