Respiratory and Digestive Problem in Chronic Renal Failure

Many patients with Chronic Renal Failure is afflicted with respiratory and digestive problems. In severe case, these problems may interrupt their daily activity significantly and even threaten their life. So, how do these problems occur and how to relieve them effectively?

Respiratory problem in Chronic Renal Failure

Metabolic acidosis is a major cause of respiratory problem. It can cause deep and rapid breath and severely irregular hear beat and even coma. Metabolic acidosis is attributable to the imbalance of acid-base in body. In Renal Failure, impaired kidneys lose the normal regulatory function and the alcaline substances can not neutralize the acid, thus leading to the problem.

Blood collection in lung is also attributable factors for respiratory problems in Chronic Renal Failure. As the impaired kidneys are not function normally to filter extra fluid from body, it will build up in body. In severe case, the lung and even blood vessels at all levels may be filled with fluid. Thus, it can cause difficult and short breath, etc.

Digestive Problem in Chronic Renal Failure

Digestive problems in Chronic Renal Failure mainly include nausea, vomiting, bleeding, etc. Usually, these problems appear along with elevated BUN.
Urea is the end product of proteins and it is filtered out of body by kidneys normally. However, in Chronic Renal Failure, the diseased kidneys fail to finish its job, thus resulting in high levels of urea in body. The urease can decompose the urea into ammonia which can irritate intestinal tract, resulting in digestion disorder.

Usually, dialysis can relieve the mentioned problems by filtering extra fluid and metabolic wastes from body. However, dialysis alone is not enough to manage all the complications of Chronic Renal Failure like skin itching. That is because dialysis only removes the macromolecular toxins like creatinine, BUN, but the remaining toxins like PTH, IL 6, etc still remain in body to do further damage to kidneys. Therefore, the patients' renal function still keep aggravating with dialysis going on.

As the respiratory and digestive Problems are related to impaired kidneys, the primary goal of the treatment should focus on rebuilding the kidney structure and reversing renal function.

Respiratory and Digestive Problem in Chronic Renal Failure

Many patients with Chronic Renal Failure is afflicted with respiratory and digestive problems. In severe case, these problems may interrupt their daily activity significantly and even threaten their life. So, how do these problems occur and how to relieve them effectively?

Respiratory problem in Chronic Renal Failure

Metabolic acidosis is a major cause of respiratory problem. It can cause deep and rapid breath and severely irregular hear beat and even coma. Metabolic acidosis is attributable to the imbalance of acid-base in body. In Renal Failure, impaired kidneys lose the normal regulatory function and the alcaline substances can not neutralize the acid, thus leading to the problem.

Blood collection in lung is also attributable factors for respiratory problems in Chronic Renal Failure. As the impaired kidneys are not function normally to filter extra fluid from body, it will build up in body. In severe case, the lung and even blood vessels at all levels may be filled with fluid. Thus, it can cause difficult and short breath, etc.

Digestive Problem in Chronic Renal Failure

Digestive problems in Chronic Renal Failure mainly include nausea, vomiting, bleeding, etc. Usually, these problems appear along with elevated BUN.

Urea is the end product of proteins and it is filtered out of body by kidneys normally. However, in Chronic Renal Failure, the diseased kidneys fail to finish its job, thus resulting in high levels of urea in body. The urease can decompose the urea into ammonia which can irritate intestinal tract, resulting in digestion disorder.

Usually, dialysis can relieve the mentioned problems by filtering extra fluid and metabolic wastes from body. However, dialysis alone is not enough to manage all the complications of Chronic Renal Failure like skin itching. That is because dialysis only removes the macromolecular toxins like creatinine, BUN, but the remaining toxins like PTH, IL 6, etc still remain in body to do further damage to kidneys. Therefore, the patients' renal function still keep aggravating with dialysis going on.

As the respiratory and digestive Problems are related to impaired kidneys, the primary goal of the treatment should focus on rebuilding the kidney structure and reversing renal function.

Why People with Chronic Renal Failure Have Restless Leg Syndrome

Restless leg syndrome is a common disorder in advanced Chronic Renal Failure. It can make the patients feel extremely uncomfortable and even disturb their sleep. What factors can attribute to restless leg syndrome and how to treat it?

What is restless leg syndrome?

Restless leg syndrome is a disorder, in which the patients feel an uncomfortable sensation in the legs and are compelled to move them. This syndrome usually occurs along with painful sensation, burning sensation and pricking.

What causes of restless leg syndrome in Chronic Renal Failure?

Nerve damage

Diabetes can contribute to restless leg syndrome. Diabetes can damage nerves and tiny blood vessels, thus resulting in the disorder. If the patients have a tight control of blood glucose level, the uncomfortable sensations will be relieved.
Deficient iron and EPO

Healthy kidneys can produce EPO, which is a hormone that helps make red blood cells. However, in Chronic Renal Failure, the malfunctioned kidneys only make little or produce no EPO at all. With low iron levels and fewer red blood cells being made, anemia commonly develop in Chronic Renal Failure.

Low PTH

Increased PTH can increase the patients' risk of developing bone diseases. Therefore, they are usually prescribed medications to control its level tightly. Some researches show that a common trait among patients with restless leg syndrome is that they have low PTH levels.

Treatment for restless leg syndrome in Chronic Renal Failure

After the patients discuss the problem with their doctor, the doctors will firstly make a diagnosis to find out the specific causes. Usually, the following treatment methods are adopted, including

Massage

Warm baths

EPO injection

Iron supplement

Altering PTH treatment

The above treatment methods can relieve the symptoms and discomforts. However, as restless leg syndrome results from impaired kidney function. The primary goal of the therapy should aim to restore the impaired kidney structure and recover its secretory and excretory function. Once the kidneys are restored very well, the relative symptoms and discomforts related to Chronic Renal Failure will disappear gradually.