Itching From Kidney Or Liver Disease. Where would itching all over and metallic taste fall in the timeline between normal to disease. It is unpleasant discomfort sensation that compels you to scratch the affected area.
In fact itching is a tell tale sign of liver disease when it involves a generalized itch across the whole body known as pruritus itching can also be associated with kidney failure and other systemic diseases but when people experience this symptom yellowing of the skin and eyes and abdominal tenderness liver disease is the likely culprit. The itching can be so severe that it can lead to a poor quality of life. The exact number of patients who develop itching with chronic kidney disease is not known but the numbers are grossly underestimated as many clinicians never ask their patients about this problem.
Patients with itchy skin reported worse mental and physical quality of life.
However if your skin looks normal but feels uncontrollably itchy an internal condition may be the cause 1 conditions like liver and kidney problems do not present obvious symptoms in the earlier stages other than itching skin. The more extreme their itching the worse these problems. It has been thought that some substances accumulate inthe blood as a. 15 years experience allergy and immunology.