How Long Can I Live If I Stop Dialysis

How long can I live if I stop dialysis? This is a question posted by a 83 years old man. Dialysis is life-saving, but torturous, so many kidney failure patients are reluctant to start dialysis until their life is really threaten seriously. For these elderly patients who are near to the end of their life, they may consider stopping dialysis. Well, how long can a patient live if he stops dialysis?

According to the clinical record, for one with completely kidney failure, he can only live as long as 1 to 4 weeks if he stops dialysis without improving his kidney condition. 

kidney is an important organ with multiple functions. It helps to keep blood pressure in the normal range, excrete excess mineral and fluid, discharge wastes and secret hormone. It is so important that we can not live normally without healthy kidney.

For kidney failure patients, they need to do dialysis as there are high levels of toxins in their blood. These toxins circulate with blood and they may reach any part of our body. Therefore, for kidney failure patents, they may experience various discomforts. High levels of toxins in blood damage our heart easily and this is the reason why kidney failure patients are more likely to suffer heart problem than healthy people. Dialysis can help to remove these toxins away from blood, which helps patients lower their risk for heart failure.

For dialysis patients, once they stop dialysis, toxins will build up in blood quickly and threaten their life, so they should avoid stopping dialysis casually. Dialysis is torturous, patients can reduce their dialysis frequency by improving kidney function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a treatment that can help to improve kidney function. It is based on Chinese herbs, and cause no side effects during the whole treatment process.