Any Remedy for Skin Itchiness in Chronic Kidney Disease
Many symptoms of Chronic Kidney Disease make patients experience a unpleasant life. Skin itchiness is one of them and maybe the most exasperating. Any remedy for skin itchiness in chronic kidney disease? Yes!
Treating Your Kidney Damage
Skin itchiness is the symptom of kidney disease. In other words, kidney damage induces skin problem. The most important thing you can do is to treat your kidneys as a whole. When your kidneys can work well, they will release the excessive electrolytes, waste products and extra water. As a result, your skin damage will spontaneously go away.
A systemic treatments help treat your kidney damage as a whole and Chinese Herbal Medicine, Immunotherapy, Dialysis, Diet management and emotion improvement etc may be involved to make an achievement.
Medicated bath is a natural remedy which has been established for more than 5.000 years since Ancient China. In many TCM clinics or hospitals, you can receive the professional care and treatment of medicated bath to reduce your skin itchiness.
Chickweed
Chickweed is single herb which is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to reduce different itchiness in many conditions. You may find it in herbal stores or clinics. And you can also get more information about it via our free online service.
Cool compresses
Covering the affected area with bandages and dressings can help protect the skin and prevent scratching.
High-quality Moisturizing Cream
Apply high-quality moisturizing cream at least once or twice daily, concentrating on the areas where itching is most severe.
When to see doctor
However, if you are in one of the following conditions, you are suggested to see your doctor as soon as possible.
- itching skin affects your whole body
- there is no improvement, after 2 week-self-care management
- totally disturb your normal life
- make you cannot sleep for whole night
- some other symptoms follows, such as wight loss, weight gain, skin redness, urinary tract infections etc
Do you find the available remedies for your skin itchiness? If yes, it will be great to get a share of your management to help others. If no, why not leave a message to us and let us help you find it?
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