Nausea And Swelling in Feet during Dialysis

Dialysis is a life savor for people with kidney failure.It can sustain patients’ life and make the patients live longer.However, the patients will experience a host of discomforts and complications.Nausea and swelling in feet commonly occur during dialysis.

Nausea during dialysis

Nausea is a sensation of discomfort in the upper abdomen, accompanied by an urge to vomit.It commonly occurs during Dialysis for several reasons.

Firstly,high levels of waste products is an attributable factor of nausea.When kidneys fail to excrete waste products from body, dialysis will be prescribed.It can take over kidney function to filter out waste products from bloodstream.However,when dialysis is performed inadequately,high levels of waste products will linger in body, thus resulting in nausea.

Secondly,brain edema is a possible cause of nausea during dialysis.It is also very dangerous for dialysis patients.The waste products in other body parts are eliminated by dialysis earlier than that in brain.The fluid will enter brain,thus resulting in brain edema. Brain edema can contribute to nausea.

Swelling in feet during dialysis

Swelling in feet is due to buildup of excess fluid in feet.Dialysis is performed periodically.Between dialysis sessions,if the patients have high intake of fluid,it is very likely to cause swelling.Therefore,it is important for the patients to develop a balanced renal diet.

Apart from nausea and swelling in feet, the patients may also experience many other discomforts like dizziness, infection etc, you can email to kidneycares@hotmail.com  for more medical suggestions to deal with them.

As the life on dialysis is very tough, the patients are eager to find an alternative treatment to it. To help the patients get rid of dialysis, the key treatment goal is to restore the impaired kidney structure and enhance renal function. Micro-Chinese Medicines Osmotherapy is the recommended treatment for people with Kidney Failure.