Will Kidney Disease Cause Bone Problems

Many patients with kidney disease have bone problems, which makes them very annoyed. You may ask if bone problems have necessary relation with kidney disease or not? And will kidney disease cause bone problems? Here we will make a detailed introduction for you, hoping it is helpful.
What are the causes of bone problems
Firstly, let’s know what can cause bone problems.
Phosphorus, calcium and Parathyroid hormone(PTH) in your body are the most important factors. Any of three has some problems or imbalance, and bone problems can occur.
What effects can kidney disease have on bones?
If a person suffers from kidney disease, his kidney function will be decreasing with time. The kidney can maintain the balance of phosphorus and calcium. When there is something wrong with kidney, many wastes can build up in the body, leading that much phosphorus gathers in the body, too. However, calcium is less. So calcium is absorbed from bones to maintain the balance. The combination of high phosphate and low calcium can affect the parathyroid glands (four small glands in
your neck) very much. Parathyroid glands will be overactive and secrete lots of hormone, causing bone problems. If this situation continues for a long time, your bones become very weak and painful.
Besides, the kidney can help body absorb calcium through vitamin D. when your kidney has problems, it can’t work well, which cause lack of calcium.
For lack of calcium, bones are very prone to be weak, and many bone problems can be caused.
Patients with kidney disease may be advised to take some medicines containing aluminium to blind phosphorus. And taking this kind of medicine in the long term can lead to bone problems, too.
What kind of bone problems can kidney disease cause?
Patients with kidney disease always have bone problems, which mostly include:
Femoral head disease
Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD)
Renal Osteodystrophy
How should we prevent and treat bone problems caused by kidney disease?
Reducing the amount of phosphorus you eat
Taking medications called phosphate binders
Taking calcium supplements
An exercise program
Taking a medication to decrease the PTH level, or an operation to remove some of the parathyroid glands
Taking medication with the active form of Vitamin D
Avoid tobacco
Follow your treatment plan

From the above information, we can conclude that kidney disease can and will lead to bone problems. So patients with kidney disease should pay much attention to bone problems and prevent it as you can as possible. Here is our introduction, and we hope it is useful to you. If you have any question, please contact us freely any time through email or phone.