What Can Cause Mental Confusion for Patients with Renal Insufficiency
What can cause mental confusion for patients with kidney failure? Mental confusion is a common symptom for patients with kidney failure, especially in advanced kidney failure, and mental confusion will make patients feel sicker. In this article we will present the cause and treatment of mental confusion for patients with renal insufficiency.
What can cause mental confusion for patients with kidney failure?
- Accumulation of toxins in the blood
As we know, the kidneys have the function of cleaning the blood, which can help filter waste and toxins in the blood, and this can help regulate the overall health of the body. When the kidneys are damaged, they will stop working and bad substances will accumulate in the blood, which can affect the brain and cause mental confusion.
- Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycaemia can cause confusion, because the normal function of the brain requires a constant supply of energy and the form of glucose-sugars that are obtained from carbohydrates in food.
- Hypocalcemia
Due to kidney damage, patients will suffer a decrease in calcium level, which can cause serious mental problems, such as confusion.
- Medicine
For patients with kidney failure, they may take some medications to control their symptoms or pain, which can cause a side effect of mental confusion.
How to treat mental confusion in patients with kidney failure?
From above we can know the common causes of mental confusion for patients with kidney failure, so patients must first find the main cause of their mental confusion. And they need an adequate treatment to remedy the mental confusion.
However, the main cause of mental confusion for patients with kidney failure is kidney damage, so the most important thing for them is to treat their kidney disease. We recommend patients with kidney failure to use Chinese therapies to remedy their kidney disease, such as Chinese herbal hot compress therapy, the medicinal bath and foot bath, all of which can help improve kidney function. In addition, they must also maintain a proper diet for the kidneys, which can help reduce the kidney burden and slow the progression of kidney failure. If you want detailed information about the treatment and dietary suggestions, you can contact our experts online.
