Drinking alcohol in moderation has many benefits for healthy
people.However,if you are on dialysis,is drinking alcohol allowed?
Dialysis patients can have small amount of alcohol, but the premise is that
the amount is strictly controlled and the patient feels well after drinking
alcohol. Since the safe amount of alcohol for dialysis patients is very little,
most doctors just recommend patients to avoid alcoholic drinks because the harms
of alcohol brings to dialysis patients is far more than the benefits that it
brings.
Here are some common harms of drinking alcohol for dialysis patients.
1. Alcohol can increase the protein decomposition which can increase the urea
nitrogen in blood, and high blood urea nitrogen will increase the kidney burden
and cause further damage to kidneys. For dialysis patients, they have already
have high blood urea nitrogen and low plasma proteins, so they should avoid
drinking alcohol.
2. If dialysis patients drink alcohol for a long term, they may suffer from
some serious complications such as anemia, gastrointestinal disorder,
malnutrition, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.
3. Alcohol is also a kind of fluid, so dialysis patients should also avoid.
For dialysis patients, their kidneys have been damaged severely, and the kidneys
cant excrete the excess fluid out, which will cause serious swelling. Besides,
if dialysis patients take too much alcohol during dialysis treatment, they may
suffer from low blood pressure when they on dialysis. Therefore, dialysis
patients should limit their fluid intake.
Besides alcohol, dialysis patients should avoid strong tea, coffee and cola
because they can cause dehydration and further elevate the patient’s serum
creatinine levels and make illness conditions worse.
Fresh water and the juices of fresh vegetables, fruits and natural teas are
all good choices for dialysis patients such as carrot juice, cucumber juice,
beet juice, dandelion tea, etc.
If you still have some questions, you can send email to
renal-disease@hotmail.com. We will answer you as soon as possible.
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