Peritoneal dialysis due to kidney disease

The kidneys healthy they filter the blood eliminating excess liquid , minerals Y waste; they also produce hormones that keep bones strong and blood clean

When the  kidneys fail, the toxins accumulate in the body, the blood pressure can rise, and the body can retain the excess liquid and not produce enough Red blood cells . When this occurs, according to the NIH National Institutes of Health (USA), a treatment for replace or replace the task they perform.

In this regard, in an interview with GetQoralHealth , the specialist in kidney nutrition, Blanca Esquivel Roldán , of the Mexican Association of Renal Nutrition Specialists (AMENUR) AC , tells us some of the therapies that can be implemented in case of renal disease :

In particular, the therapy of peritoneal dialysis It is a procedure that removes waste, chemicals and excess water from the body. This type of dialysis uses the lining of the abdomen to filter the blood . Said coating is called peritoneal membrane and acts as a kidney artificia l.

There are basically two types of peritoneal dialysis : ambulatory continuous Y continued assisted for recycler ; besides a third where both forms are combined. And each of the types has its advantages and disadvantages:

 

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

The advantage for the patient include: that he can do it only at times he chooses as long as he carries out the exchanges required every day; You can do it in many places; you do not need a machine; will not suffer the changes in mood that many patients who receive hemodialysis , plus you will not have to travel to a center three times a week.

While their disadvantages are: you can interrupt your daily activities, and that it is a continuous treatment, and all exchanges They must be carried out seven days a week.

 

Continuous assisted peritoneal dialysis

The advantage for the patient include: can be done by the night , while sleeping, and that should not be done exchanges during the day.

While their disadvantages are: requires the use of a machine (recycler ), and that movement in general will be limited by this connection.

It is worth mentioning that in none of the cases, these types of peritoneal dialysis are treatments that help replace the full work done by thekidneys .

They help you feel better and live longer, but they do not cure the renal insufficiency . Although patients with this condition now live longer than ever, over the years, the renal disease can cause problems like heart disease and of the bones , arthritis , nervous damage, infertility Y malnutrition .

These problems do not disappear with the dialysis , but doctors now have new and better ways to prevent or treat them, one of which is feeding .