As we know, kidney failure refers to the gradually reduction of kidney function in patients. With the development of kidney failure, patients will have some severe symptoms, and the ankle swelling is a common one. In the following article, we will get further understanding of their problem.
First, what can cause swelling on ankles in kidney failure?
1. Fluid retention
Healthy kidneys have the function of removing excess fluid out into urine. For kidney failure patients, the damaged kidneys will fail to work well, then it will cause the fluid retention in body. In general, the swelling will first occur in loose skin, such as face, eyelids, ankles or lower legs. Then patients will get swelling on ankles.
2. Proteinuria
Kidneys also have the function of keeping protein in body. However, when the kidneys cant work well or the glomeruli are damaged, it will cause the leakage out of protein in urine. The large amount of loss of protein in urine will cause the reduction of protein in blood, which will cause decreased plasma colloid osmotic pressure and increased osmotic pressure in tissues, which will cause the fluid in blood remove into tissues. Then it will cause the fluid retention in ankles.
Second, what should kidney failure patients do to control the swelling on ankles?
1. Diet changes
Diet changes can help relieve the swelling on ankles, which may include low protein diet, limit the fluid and salt intake, etc. and the specific diet should depend on the own illness condition of patients. We will help analyze and then give some diet suggestions.
2. Medical treatment
- Diuretics
Taking the diuretics can help increase urine output and remove the fluid out into urine, which can help relieve swelling on ankles. But patients need to take the right diuretics by following the advice of their doctors.
- Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy
Since the swelling is mainly caused by the low kidney function in kidney failure, so patients need to take effective treatment to help improve the kidney function. The osmotherapy is an external and herbal basement treatment, which will cause no side effects for patients. And the osmotherapy can help repair damaged kidney tissues and improve the kidney function effectively. Then it can control the swelling on ankles from root.
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