Causes and Management Of Poor Appetite in Kidney Failure

Poor appetite is a common side effect of kidney failure and it will cause the decreased desire to eat, which may lead to malnutrition. Here we will introduce you the cause and management of poor appetite in kidney failure.
Why does poor appetite occur in kidney failure?
1.The accumulation of wastes:
Due to patient’s poor kidney function, there will be lots of wastes accumulating in patient’s body. Some toxins, like urea and creatinine, can stimulate the bacteria in patient’s intestinal tract, and make them to decompose the metabolic wastes and produce toxic gas, which can stimulate patient’s digestive system and cause loss of appetite.
2.Leptin:
For patient with stage 4 kidney failure, their disease can cause many metabolic disorders in their body, and the secretion of leptin will be increased. While leptin can inhibit hypothalamus excreting neuropeptide Y, which can affect patient’s appetite, and cause loss of appetite.
3.Nerve problem:
As the accumulation of toxins and metabolic wastes, they will damage patient’s nerve system, which can cause problems in there.
4.Edema:
Patients with stage 4 kidney failure often have edema in their body, which can be caused by massive proteinuria or low kidney function. And some patients can even have edema in their gastrointestinal system, which can also cause patient to have loss of appetite.
How to manage poor appetite in kidney failure?

How to treat poor appetite for renal failure patients? If you suffer from the above symptom, I believe the treatment must be very useful for you. Since your poor appetite is due to the deposition of wastes and water and the less secretion of adrenaline, the mose effective treatment is the one that can correct these abnormal issues. Improving their kidney function is the center in the whole treatment. We know herbal medicines, compared with western medicine, have a obvious advantage in improving the regeneration of new kidney tissues and extending blood vessels to remove more wastes from the body. But, the premise it that you do use correct medicines. In addition, some fresh fruits such as cranberry and herbal teas are also effective to improve your kidney function.