Oliguria refers that production of urine output is typically less than 400 ml/day in adults and can be one of the early signs of Kidney Failure. Why does kidney failure cause anuria, is there any symptoms or signs? How to deal with this symptom for renal failure patients?

The first question: why kidney failure may cause oliguria?

Kidney failure is defined as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) lower than 15. In this case, patients nearly lost all of renal functions. Some conditions that reduce blood perfusion to the kidneys can cause oliguria. They will experience numerous health problems like electrolyte disorders, fluid retention, stoke, dehydration and so on which also are responsible for leading to oliguria. Some obstructive factors stop kidneys from filtering blood effectively and cause anuria, including ureter or pelvic stone, urinary tract stone, prostatic hyperplasia, tumor, etc. What’s more, at onset, oliguria is frequently acute.

The second question: what are the oliguria symptoms?

Oliguria symptoms are obviously decreased urine production. Accompanying symptoms may be vomiting, fever or diarrhea, dizziness, lightheadedness, or rapid pulse.

The last question: how to manage oliguria?

If diagnosed early, in most cases the oliguria is reversible and there are plenty of treatment options. Timely treatment to block further deterioration of the illness condition and protect residual functioning renal cells is essential at this point. Dialysis is a kidney replacement treatment which can help kidney remove the wastes and toxins from the body. To further repair kidney damage, a characterized treatment called Blood Pollution Therapy is recommended to you. This therapy makes full use of blood purification techniques to clean the blood. In addition, it also combines Chinese medicine perfectly, which aims to repair kidney damage and protect kidney function.

Except for medical treatment, Diet is also plays an important part for managing kidney disease and control the progression of illness condition. If you have oliguria with kidney failure, you should also restrict your intake of sodium and limit your intake of water. Have any questions, you may also contact us directly or email to renal-disease@hotmail.com and we will try our best to help you.