What is Dialysis
Dialysis is a supportive treatment used when kidneys cannot filter blood properly.
- It removes waste products, excess salts, and extra fluid from the body.
- It is not a cure, but a life-supporting measure until kidney function improves (in acute cases) or a transplant is done (in chronic failure).
Types of Dialysis
1. Hemodialysis (HD):
- Blood is taken out, filtered through a machine, and returned.
- Usually done in a hospital/center 2–3 times per week.
2. Peritoneal Dialysis (PD):
- The abdomen lining (peritoneum) acts as a filter.
- A special fluid is put in and out through a tube in the belly.
- Can be done at home.
3. Why is Dialysis Needed? (Homeopathic POV)
- When kidneys fail to remove wastes, body becomes toxic.
- In homeopathy, this state is seen as a deep constitutional weakness or long suppression of disease.
- Dialysis helps mechanically, but it doesn’t cure the root cause.
- Homeopathy aims to support the body constitution to delay dialysis or improve general health during it
Symptoms
- Severe swelling (edema).
- Very low urine output.
- High levels of urea/creatinine in blood.
- Breathlessness, weakness, nausea.
- Severe electrolyte imbalance (potassium, sodium).
Homeopathic Role in Dialysis Patients
Homeopathy is supportive along with dialysis.
It helps in:
- Reducing swelling.
- Improving urine output (in some cases).
- Relieving nausea, weakness, anxiety.
- Supporting immunity and mental strength.
- Slowing further kidney damage in remaining tissue.
Common Remedies (individualized)
- Apis Mellifica → puffiness, swelling, scanty urine.
- Arsenicum Album → weakness, anxiety, burning, restlessness.
- Phosphorus → bleeding tendency, weakness, fear, thirst.
- Terebinthina → smoky urine, blood in urine, irritation.
- Digitalis → slow, weak pulse, kidney and heart weakness.
- (To be prescribed only after proper case study.)
Precautions for Dialysis Patients (Homeopathic Advice)
- Follow dietary restrictions (low salt, controlled protein, fluid limit).
- Avoid unnecessary allopathic drug overload (painkillers, antibiotics).
- Do not suppress natural discharges or eruptions.
- Maintain mental calmness – meditation, mild activity as allowed.
- Stay in regular follow-up for both dialysis and homeopathic guidance.
Patient-Friendly Summary
- Dialysis is like an artificial kidney filter that keeps you alive when kidneys cannot work.
- It removes wastes but does not cure kidney disease.
- Homeopathy helps by strengthening your system, reducing symptoms, and improving quality of life.
- With proper care, many patients live years with dialysis, and in some, kidney transplant may become a permanent solution.
