Can Kidney Failure Be Treated Through Dialysis
Can Kidney Failure be treated through dialysis? This question is usually asked by patients who are faced by the beginning of dialysis or just start kidney dialysis. This is because they hope to protect their remaining kidney function or even improve their kidney condition via dialysis. However, this thought is unpractical.
After understanding the dialysis works, you will know the answer.
Dialysis plays its function by using dialysate which is carefully managed to pull wastes and extra fluid out of blood without removing substances patients’ body needs. Generally speaking, dialysis is done three times per week for 3 or 4 hours. With a semipermeable membrane, dialyzer can help cleanse blood, control blood pressure, deal with fluid retention and maintain a relatively clean internal environment.
However, because dialysis is unable to increase enough blood and oxygen for inherent kidney cells, manage the underlying cause of kidney disease and activate the renal self-healing system, it can’t treat kidney failure from the root.
The phenomenon patients on dialysis may find
Firstly, dialysis may cause some side effects or complications easily such as low blood pressure, muscle cramps, nausea and vomiting. Secondly, the longer patients on dialysis, the less urine output they may have. This is to say, more and more kidney functioning cells are damaged or even necrotic. Finally, patients on dialysis are unable to live as long as general population.
In summary
According to the above analysis, we can know dialysis is just one kidney replacement therapy but kidney repairing therapy, so it can’t help treat Kidney Failure. If you are suffering from kidney failure but still have urine, you actually have better treatment options. These are methods that can help increase your kidney function, rebuild your kidney structure and improve your life quality. Leave your illness description to the form below or kidneyservice@hotmail.com, so you can find out some alternative methods to dialysis.
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