Do Dialysis Patients Lose Their Appetite

2014-06-05 03:06

Dialysis is a life-prolong treatment for kidney failure patients. It helps cleanse wastes and toxins from the blood, but at the same time it brings many side effects. Do dialysis patients lose their appetite? The following factors may contribute to the loss of appetite for dialysis patients.

Inadequate dialysis

Sometimes inadequate dialysis occurs. The remaining wastes and toxins can make you nausea and vomit so as to affect your appetite.

In such case, you may need to prolong the dialysis duration and increase dialysis frequency.

Low blood pressure

When too much fluid is removed from your body or the fluid is filtered rapidly, low blood pressure occurs. It can also lead to nausea and vomit.

In such case, you should pay attention to your fluid intake between the dialysis sessions.

Infection

The access where links the outer and inner is easily infected. Infection may make you feel nausea as well. Therefore, you should keep the access clean to prevent infection.

Side effects of medication

All medicines have side effects. Your poor appetite may be associated with them. If so, you should try to talk with your doctor and change this medicine.

Other factors

Dialysis disequilibrium and allergic reaction maybe also contribute to your poor appetite.

Ways to improve appetite

Exercise may be a good choice to improve your appetite. Though dialysis has made you feel tired, you should do exercise regularly. You may find that it is really good for your heath. Besides, you ought to talk with your doctor and find the underlying causes.

Since dialysis has so many side effects, why not get rid of dialysis? Polluted Blood Therapy is a particular therapy in our hospital. It does not only cleanse the polluted blood, but also improve your kidney function. If your kidney function does not lose thoroughly, it is possible for you to get rid of dialysis.

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