Renal Failure: Causes And Treatment Of Itchy Skin

When kidney function is less than 10 to 15 percent of their normal capacity, this is usually called renal failure. Like in early stage, itchy skin is often seen and bothers renal failure patients. Well, do you know what causes itchy skin and what can you do about it?

First, what causes itchy skin?

1. In renal failure, kidneys are severely damaged and fail to excrete wastes and toxins out of your body. This causes a build up of wastes and toxins in your body. Thus, the retention of wastes and toxins is the cause of itchy skin.

2. Injured kidneys lose the ability of balancing electrolytes, which easily leads to high phosphorus in your body. As a result, the body will naturally remove liquid in the skin to the bloodstream to cope with too high mineral level. Skin dehydration will cause skin itching which can be alleviated after being moisturized.

3. People with uremia, there is a large of carbamide in your blood. And when carbamide volatilizes on the surface of skin, forming into white crystalline power, it is called urea frost. This can also contribute to itchy skin.

Second, how to treat itchy skin?

1. The most important thing you should do is to treat your kidneys as a whole. That is to say, you should cure your itchy skin radically and find the root of this symptom. Thus, you should repair your injured kidney function to alleviate your symptom.

2. Bath treatments are best treatment for your itchy skin, which can also moisture your dry skin.

Baking soda bath: soak yourself for 15-30 minutes using a cup of baking soda per full bath tub. This is used to excrete toxins out of your body. However, if your skin is broken, you should bake soda bath.

Peppermint bath: you can do this in a number of ways, like collecting a handful of peppermint leaves, crash them in your hands and then place them in a bath tub. Or you can buy a box of a 100% peppermint tea bags, and place 4 tea bags in a lukewarm bath.

Management: it refers that you should pay attention to your personal hygiene. Do away with tight irritating clothing, avoid repeated use of soaps and shampoos, topical irritants on clothing, and any other chemicals on or around your skin. Try to use natural products where possible.

You can choose one of the methods to treat your itchy skin, but you should know the best treatment is to refresh your dying renal function.