Dialysis is common treatment for many people with advanced kidney failure to
prolong their life. Dialysis can partly replace the kidneys to remove toxins out
of the body. However, dialysis ≠ save your kidneys.
Can dialysis save your kidneys?
Kidneys are important organ in the body. All blood needs to be filtered by kidneys in every second. Apart from discharge functions, kidneys also regulate blood volume, balance electrolyte, secrete necessary endocrine, generate initial urine etc. For dialysis only can replace one function, it fails to save all your kidney functions. Even so, dialysis can not save the discharge ability, for it only takes the replace of that ability instead of help kidney to sustain this function. Meantime, due to dialysis, some kidney function are not necessary to work, thereby, kidneys usually worsens faster than before.
Are there alternative to dialysis?
Herbal medicine. Herbal medicine, as the treasure of traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM), has developed for more than 2500 years. Different herbs have
different properties. Mostly, therapist usually prescript several herbs instead
of single one for patients so as to it can achieve an all-side effects, such as
repairing kidneys, improve renal functions and offsetting side effects.
Immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is new breakthrough in treating kidney disease.
It has the property of renewing and differentiation, which can differentiate
into new renal intrinsic cells to improve renal functions accordingly.
Dialysis can prolong your life at the expense of poor life quality. In some
severe conditions, dialysis is an important treatment to let patients keep
alive. However, dialysis can not save your kidneys. In the contrary, it can
speed up the kidneys functions falling down. Thereby, if you are not in the last
days, alternatives to dialysis are suggested to improve your renal functions,
thus saves the kidneys. Any help, you are welcomed to contact kidney-treatment@hotmail.com
