Hemodialysis diet and lifestyle care

Persons subject to this procedure that cleans the blood and removes wastes that accumulate when the kidneys are not functioning properly need a special diet for best results and win in quality of life.
 As a kidney patient, it is important to lead a balanced diet that will improve your quality of life, will allow a better outcome of hemodialysis and should be a candidate for a transplant, help your body to be prepared.

Eye with potassium!

Potassium is a mineral necessary for the proper functioning of the nervous and muscular systems. Not being eliminated by the kidney in patients with renal impairment builds up in the blood and can cause significant cardiac abnormalities. Therefore, it is essential to avoid prolonged fasting that favor increased blood potassium.

Tips for reducing potassium fruits and vegetables:

1. Remove the skin and cut the pieces into slices.
2. Put them to soak for at least twelve hours.
3. Change the water and rinse several times.
4. Kitchen with plenty of water. Simmer 10 to 12 minutes, change the water and returns to cook again.
5. Do not use the soaking water and boil for pre¬parar food.
6. In case of vegetables, you somételas to triple cooking.

Beware of the water

One of the functions of the kidney is to remove body fluids and, not run this, between dialysis and the following accumulate in the body, which causes rapid weight gain, swelling in the extremities and increased blood pressure .
Tips to control fluid intake:

1. Use a bathroom scale to weigh yourself every day (always the same).
2. Measure the liquid you should take a day (500 cc + diuresis), a water bottle filled with that amount and always uses it.
3. Sucking ice cubes, cold drinks and water in small cup.
4. Removes water from the salteándolas vegetables after boiling.
5. The chips have less water than cooked.
6. Toasted bread contains less water than fresh bread.
7. Use lemon slices to stimulate saliva and moisten your mouth.
8. Chew sugarless gum, even if they do not suffer diabetes, to stimulate saliva.
9. Making lemonade and iced tea instead of soda, which by their composition contribute to increased thirst.
10. Stay as active as possible to not feel the need to drink.

Menu

Carbohydrates have become the basis of your diet, unless you suffer from diabetes, and should combine with meat daily (preferably turkey and chicken) or fresh fish. It is also important that you reduce your salt intake to avoid possible complications drifts rise in blood pressure begins to use substitutes taste like herbs or garlic.

Lifestyle

Start hemodialysis treatment causes many changes in the lifestyle of patients. Our recommendations are:

• Make moderate exercise frequently and according to your age: walking, nothing, cycling ...
• Deletes snuff consumption.
• Rest. Some indications in this regard:

- Go to bed at the right time and respect the schedule habits
- Dinner and balanced light
- Do not do strenuous exercise before bed
- Sleep in a ventilated room at constant temperature
- Use a soft pillow

• As far as possible, follow with their work.
• Do not isolate yourself: you have to know your surroundings disease Keep your social relationships..
• Pay attention to your oral hygiene. It is important to stress to prevent halitosis (bad breath) that sometimes pre¬sentan patients with renal insufficiency. You have to brush your teeth after each meal with a soft toothbrush to prevent bleeding gums and then use a mouthwash.
• Use neutral, dry skin thoroughly with soap and moisturize cream to prevent itching. Do not use the drying perfumes.

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This information was drawn from the reflections of Sandra Saiz, head nurse of Hospital Chiron Tenerife .
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