Kidney Disease in Children: Nowadays, due to unhealthy lifestyle and eating habits, kidney related diseases are increasing in children also. Problems like kidney stones, kidney damage are being seen in them. In such a situation, the role of parents increases in taking full care of the health of their children. Protect them from this type of disease and if any symptoms related to it (Kidney Disease Symptoms in Kids) are seen in children, then get them treated without any carelessness. Let us know what are the signs of kidney disease in children…
habit of wetting the bed
Some children wet the bed while sleeping at night. This happens due to Vesicoureteral Reflux, a kidney-related problem in children. In this condition, the urinary bladder is not able to empty properly and urine goes back to the kidneys. This is the reason why the child starts getting urinary tract infections. In such a situation, there is a lot of damage to the internal organs. In this, the child may get fever again and again. Health experts say that the problem of ureteric reflex is quite common in small children and toddlers. Its treatment is possible only in the initial stages. Therefore, its symptoms should never be ignored, otherwise the risk of kidney failure may increase in the future.
What are the symptoms of ureteric reflex?
frequent and intermittent urination
high fever, foam in urine
pain on one side of stomach
Kidney pain and swelling
In many cases, ureteric reflex may also be congenital. Due to this, the problem of swelling in the kidneys of children occurs. If urine does not pass properly, it starts getting accumulated in the kidneys and the problems of pain and swelling start increasing.
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