23 Possible Signs Your Kidneys May Be in Trouble 🫘
Kidney disease can be silent in its early stages, so symptoms alone can’t tell you whether your kidneys are healthy. Many of the signs below also have other, more common causes.
Possible warning signs include:
- Swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, or around the eyes
- Changes in how often you urinate
- Urinating more frequently, particularly at night
- Foamy or unusually bubbly urine
- Blood or pink/red urine
- Dark or unusually cloudy urine
- Pain or pressure in the side or lower back
- Burning or pain when urinating
- Persistent fatigue or weakness
- Difficulty concentrating or unusual mental fog
- Poor appetite
- Nausea or vomiting
- Unexplained weight loss
- Dry or persistently itchy skin
- Muscle cramps
- Muscle weakness
- Headaches
- Trouble sleeping
- Shortness of breath, particularly when fluid accumulates
- High blood pressure that’s difficult to control
- Metallic taste or ammonia-like breath
- Feeling unusually cold
- Puffiness or rapid weight gain from fluid
