Yellow Skin and Look Sick Due to Kidney Disease

Sallow complexion and sick look are very common among kidney disease patients. Yellow skin is caused by pigmentary changes which will become more and more common with the continuous illness progression and deterioration of kidney functions. Nearly all end stage renal disease patients have at least one dermatological disorder and it has been reported that approximately 25-70% of dialysis patients have been affected by pigmentary disorders.

Skin problems such as yellow skin, hyperpigmentation when exposed to the sun often occur to kidney disease patients before or after the start of kidney dialysis. Yellow skin can be caused by accumulation of urochromes in the skin because the impaired kidneys can not function well to remove excess urochromes from the body.

Looking sick can be due to anemia and high toxin levels in the blood. With the duration of kidney disease and as the severity of renal damages are move and more advanced, skin problems and other symptoms, complications can become more and more obvious and serious. If left untreated, it can even affect the patient’s normal daily life, therefore early and effective treatment is needed.

Dialysis can help replace part functions of the severely impaired kidneys to remove excessive urochromes as well as other wastes and toxins from the body so as to help ease the skin problem and sick feeling.

However for those that do not want to begin dialysis treatment and for those that are still early to begin dialysis, is there any effective way that can help patients to recover normal skin color and get rid of yellow skin color. There are actually many natural remedies in Chinese medicines that can help a lot at easing the sallow complexion and other discomforts. Such as Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, medicated bath, acupuncture, massage, etc. They can all help promote blood circulation and enhance the body’s metabolism so as to help promote the discharge of wastes from the body. What is more important, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy and medicated bath can all provide necessary active ingredients for repairing renal damages and improving renal functions so as to help solve the skin problems and other health issues caused by renal dysfunction from the root.