Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is caused by abnormal gene and can run in the
family. It brings much pain to thousands of families. In the western medicines,
there are no effective treatments for the disease. Many patients just treat the
symptoms such as Hypertension, pain and so on simply, but it does not have
effect in preventing the renal function from declining. As a result, many
patients end with Renal Failure and have to depend on dialysis to prong their
life in the end. However, long term filtrating blood with dialysis can cause
much vitamin lose, which does not benefit patients’ recovery. Then how to supply
vitamins for patients on dialysis?
As dialysis can cause various kinds of vitamin lose, the patients should keep
enough supplement in time. Generally speaking, the patients on dialysis do not
have vitamin A insufficiency so they do not have need to supply it. If the
patients have too much vitamin A supplement, it will cause them headache, nausea
and other toxic reactions. As patients often lose much vitamin B in their
dialysis, they should guarantee sufficient vitamin B intake. In vitamin B,
vitamin B1 can improve digestion and maintain the normal activities of muscle
and heart. Vitamin B2 has an effect in promote growth and the regeneration of
cells. If the patients have vitamin B2 insufficiency, it will cause loss of
hair, mouth ulcer. Moreover, vitamin B6 can improve the cells’ immunity and
promote the absorption of protein and fat and prevent nerves system diseases
thus can alleviate nocturnal muscle spasm. Generally speaking, the patients on
dialysis do not have vitamin12 insufficiency so the patients need not increase
the supplement of vitamin 12. In dialysis, the patients often also lose much
vitamin C that is a necessary element for improving resistibility. Therefore,
the patients should guarantee proper vitamin C intake and keep its intake within
100 mg per day.
However, the patients should avoid excessive vitamin C intake
for extra supplement can cause calcium oxalate deposition in blood thus causing
blood vessels calcification.
The patients within Renal Failure can lose much nutrition in dialysis so they
should guarantee nutrition supplement based on their own disease condition under
their doctors’ guidance. They should not just adjust their diet simply according
to the general diet principles for the patients with Kidney Disease.
