Here are some of the common side effects of dialysis.
1. Infections
Infection is one of the most common side effects among dialysis. Dialysis refers to the placement of tube within the body to help purify the blood and remove excess fluid and wastes out. In general, patients may need to take regular dialysis, which is about 2-4 time a week. But the frequent dialysis will increase the risk of infections for dialysis patients, and the common infections during dialysis may include fever, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting or body aches, etc. In some cases of dialysis, patients can also have the inflammations or irritation of the skin at the site where the dialysis tube is inserted into the body.
2. Skin itching
Skin itching is also a common side effects for dialysis patients. When dialysis cant remove the toxins and wastes out completely, it may cause the stimulate the skin system and cause skin itching, dry skin or even skin rashes. And the unwell controlled skin itching can develop into skin infections, which will cause further damage to dialysis patients.
3. Sleeping difficulties
For some dialysis patients, they can have the symptoms such as leg cramps, painful sensations in body, which will affect their sleep quality and make it very difficulty to get into sleep. And the dialysis can also lead to the side effects such as headache, depression, etc, all these can cause sleep difficulties in dialysis patients.
Above are some of the side effects of taking dialysis for kidney disease patients. If you still have any questions after reading, you can consult online doctor,We will do our good to help you.
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