Dialysis is a treatment for Kidney Failure patients that mainly uses a machine to cleanse their blood. However, one of concerned questions among patients is how to avoid low blood pressure during the treatment. Follow me and find out the available treatment plans.

Let’s learn the condition’s related causes.

Actually, the most common side effect of hemodialysis is low blood pressure. It can occur when too much fluid is removed from the blood during hemodialysis. This causes pressure to drop, and nausea and dizziness can result. Too much gain of body weight during two dialysis sessions can increase ultrafiltration and reduce blood volume as well as cause low blood pressure. In addition, hyponatremia (low blood sodium), having foods or taking high blood pressure medications during dialysis and diabetes patients are all susceptible factors of low blood pressure.

Well then, how to avoid the side effect for dialysis patients?

1. Medications for High Blood Pressure should usually not be taken before the treatment, unless the doctor prescribes it that way.

2. Tell your dialysis team if you experience any of these issues.

3. Limit the intake of sodium and water to reduce fluid overload

4. Dialysis can cause loss of proteins and other nutrients, therefore patients should have proper increase of protein intake. Generally, a high calory, high-vitamin, high-calcium, low-fat, low-phosphorus diet is recommended to dialysis patients.

Besides, we can see low blood pressure is associated with dialysis itself. If you can avoid dialysis, then, you will also not suffer from side effects of dialysis. Then, how? In Shijiazhuang Hetaiheng Hospital, you can get rid of dialysis through the systemic Chinese treatments like Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Immunotherapy, Blood Pollution Therapy and so on. Do you want to try? Please leave a message below or email to us at renal-disease@hotmail.com and we will do our best to help you.