Why Dialysis Patients Have Swollen Ankles and Feet

As we know, dialysis is a replacement and life-saving treatment for kidney failure patients when their kidneys lost most of their functions. However, the long term dialysis may cause some severe side effects for patients, and the swollen ankles and feet is the common one. Then why dialysis patients have swollen ankles and feet?

Here are the causes of swollen ankles and feet for dialysis patients?

As we know, healthy kidneys have the function of removing excess fluid out and keeping the balance of electrolyte and acid-base. For dialysis, their kidneys have been damaged severely, so it will cause the fluid retention in body and imbalance of electrolyte and acid-base. During dialysis, it can help remove the excess fluid out and regulate the balance of electrolyte and acid-base. However, if dialysis cant work well, it will cause the fluid retention in ankles and feet. In addition, if there are too much sodium in blood, it can also cause the fluid-retention in ankles and feet.

Then how to control the swollen ankles and feet for dialysis patients?

From above, we can know the main cause of swollen ankles and feet in dialysis patients, so they need to take effective treatment to improve their kidney function effectively, then the swelling can be controlled from root.

Here we recommend the Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, which is an external and herbal based treatment, and it has the function of repairing damaged kidney tissues and improving kidney function. Then the kidneys can help remove the fluid out, which can help relieve the swollen ankles and feet.

Besides, dialysis patients also need to limit the fluid and sodium intake, which can be beneficial for their disease. If you still have any questions after reading, you can consult online doctor directly for free help, or you can also leave a message below. We will do our good to help you.

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