Dialysis is a way to maintain life for kidney failure patients. Some patients do dialysis once a week, while some do it twice a week. For most patients, they do it three times a week. Can a person do dialysis only twice a week? After reading this article, you will find out the answer.

How often dialysis you do depends on your urine output, the increasing rate of serum creatinine level, residual kidney function, cardiovascular stability, water drinking, etc. Generally speaking, dialysis plan of three times a week and four hours per time is preferred. It can not only ensure adequate dialysis, but also make you lead a normal life. If you reduce dialysis times, waste products and extra fluid can not be filtered out of body timely so that they build up in body, leading to swelling, indigestion, nausea, vomiting and other discomforts. Besides, it is not good for you to preserve your residual kidney function. The less your renal function, the more dialysis you need, and the lower your living quality.

If you really want to reduce dialysis times, you should restore a portion of renal function.

In Shijiazhuang Hetaiheng Hospital, dialysis is not used as the only treatment for kidney failure patients. Toxin-Removing Treatment is often used together. It makes use of various Chinese medicine therapies such as Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Foot Bath, Enema Therapy and oral Chinese medicine to expel wastes and fluid out of body via your urine, sweat and stool, making the internal environment good for kidney self-healing and other medication application. It can also improve renal ischemia and anoxia. Besides, it can supply the damaged kidneys with enough essential elements to speed up kidney recovery. After about one week’s treatment, you will have sweat and increased urine output. After about half month’s treatment, high creatinine, high BUN and high uric acid level will go down. After about one month’s treatment, your renal function will start to increase. With the improvement of kidney function, it is possible for you to reduce dialysis.

Can a person do dialysis only twice a week? It depends on your condition. If you would like to get an accurate answer, please send a copy of your lab report to renal-disease@hotmail.com. After analyzing your case, our renal experts will reply you and give you corresponding suggestions on treatment.