Sickness ...

[Syreeta]

Hello all. I was diagnosed with good pastures syndrome in March this year. It has left me with chronic renal failure. I started haemodialysis and recently changed to peritoneal dialysis. I feel sick most if the time but it seems to get worse in the evenings. Has anyone else found this? If so what did you do to overcome it? ...

[Hardworkthisbeingpoorly]

Hi sickness with PD therapy is common and can last a long period of time it's even nore common with renal patients with diabetes . I was prescribed metoclopramide 10mg a day which certainly did help , I too had a lack of appetite which made it worse . I was also told that when I felt sick to eat something and surprisingly enough it helped to ease the sickly feeling. I have been on PD now for 6 years and it's very rare I get the sickness feeling these days ! Also note metoclopramide is only a short term resolution medicine and shouldn't be taken long term ! Hope this helps

[Hardworkthisbeingpoorly]

Hi sickness with PD therapy is common and can last a long period of time it's even nore common with renal patients with diabetes . I was prescribed metoclopramide 10mg a day which certainly did help , I too had a lack of appetite which made it worse . I was also told that when I felt sick to eat something and surprisingly enough it helped to ease the sickly feeling. I have been on PD now for 6 years and it's very rare I get the sickness feeling these days ! Also note metoclopramide is only a short term resolution medicine and shouldn't be taken long term ! Hope this helps

[Syreeta in reply to Hardworkthisbeingpoorly]

Hello. Thank you for your reply, most appreciated. I spoke to the doctor today and he changed my antacids so hopefully that will do the trick .... I can't believe you have been doing it for 6 years ... amazing! Really glad it's worked for you.

[Hardworkthisbeingpoorly in reply to Syreeta]

Hah it's not been easy although I've still carried on working part time except one year I had to take off ! The depression got to me and I piled weight on which is the reason I've been on PD for 6 year . I got a call for a transplant kidney and pancreas and after travelling 70 mile to the unit I got weighed and they had to decline me ! My BMI was 36 and they won't do the transplant unless your BMI was lower than 30 ! So I've been on PD all this time which is loaded with glucose trying to loose weight ! It's taken me 3 year to find a diet routine that fits in with being diabetic and having renal failure on PD . It was really hard as the weight came off I then plateaued this then stood still for a year ! I tried the gym , I even cycled to and from work weekly 40+ miles per week ! This did nothing . So I found a diet that has worked LCHF low carb high fat diet ! Since I started this I reduced my portion sizes and luckily the weight started coming off again . I only have 3 or 4 kg to shift now so hope to get rid because the PD is starting to fail so new therapy regimes are having to be implemented ! But hope soon it will be over with