I have questions on kidneys diseases. Please answer only if you know.?

There are people that live in the hospital because their kidneys need to be cleaned 3 times a day. Their bodies are monitored every minute. They are weak all the time, but sometimes, they feel OK? What kind of kidney disease do they have? Is it that serious? What causes it and all the bowel problems that go along? What kind of treatment is necessary? What is the procedure?

The procedure that you are referring to is called hemodialysis. ("Hemo" means blood; "dialysis" means to clean) Hemodialysis is a medical procedure that is given to End-Stage Renal Disease patients. Hemodialysis is needed when the kidneys have been severely damaged and can no longer remove waste products and extra fluids from the body. Depending on the size and/or how compliant the patient is, treatment time can range from 3 1/2 to 5 hours, and usually takes place three times a week. Hemodialysis can be extremely hard on the body, which explains why patients that receive this particular treatment often suffer from fatigue.

During treatment, patients are connected to the dialysis machine via catheter, through a large artificial blood vessel called a graft, or through an enlarged blood vessel called a fistula, both of which are usually located in the arm or leg. Using a plastic line and needle, small amounts of the patient's blood is transferred from the body into an artificial kidney, or dialyzer, which filters waste products, extra fluids, and water from the body. As mentioned before, this procedure can takes place for 3 1/2 to 5 hours.

Though hemodialysis is the most common form of treatment for ESRD patients, it is worthy to note that it is not the only form of treatment out there. Patients can also receive peritoneal dialysis treatments, which uses a glucose-based solution to cleanse the body of toxins and excess water, as well as a kidney transplant.

it's 3 times a week, not a day and you're referring to dialysis. no one lives in the hospital for this (alone) but they do have to go to a hospital or dialysis center for a few hours, three times a week not to clean their kidneys, but to remove waste products that build up in their blood because their kidneys no longer function. this is the normal job of the kidney: filter out the junk and reabsorb the good stuff to keep us balanced. this is why it's called end stage renal disease (ESRD). the person is in renal failure (renal= kidney). it's the final common pathway of all diseased kidneys so it's hard to say what the cause is in your case. diabetes and hypertension both are causes but there are tons.

once you have ESRD the only treatment is kidney transplant but since there is a shortage of organs they have to meet eligibility before they get one. this is why everyone should be organ donors. stop hoarding your organs. no one needs them when they're dead.

It's called kidney failure and you are talking about dialysis to try to keep them working as long as possible. What caused it? You don't say. Is it serious? Come on now.....of course it is. They need a transplant, if they are eligible.

Here is the Nation Kidney Foundation's website:

http://www.kidney.org/kidneyDisease/inde...

The situation you're speaking of is kidney failure. The kidneys themselves are not cleaned out three times per day, it is the excess waste in their blood that the kidneys were designed to remove that is being cleaned out.


The procedure they undergo is called kidney dialysis. I cannot tell you what type of kidney disease they have, however, typically, at the beginning stages of kidney failure dialysis is only performed three times per week on an out patient basis. To need dialysis three times per day, there's a serious issue going on akin to total and complete kidney failure, at which point the only treatment would be a kidney transplant.

Kidney transplants are relatively 'easy' in that all humans can live healthy and productive lives with only one kidney. However, we are born with two unless there's a congenital defect at birth. That said, a family member who is wiling can easily donate a kidney in order to save a relative with non-functioning kidneys.

My father died of kidney failure. I hope everything works out for you. Kidney failure can be caused by uncontrolled diabetes as well as Hepatitis, excessive drug and alcohol use and a myriad of other conditions/factors/behaviors that break down the "screen" that is the walls of the kidneys that filters the 'bad' things out of your body.

I guess wont be enough but ..kidneys or one of the kidney do not work properly..may happen if we do not have enough water daily or the food we eat is not healthy. everything starts from the stomach if the stomach do not work properly and do not get the correct and enough nutrients we do get some kind of illness. so drink water and eat healthy like 5 servings of fresh fruit and vegetables a day and don't worry about that much :)

your kidneys are responsible for filtering toxins from your blood and urine production... if your kidneys shut down [ex: kidney failure or end stage renal disease] these toxins are not eliminated and urine is not made... as a result, the patient will have excess toxins and fluid in the body... this can lead to many other health problems such as swelling [especially in the legs], trouble breathing, etc... people with these problems have no choice but to use a dialysis machine which filters blood like kidneys do...

If they need dialysis 3 times a day, their condition is indeed very serious, and they have very severe kidney dysfunction, meaning their kidneys hardly work at all.

Several things could have caused their kidneys to malfunction. Also, bowel problems can be expected in somebody whose salt levels are not properly regulated anymore.

This condition, with about no kidney function left, is rarely temporary. What these patients need is a kidney transplant, from someone living (you CAN live with only one kidney) or from a dead donor.