Is this a kidney disease?

I have frequent urination, back ache and fever. Somebody said these are signs of Kidney Disease. Kindly confirm.

Ibidun (by SMS)

It is usually difficult to know if one has kidney disease especially in the early stages. However, there are certain conditions associated with kidney disease. If you have these conditions, it’s important to have regular kidney function testing. These conditions are; diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease as well as a family history of kidney failure. AS the kidney disease worsens, the patient may experience weight loss, loss of appetite, blood in your urine, frequent urination, dyspnea, insomnia, malaise, pruritus among other ailments. Therefore, the only way to diagnose kidney failure is by seeing a doctor for a physical examination as well as some blood and urine tests.

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