Side Effects of Hemodialysis( Kidney Dialysis)

Hemodialysis is an important substitutive therapy for patients with renal failure. However, many patients feel exhausted for it disturbs their daily routine seriously. Moreover, it is their biggest trouble to deal with the side effects of hemodialysis.

1. Infection

Infection is a common problem for patients on hemodialysis. During long term dialysis, the patients can lose much sugar, amino acid, water soluble vitamin and other nutrient substances. Moreover, some patients often have poor appetite, vomit and nausea. Therefore, the patients often can not get enough protein, calorie and vitamin intake, which will certainly cause the patients’ immunity to decline. In addition, the patients on hemodialysis need implant fistula or graft in the veins and arteries, which also increase the chance of infection.

2. Amyloidosis

Among patients on hemodialysis over five years, they are very vulnerable to amyloidosis. Sometimes the patients can not get adequate dialysis so it can not remove a protein called beta-2-microglobulin from blood. As a result, these protein molecules begin to link together and deposit on muscles and other tissues. Therefore, it will cause amyloidosis.

3. Low blood pressure

When patients use hemodialysis to filtrate their blood, the blood has to be moved out from patients’ body. In addition, the patients may lose blood during dialysis process. The above factors will cause a drop in patients’ blood pressure. Therefore, the patients with Hypertension should decrease their blood pressure medicines properly before receiving hemodialysis.

4. Muscle cramps

When receiving hemodialysis, a large amount of fluid is removed out of body at a fast speed, the patients may have muscle cramps, especially in their legs.
Besides the above side effects of hemodialysis, the patients also may experience sexual dysfunction, pain, and anemia and so on.


As hemodialysis can cause so many side effects on patients, it is very important for them to receive effective treatment before they have serious renal damage. If you want to know about how to deal with the above side effects very well or other better treatments except dialysis, you can consult us on line or email to kidney-treatment@hotamail.com.