Why Do People Feel Cold After Dialysis

2015-04-26 03:49

Why do people feel cold after dialysis? There are many reasons why kidney disease patients on dialysis may find they feel cold. The following are some things that may be causing this.

Anemia may cause you feel cold.

Many kidney disease patients have anemia, which can make you feel tired and cold. Anemia is a result of kidney disease patients not producing as much as heat in their bodies due to fewer red blood cells which carry oxygen through the body. Low iron can also be a reason why you feel chilly.

Health care team is moving around.

Health care team stays active to keep them warm while you sit and dialyze usually between three and four hours and lack of movement may tend to worsen the cold.

Blood temperature

The dialysis process sends your blood through the dialyzer, filters out waste and toxins and then sends the clean blood back into your body. When the blood is outside of the patient’s body, it becomes cool. But when it flows through the dialyzer alongside the dialysate solution, it warms up again.

How to keep warm on dialysis?

Since there are different causes for cold in dialysis, you first need to find out the root cause of this problem and then take corresponding measures.

In addition, dialysis is a life-saving medical method for people with completely failed kidneys. But it is not the only method for patients who still have a certain kidney function and urine output. In this condition, as long as you repair kidney intrinsic cells and improve renal function, dialysis and its side effects like cold will be avoided effectively.

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