Swelling Kidney High Blood Pressure. In rare cases high blood pressure can cause headaches. Other symptoms may develop which include puffy eyes weight gain frequent need to urinate swollen hands wrists and headaches.
As kidney disease gets worse some people may have swelling called edema. Edema happens when the kidneys cannot get rid of extra fluid and salt. The kidneys filter wastes from the blood and remove excess water from the body via urine.
In turn persistent high blood pressure can lead to further kidney damage.
Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease and causes swelling abnormal urine fever achiness and more. Shortness of breath an irregular heartbeat urinating less than usual swelling that moves up the arms or legs. As kidney disease gets worse some people may have swelling called edema. If your blood pressure climbs too high your kidneys compensate by excreting sodium and water.