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10 Common Habits That May Harm Your Kidneys

What patients said: Foul taste in your mouth. Almost like you're drinking iron. I don't have the appetite I had before I started dialysis, I must have lost about 10 pounds. 10. Ammonia breath Why this happens: A build-up of wastes in the blood (called uremia) can cause bad breath. What patients said: My husband always tells me I have fish breath. Sometimes my breath smells like urine and I need to brush my teeth more often. 11. Upset stomach, nausea, vomiting Why this happens: A severe build-up of wastes in the blood (uremia) can also cause nausea and vomiting. Loss of appetite can lead to weight loss. What patients said: I had a lot of itching, and I was nauseated, throwing up all the time. I couldn't keep anything down in my stomach. When I got the nausea, I couldn't eat and I had a hard time taking my blood pressure pills. 12. Getting up during the night to make urine Why this happens: Kidneys make urine, so when the kidneys are failin...
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  Symptoms of Kidney Disease 1. Fatigue – being tired all of the time Why this happens: Healthy kidneys make a hormone called erythropoietin (a-rith'- ro-po'- uh-tin), or EPO, that tells your body to make oxygen-carrying red blood cells. As the kidneys fail, they make less EPO. With fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen, your muscles and brain tire very quickly. This is anemia, and it can be treated. What patients said: I was constantly exhausted and didn't have any pep or anything. I would sleep a lot. I'd come home from work and get right in that bed.   2. Feeling cold – when others are warm Why this happens: Anemia can make you feel cold all the time, even in a warm room. What patients said: I notice sometimes I get really cold, I get chills. Sometimes I get really, really cold. It could be hot, and I'd be cold.   3. Shortness of breath – after very little effort Why this happens: Being short of breath can be related to the kid...
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