Symptoms of IgAN
Symptoms of IgAN, like most other kidney diseases, do not generally show up until the late stages where kidney function is between 0-20%. Some people can have this disease for decades and are totally unaware of it.
Symptoms include:
- Pain in the sides of the back underneath ribs
- High blood pressure - the medication to reduce blood pressure may not work, infact makes it worse
- Dark-colored urine caused by blood in urine or visible blood in urine - traces of blood in urine with protein is also an initial indicator
- Protein in urine
- High Creatinine levels in blood - this is a genuine indicator of kidney disease
- Swelling of feet and hands - most common visible symptom that can be easily ignored
- Very high levels of prolactin - any kidney disease untreated will raise level of prolactin
- - Severe headaches - can be misdiagnosed as migraine
- - Nausia - high blood pressure can cause this
- - Nightmares
- - Illusions
