How To Ease Constipation in Kidney Failure Patients

2014-09-14 02:32

How to ease constipation in kidney failure patients? Kidney failure means the gradually reduction of kidney function. With the reduce of kidney function, patients will suffer from some severe symptoms, and constipation is a common one. In this article, we will learn about the causes and treatment of constipation in kidney failure.

What can cause constipation in kidney failure?

1. Toxins and wastes building up in blood

For kidney failure patients, when their kidneys are damaged severely, the kidneys will fail to work well. And this will cause the toxins and wastes building up in blood. And too much harmful substances accumulate in blood will affect the digestive system, which can cause constipation.

2. Restricted diet

For kidney failure patients, they need to keep a restricted diet, such as limit the fluid intake. And the long term diet restriction may cause the lack of nutrition in body. If kidney failure patients don’t take enough fibers in their diet, this can easily cause constipation for them.

3. Lack of exercises

Kidney failure patients often have the symptoms such as weakness and fatigue, so they will feel tired to do proper exercises. The long term lack of exercises can also cause constipation for kidney failure patients.

How to ease the constipation in kidney failure patients?

From above, we can know the possible causes of constipation in kidney failure, so patients need to first find the basic cause of their constipation, and then have effective treatment to relieve the constipation.

1. If the constipation is caused by the toxins and wastes building up in blood, they need to have treatment to remove the bad substances in blood. They can take some diuretics, which can help increase the urine output and remove the wastes into urine. They also need to have treatment to improve the kidney function, such as Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, which can help remove the toxins and wasted out from root.

2. If the constipation is caused by diet, they can choose some proper foods which are high in fibers, and this can help stimulate the digestive system, and relieve the constipation.

3. Kidney failure patients also need to choose some proper exercises that are suitable for them, which can help ease the constipation as well.

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