Signs & Symptoms Of Fanconi Syndrome

Excessive Thirst

Properly functioning kidneys are in charge of cleansing the blood while keeping the acidity, salt, and water contents in balance. They achieve this by keeping what is necessary and filtering the excesses out of the body through the urine. After filtering the blood, the kidneys are meant to reabsorb the crucial vitamins and minerals, returning them to the bloodstream. It is this reabsorption step that malfunctions in Fanconi's syndrome. As a result, those crucial substances that are normally reabsorbed are lost.

Because of the overactive nature of Fanconi syndrome, the body ends up excreting vital vitamins and minerals through increased urination. When these vitamins and minerals, mainly potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium, in addition to fluids like water are not replaced, it can cause the patient to experience dehydration and excessive thirst.

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