Anemia and Kidney Failure

2014-03-17 08:30

Anemia and Kidney FailureAnemia is a common complication for kidney failure patients, which can be caused by many factors, and patients with anemia will suffer from a low illness condition, which will make a poor prognosis for kidney failure patients. In this article, we will help kidney failure patients about the cause and treatment of anemia for kidney failure patients.

What can cause anemia for kidney failure patients?

Anemia refers to the absolute reduction of the total number of red blood cells in blood, and anemia can be diagnosed through a blood test. Besides, kidney failure patients can also check their own symptoms to find whether they have anemia, the common symptoms include: weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness, rapid heart breath, pale skin and gums and inability to think clearly. If kidney failure patients have one or more of these symptoms, they may need to have blood test to decide whether they have anemia and have prompt and effective treatment to remedy their anemia.

For kidney failure patients, the main cause of anemia is because of the kidney damage and low kidney function. As we know, healthy kidneys have the function of producing a hormone called erythropoietin (EPO), which can cause the loss of red blood cells in your body. And the less of red blood cells will cause anemia for kidney failure patients.

Besides, the loss of iron can also cause low hemoglobin level in blood and cause less red blood cells and leading to anemia. Because kidney failure patients may need to keep a restrict diet, which can cause less of protein for kidney failure patients.

How to treat anemia for kidney failure patients?

- Supply enough iron

Kidney failure patients can take more iron product or high iron foods in their daily life, which can help supply enough iron for kidney failure patients, and this can help improve the hemoglobin level. Patients need to take the amount of iron intake depending on their illness condition and ask the doctor’s advice to choose the right iron product.

- Repair the kidney damage

Since the main cause of anemia for kidney failure patients is because of their low kidney function, so patients need to have effective treatment to improve their kidney function. The treatment should focus on repairing the damaged kidney tissues and increase the self-healing ability of internal kidney cells. Here we recommend Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can help reach the purposes we mentioned above.

If you are interested in this therapy and you want to get more information, you can send your test report to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com, we will help you make a certain treatment plan depending on your illness condition.

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