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Hemodialysis does two main things – remove excess fluids and remove the built-up toxins in the body. Since the kidneys are not functioning and removal of these toxins and excess fluids is one of the most important tasks of the kidney, dialysis is used to sustain life by removing these two. Uncontrolled build-up of toxins… Continue reading The Importance of The Duration Of a Hemodialysis Session

By Mary Selvaraj, Msc. Nutrition, Dietician, NephroPlus. What is PEW? PEW is defined as a “state of decreased body stores of protein and energy fuels (body protein and fat masses)”. This definition is given by the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM)’s expert panel. What is the PEW Scenario? PEW is present in 30-65%… Continue reading Protein Energy Wasting (PEW)

Being on dialysis can be tricky in many ways. The dialysis treatment itself has a host of complexities. But apart from that, there are a number of things you need to watch out for. The trouble is the staff in a hospital are not always aware of what dialysis patients need to be careful about.… Continue reading Be Careful About These Things if You Are On Dialysis When You Go To A Hospital

An important instruction into renal diet is to restrict salt. The absence of salt in diet decreases the flavour in your foods, so you can add “extra flavour” using spices and herbs to your food. Spices are used in its dried form, either whole or ground, and herbs are used fresh or dried. They increase… Continue reading Spice Up Food Without Salt

Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the transmission of the Hepatitis B Virus into the blood stream of an individual. Hemodialysis patients are at a greater risk of getting infected by this virus because of their blood being passed through external circuits for Hemodialysis. Further, reprocessing of dialyzers and bloodlines increases this risk… Continue reading Hepatitis B Vaccination For Those on Dialysis: What You Need To Know

Being diagnosed with kidney failure can be life-altering. All of us live with the thinking that ‘these things don’t happen to us’. Though we don’t say it consciously, deep within we are all somehow certain that such diseases will not happen to us. When lightning strikes however, life can come to a standstill. Most of… Continue reading Newly Diagnosed With Kidney Failure? Do These Things Now.

By Mrinal Pandit, Chief Dietitian, NephroPlus Constipation- one of the most encountered problem in the people with CKD. Constipation refers to difficult or irregular bowel movements. Constipation is a condition in which you have fewer than three bowel movements a week, or hard, dry and small bowel movements that are painful or difficult to pass.… Continue reading CKD and Constipation

Renal transplantation is considered to offer the patients with ESRD the best chance of rehabilitation and good quality of life. The positive effects of transplantation are to relieve the patients from dietary and other lifestyle restriction imposed by dialysis. Moreover, the most important they no longer have to go through the exhausting process of dialysis.… Continue reading Post-Transplant Nutritional Care

We at NephroPlus are organising the second edition of the Dialysis Olympiad on October 29th in Delhi. The event is going to be held at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex. After the stupendous success of this event in 2015 at Hyderabad, the event moves to the Indian capital and enables a lot more patients from the… Continue reading Dialysis Olympiad Bike Expedition – Doing More With Dialysis Kicks off Today

By Mrinal Pandit, Chief Dietician, NephroPlus A study reveals that overall 392 million Indians are inactive in India. This huge number leaves us with an urgent need to enrol in some physical activity with specific reference to recreational physical activity. This may help curtail the twin epidemic of diabetics and obesity. According to the report… Continue reading Stay Active- Stay Fit With Kidney Disease