Dialysis Patients and Diet

Introduction

The paper attempts to highlight the importance of nutrition and healthy diet for Dialysis patients. The paper begins with a brief explanation of the concept of dialysis, renal malfunctions and issues involved in the condition. It also highlights the importance of balanced diet for a dialysis patient. The paper also points out the objectives of balanced diet for dialysis patients and then emphasizes on the importance of balanced diet for dialysis patients. It then provides a recommendation for a diet plan for dialysis patients and summarizes the information in conclusion.

Discussion

Dialysis is required by patients who either have chronic kidney conditions or kidney failure (Stanfield, 450 - 459). Kidney disease can cause serious malfunctions in the kidneys which normally requires a dialysis treatment (DeBruyne, Pinna & Whitney, 786 - 791). The treatment of dialysis, uses a dialysis machine, which assumes the role of blood purification as normally performed by the human kidneys. Ensuring a balanced diet will ensure that all the required nutrients are provided to the body. Moreover, having a balance diet will help dialysis patient to reduce the frequecny of dialysis required in a particular time period (Stam, 102 - 111).

Objective of Balanced Diet for Dialysis Patients

The food is considered as one of the cornerstones in the treatment of renal failure, along with drugs and dialysis. It has been shown that dialysis treatment is most effective if it meets a number of premises in food (Henrich, 670 - 678). The following are some of the objectives of ensuring balanced diet for dialysis patients:

Avoiding possible complications by increased intake of potassium: The increase in blood potassium concentration produces symptoms such as tingling, numbness, muscle pain, decreased strength can not walk or move, palpitations, could even produce a strike arrest Stam, 102 - 111). To avoid this, it is ...