Does Kidney Failure Make Your Legs Itchy

2014-06-01 01:01

When your kidney function does not function well, many symptoms occur, such as foamy urine, edema, nausea, etc. Does kidney failure make your legs itchy?

Kidney failure and leg itchy

As a matter as fact, kidney failure can cause leg itchy. It may be associated with kidney function impairment. As we all know, kidney has many functions, one of which is to filter waste from your body. When your kidneys can not function well, too much waste build up in the blood. Your body will pull fluid from your skin to dilute these waste, resulting in dry skin and itch. Besides, phosphorus combines with calcium in your blood to form phosphorus-calcium products. Some of them may be excreted through your skin, leading to itching.

How to alleviate leg itchy for kidney failure patients?

Keeping your skin moisture can help alleviate leg itchy temporarily. If you do not want to be tortured by leg itching, you should improve kidney function so that these waste can be removed.

In our hospital, we have many Chinese medicine to detoxify your body. Medicated Bath is to immerse your body into the warm herbal soup. The active ingredient can go into your body through the pores of the skin, while the toxins in your body can come out as well. In this way, your leg itchy can be eased. Other therapies such as Hot Compress Therapy can infilter the active ingredient of Chinese herbs into your damaged kidneys through shenshu point. They can inhibit kidney inflammation, dilate blood vessel, block blood clotting, degrade extracellular matrix, and provide essential substances. These functions are helpful for repairing the damaged kidneys. As long as your kidney function improves, waste can be discharged out of the body and then your itch disappears. With the help of online doctor, you can acquire more information.

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