Water Control Tips for Hemodialysis Patients

Eat as little pickled food and processed food as possible, paying particular attention to the intake of salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG), soy sauce, etc., to avoid excessive water intake caused by thirst. 2. Evaluate the water content of food correctly, and eat less of food with high water content, e.g., vegetable broths, fruit juices and juicy fruits. Consider the water content of food when eating. Drink less soup and replace diluted rice and soup noodles with dry rice and noodles for staple food.3. Distribute the amount of drinkable water evenly throughout the day, fill it in a fixed container with a scale (or mix part of the water with lemon juice) to form ice cubes, and hold it in your mouth when you are thirsty to let the ice cubes melt slowly in order to alleviate your thirst.4. Don’t drink lukewarm water when you are thirsty, but drink iced or hot water because of its irritation (but be careful to avoid scalding and frostbite) , this irritation can be transmitted to the thirst center through the receptors, can achieve the purpose of thirst.5, slightly thirsty, use a cotton swab to moisten the lips or gargle, very thirsty and then take a small sip of water or gargle.6, when thirsty, contain hard candies (sour plums, mints), chewing gum or squeezing a little lemon juice in the mouth, to reduce the feeling of thirst.7, when thirsty, you can not drink first, silently think of a plum to quench the thirst of the story of the story. Overcome the psychological needs, do some of their own pleasant, interested in things, divert attention. 8, focus on drug time, dialysis patients generally often need to take a variety of drugs for a long time, can be in the absence of drug contraindications, as far as possible, will be a variety of drugs to focus on taking, can reduce the number of times drinking water. 9, try to do light exercise or to find something to do (pay attention to the amount of activity), as far as possible, to make the body to maintain the activity state to promote sweating and reduce the feeling of wanting to drink water.10. Weigh yourself every day in the morning, midday and evening to assess whether you are taking in too much water, and also to reduce the intake of vegetable soups, broths, juicy fruits, etc., and if you drink diluted rice it is recommended that you use a small bowl.11. Diabetic patients, they should have good control of their blood glucose to reduce the thirst that is caused by the factor of high blood glucose and to increase the intake of water.12. Adequate dialysis, haemodialysis patients with a renal Fluid regulation system is damaged, can only rely on the digestive system to balance and adjust the intake of water, its need for a large amount of water to remove or dilute all kinds of toxins in the body, so it produces the feeling of thirst. Hemodialysis patients need to reasonably arrange the time and frequency of dialysis according to their own conditions in order to achieve adequate dialysis, which can significantly improve the symptoms of thirst. Water control is very important for hemodialysis patients. If they gain too much weight between dialysis sessions, it will lead to increased blood pressure, which will lead to a series of complications such as edema, heart failure, pericardial effusion, pleural effusion and so on. In severe cases, it may even be life-threatening and affect their quality of life and survival time.