Symptoms of CIDP - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

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The symptoms of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy include numbness, tingling, burning and weakness, generally occurring in the feet first and they gradually ascend to involve other parts of the body.  One of the first symptoms that could develop is a foot drop, where patients develope weakness in their ankles and as a result tend to trip over their feet, or they could develop numbness and tingling in the feet and toes which gradually spreads to to the other parts of the body.  Other organs could also become involved in CIDP including inability to adequately empty the bladder, nausea, vomiting, abdominal fullness or bloating, diarrhea, or constipation, low blood with dizziness, or trouble maintaining an erection.  The severity and the combination of symptoms vary.  Some could have only numbness and tingling only, others could have weakness only.  Some patients with CIDP are severely affected and they could become completely paralyzed and have severe numbness and tingling.  Others have a very slow progression with mild symptoms.  These patients often complain of difficulty with walking.  They develop poor balance and cannot walk for long periods of time.