Itchy Skin/Pruritus - Renal Failure

Itchy skin is an exasperating symptom of renal failure, which always appears as the result of high levels of phosphorous and uremic toxins which should be excreted via kidney in normal condition. But as kidneys do not function as well as they could, they are unable to eliminate all the waste products, leading to the condition that phosphorous and uremic toxins build up in the blood.

With bothersome itchy skin, sufferers can not concentrate on what they are doing. Even worse, they keep awake the whole nigh as they have to scratch all the time. Under such a condition, antipruritic medications, antipruritic fluids, or frequent bath will be helpful, but they are just temporary treatments and can not cure this symptom at all.

For kidney failure patients, the best method to remit itchy skin is to clear toxins away from blood naturally or medically. Dialysis is the most commonly used medical method to purify blood. Nevertheless, it gives rise to fatal complication after a long-term application. Therefore, it is also a imperfect method.

Kidney disease is refractory disease and can not be cured at all. But it does not mean there is nothing to do to deal with these exasperating symptoms. To avoid the further deterioration of itchy skin, you can regulate your diet and do moderate physical exercises regularly. Although these can not cure itchy skin radically as well, they at least have renal benefits and cause no side effects.