Feeling weak and tired at night without doing any work? Check your kidney health today. Be careful! These 5 major symptoms of kidney failure appear only at night; It is very important to recognize in time

In today’s time, our eating habits and lifestyle are changing so rapidly that it is directly impacting our health. For the sake of taste, people often prefer unhealthy, oily, spicy and preservative-rich food from outside. In the beginning, all this seems very good, but gradually this bad lifestyle has a very bad effect on one of the most important organs of our body – our kidneys.

The problem of kidney damage does not happen suddenly, rather our body starts giving signs of its damage much earlier. The most surprising thing is that many of the main symptoms related to kidney damage emerge exclusively only at night or while sleeping. People often ignore them considering it to be the tiredness of the day, which later turns into a serious disease like kidney failure. If these symptoms are recognized in time, the kidneys can be made completely healthy again. Let us know about those 5 major symptoms seen at night which you should never take for granted.

These 5 main symptoms of kidney damage appear at night

1. Sudden swelling in feet and ankles

When the kidneys do not function properly, they are unable to remove excess water and sodium (salt) from the body. When you go to bed at night after working all day, this stagnant fluid starts accumulating in your feet, ankles and soles, due to which swelling is clearly visible there. If this swelling persists even after waking up in the morning, a doctor should be contacted immediately.

2. Excessive thirst and dry throat at night (Excessive Thirst)

If you do not have a habit of getting up frequently at night to drink water, but suddenly for the last few days your throat has started getting dry at night and you are feeling very thirsty, then this could be a warning bell. Due to increase in the level of toxins (poisonous elements) in the body, the body feels the need of more water to clean itself.

3. Frequent urination at night

The main function of the kidney is to filter blood and make urine. When the kidney filters start getting damaged, the ability to control urine reduces. Because of this, there is a desire to pass urine more frequently at night while sleeping than during the day and the person’s sleep is interrupted more frequently.

4. Sudden severe itching and burning sensation in the skin (Itchy and Dry Skin)

Healthy kidneys remove waste products from the blood and maintain the balance of minerals in the body. But when the kidneys do not function properly, urea and other dirty elements start accumulating in the blood. When the body temperature changes at night, these toxins cause severe itching, dryness and burning sensation in the skin.

5. Excessive tiredness and sleeplessness without any reason (Insomnia and Fatigue)

If you do not do any heavy physical work or tiring work throughout the day, yet you feel extremely tired as soon as you go to bed at night or spend the whole night tossing and turning, then it is a sign of kidney weakness. When the kidneys do not filter properly, impurities start increasing in the blood, which causes severe difficulty in sleeping (insomnia).

Impact of night symptoms: at a glance

From the table given below, you can easily understand why these symptoms are more visible at night:









type of symptoms Main reason for appearing at night What steps should be taken?
swelling in legs Accumulation of extra fluid and salt in the body. Reduce salt intake and consult a doctor immediately.
extreme thirst Increase in the graph of impurities and toxins in the blood. Avoid heavy meals, check blood sugar before sleeping.
frequent urination Weakening of kidney filters. Get urine and KFT test done on doctor’s advice.
skin itching Disturbance of minerals in the body and increase in urea. Keep the skin moisturized and get a medical checkup done.
sleeplessness/fatigue Mental disturbance due to accumulation of waste material in the blood. Stay away from caffeine and get your kidney function checked.

Important advice from experts:

Our kidney works like a silent warrior, which tries to function normally even after being damaged up to 80%. Therefore, if you are continuously seeing two or three of the above symptoms in your daily routine, then without delaying even a day, visit a good Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) and get the Kidney Function Test (KFT) done. A decision taken at the right time can keep you safe from a big danger.