Kidney Dialysis (Haemodialysis) in Ahmedabad

Hemodialysis is further classified into 3 types:

• Nocturnal Hemodialysis - Nocturnal hemodialysis involves providing dialysis to the patient for 6 nights a week, when he is sleeping. This type of dialysis provides health and lifestyle benefits because the patient gets more time to relax. The nocturnal dialysis schedule does not interfere with the patient's social or work life, which is the biggest benefit.
• Conventional Hemodialysis - This type of dialysis is given to the patient thrice a week. The process involves connecting a dialyzer to the patient's body and extracting blood for filtering it and then returning it to the patient's body.
• Daily Hemodialysis - This type of dialysis is the method of administering dialysis to the patient in the confines of his own home. It is given 6 days per week.

If you are a patient undergoing dialysis for smooth functioning of kidney, then read on to find out the dietary changes you need to implement to make the dialysis more effective, as certain foods have the capacity to increase or decrease the effectiveness of dialysis. Following are the restrictions can benefit you.

• Salt intake - Reduce salt intake as that will prevent fluctuation of weight between dialysis sessions.
• Protein intake - Ensure that you consume 8-10 ounces of protein sources on a daily basis.
• Carbohydrate intake - Rich sources of carbohydrates are breads, cereals and food grains. Carbohydrate intake does not need to be regulated unless you want to lose weight.
• Potassium intake - Intake of fruits containing high levels of potassium like oranges, bananas, melons etc. should be restricted. Whereas, fruits like apple, pineapple, plum, grapes, peach etc. can be consumed through juices and raw slices.